John Robertson — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Onondaga-County, New York

Our Model Tree links this John Robertson across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Onondaga-County, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1887), then head of a 7-person household.

Age 53 b. ~1887 Male Head Born: Italy Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Onondaga-County, New York
Surname	Robertson
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	53
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Italy
1935 Residence (City)	Syracuse
1935 Residence (County)	Onondaga
Naturalization Status	Alien
Additional Details
Occupation	labor
Industry	coal co.
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	52
Highest Grade	No 0
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Italy
Birthplace (normalized)	italy
Occupation	Labor
Township / Ward	Syracuse
Est. Birth Year	~1887

Household Members

Census records only state relationship to the household head. Pairwise kinship is derived (~90–95% accurate), not recorded. Step/blended families and boarders can break it.

7 people recorded at the same address in the 1940 census.

Name	Relation to head	Relative to John	Age	Birth yr
Rosemarie Robertson	Daughter	—	4	~1936
Nancy Robertson	Daughter	—	19	~1921
John Robertson	Head	—	53	~1887
Dominick Audero	Other	—	49	~1891
Tony Romuldo	Other	—	53	~1887
Salvatore Melfore	Other	—	48	~1892
Mary Robertson	Spouse	—	44	~1896

Census Appearances

1920

Onondaga, New …

Head, age 32

Onondaga, New York · implied b. ~1888 — 2 household members

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XGBoost Household

Surname	Robertson
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	32
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Italy
Year of Immigration	1910
Naturalization Status	Alien
Father's Birthplace	Italy
Mother's Birthplace	Italy
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	factory
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	No
Can Write	No
Speaks English	No
Mother Tongue	Italian
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth Country	Italy
Birthplace (normalized)	italy

1930

Onondaga, New …

Head, age 44

Onondaga, New York · implied b. ~1886 — 5 household members

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XGBoost Household

Surname	Robertone
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	44
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Italy
Naturalization Status	Alien
Year of Immigration	1910
Age at First Marriage	33
Father's Birthplace	Italy
Mother's Birthplace	Italy
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Steel Mfg. Co
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	Italian
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Value / Rent	$10000
Birth Country	Italy
Birthplace (normalized)	italy

1940

Onondaga-County, New …

Head, age 53

Onondaga-County, New York · implied b. ~1887 — 7 household members

Surname	Robertson
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	53
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Italy
1935 Residence (City)	Syracuse
1935 Residence (County)	Onondaga
Naturalization Status	Alien
Occupation	labor
Industry	coal co.
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	52
Highest Grade	No 0
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Italy
Birthplace (normalized)	italy

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John Robertson

Head · 1940 · age 53 · b. ~1887 · New York

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Page Contents

38 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02853-00389)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
42	John Branca	60	head	Mach. Op. Operator	Italy
43	Mary Branca	59	wife	—	Italy
44	Angelo Branca	32	son	Attendant	New York
45	Teresa Branca	26	daughter	Sticker Operator	New York
46	Ursula Branca	24	daughter	Table Work	New York
47	George Branca	22	son	Barber	New York
48	Carmen Branca	32	head	Barber	New York
49	Mary Branca	27	wife	Salegirl	New York
50	Michael Hemmer	76	head	—	New York
51	Catherine Hemmer	75	wife	—	New York
52	Norbert Hemmer	51	son	Book Keeper	New York
55	Catherine Kelley	45	daughter	—	New York
56	William Jr. Kelley	15	grand-son	—	New York
57	James R. Foster	58	son-in-law	Service Proprietor	New York
58	Angeline Foster	44	daughter	Coal Business Proprietor	New York
59	William Schug	67	head	—	New York
60	Elizabeth Schug	65	wife	—	New York
61	Alma Schug	30	daughter	Bookkeeper	New York
62	Carl Notkburg	37	head	Truck Driver	New York
63	Margaret Notkburg	34	wife	—	New York
64	Shelley Notkburg	7	daughter	—	New York
65	Clifford Notkburg	2	son	—	New York
66	Ann Notkburg	1	daughter	—	New York
67	Anthony Bono	61	head	Molder	Italy
68	Christine Bono	60	wife	—	Italy
69	Edith Bono	29	daughter	Presser	New York
70	Eatlo Bono	19	son	Barber	New York
71	Anthony Zuccaro	44	head	—	Italy
72	Margaret Zuccaro	34	wife	—	Italy
73	Anna Zuccaro	18	daughter	New Worker	New York
74	Rita Zuccaro	15	daughter	—	New York
75	John Robertson THIS PERSON	53	head	Labor	Italy
76	Mary Robertson	44	wife	—	New York
77	Nancy Robertson	19	daughter	Hairdresser	New York
78	Rosemarie Robertson	4	daughter	—	New York
79	Dominick Audero	49	boarder	Laborer	Italy
80	Tony Romuldo	53	boarder	Hand Sander	Italy
81	Salvatore Melfore	48	boarder	Laborer	Italy

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This record was independently indexed by YourRoots from the 1940 United States Federal Census (NARA). Our Model Tree links this person across census decades using XGBoost-based record linkage, with per-link confidence scores. Household corroboration strengthens the signal when co-residents appear on the same census pages in multiple years.

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