John Russell — 1940 US Census Record

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

Our Model Tree links this John Russell across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Kings-County, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1882), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 58 b. ~1882 Male Head Born: Scotland Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Kings-County, New York
Surname	Russell
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	58
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Scotland
1935 Residence (City)	New York City
1935 Residence (County)	Kings
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Additional Details
Occupation	Carpenter
Industry	Construction
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	28
Income (1939)	1830
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same
Birth Country	Scotland
Birthplace (normalized)	scotland
Occupation	Carpenter
Township / Ward	New York City
Est. Birth Year	~1882

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to John	Age	Birth yr
Hazel Russell	Daughter	—	27	~1913
John Russell	Head	—	58	~1882
John Russell	Son	—	24	~1916
Eliza Russell	Spouse	—	58	~1882

Census Appearances

1920

Kings, New …

Head, age 39

Kings, New York · implied b. ~1881 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Russell
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	39
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Scotland
Year of Immigration	1907
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Father's Birthplace	Scotland
Mother's Birthplace	Scotland
Occupation	carpenter
Industry	shipyard
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Free/Mortgaged	M
Birth Country	Scotland
Year of Naturalization	1915
Birthplace (normalized)	scotland

1930

Kings, New …

Head, age 44

Kings, New York · implied b. ~1886 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Russell
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	44
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Scotland
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Year of Immigration	1907
Age at First Marriage	25
Father's Birthplace	Scotland
Mother's Birthplace	Scotland
Occupation	Carpenter
Industry	Building Line
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Value / Rent	16,000
Radio Set	R
Veteran	No
Birth Country	Scotland
Birthplace (normalized)	scotland

1940

Kings-County, New …

Head, age 58

Kings-County, New York · implied b. ~1882 — 4 household members

Surname	Russell
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	58
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Scotland
1935 Residence (City)	New York City
1935 Residence (County)	Kings
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Occupation	Carpenter
Industry	Construction
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	28
Income (1939)	1830
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same
Birth Country	Scotland
Birthplace (normalized)	scotland

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John Russell

Head · 1940 · age 58 · b. ~1882 · New York

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Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02575-00711)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Catherine C. Gibson	70	Mother-in-law	—	New York
42	Otto J. Sternberg	43	Head	Salesman	New Jersey
43	Rose V. Sternberg	41	Wife	—	New York
44	Leonard Sternberg	20	Son	—	New York
45	Justine Sternberg	14	Son	—	New York
46	Morris Mathanson	44	Head	Salesman	New Jersey
47	Estelle Mathanson	38	Wife	—	New York
48	Arthur Mathanson	14	Son	—	New York
49	Naomi Mathanson	10	Daughter	—	New York
50	Mary Zimmerman	65	Mother-in-law	—	Russia
51	James Gilchrist	58	Head	Domestic	Scotland
52	Christina Gilchrist	60	Lodger	Secretary	Scotland
53	John Russell THIS PERSON	58	Head	Carpenter	Scotland
54	Eliza Russell	58	Wife	—	Scotland
55	Hazel E. Russell	27	Daughter	Secretary	New York
56	John G. Russell	24	Son	Bank Clerk	New York
57	Agnes P. Lee	67	Head	—	New York
58	Edward J. Lee	47	Son	Clerk	New York
59	Bader Lee	6	Grand-Daughter	—	New York
60	Ralph Caruso	38	Head	Clerk	New York
61	Agnes Caruso	37	Wife	Secretary	New York
62	Frank J. Shields	82	Head	—	Ireland
63	Dora Shields	76	Wife	—	Alabama
64	Frank J. Shields	52	Head	Trust Officer	New York
65	Genevieve Shields	47	Wife	—	New York
66	Dorothy Shields	23	Daughter	Social Worker	New York
67	Joseph Shields	17	Son	Lifeguard	New York
68	Francis J. Shields	16	Son	—	New York
69	Mary Shields	8	Daughter	—	New York
70	Veronica Shields	12	Daughter	—	New York
71	William Norton	70	Head	Marine Engineer	New York
72	Mary Norton	72	Wife	—	Ireland
73	Amabilia Segal	32	Daughter	—	New York
74	Charles Segal	33	Son-in-law	Shipping Clerk	New York
75	John Segal	2	Grand-son	—	New York
76	Clarence H. Keck	44	Head	Sales-Manager	New York
77	Ruth Keck	32	Wife	—	New York
78	Dorothy Keck	17	Daughter	—	New York
79	John Keck	15	Son	—	New York
80	Lillian Keck	14	Daughter	—	New York

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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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