John Saunders — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Suffolk-County, Massachusetts

Our Model Tree links this John Saunders across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Suffolk-County, Massachusetts (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1887), then head of a 9-person household.

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

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Suffolk-County, Massachusetts
Surname	Saunders
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	53
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Massachusetts
1935 Residence (City)	Boston City
1935 Residence (County)	Suffolk
Additional Details
Occupation	Bank patrol
Industry	First Natl Bank
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	43
Income (1939)	1560
Highest Grade	8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Massachusetts
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	massachusetts
Occupation	Bank Patrol
Township / Ward	Boston City
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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to John	Age	Birth yr
Arthur Saunders	Son	—	11	~1929
Robert Saunders	Son	—	22	~1918
Paul Saunders	Son	—	21	~1919
Catherine Saunders	Daughter	—	24	~1916
Francis Saunders	Son	—	13	~1927
John Saunders	Head	—	53	~1887
Eleanor Saunders	Daughter	—	16	~1924
Mary Saunders	Spouse	—	50	~1890
Marie Saunders	Daughter	—	18	~1922

Census Appearances

1930

Suffolk, Massachusetts

Other, age 43

Suffolk, Massachusetts · implied b. ~1887 — 2 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Saunders
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Lodger
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	43
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Massachusetts
Father's Birthplace	Northern Ireland
Mother's Birthplace	Northern Ireland
Occupation	Machinist
Industry	Garage
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Massachusetts
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	massachusetts

1940

Suffolk-County, Massachusetts

Head, age 53

Suffolk-County, Massachusetts · implied b. ~1887 — 9 household members

Surname	Saunders
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	53
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Massachusetts
1935 Residence (City)	Boston City
1935 Residence (County)	Suffolk
Occupation	Bank patrol
Industry	First Natl Bank
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	43
Income (1939)	1560
Highest Grade	8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Massachusetts
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	massachusetts

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John Saunders

Head · 1940 · age 53 · b. ~1887 · Massachusetts

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1940 US Federal Census — Suffolk-County, Massachusetts Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01665-00352)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Hazel O'Brien	45	Wife	Housewife	New Hampshire
2	Francis O'Brien	22	Head	Stenographer	Connecticut
3	Paul O'Brien	20	Son	New Worker	Connecticut
4	Thomas O'Brien	18	Son	New Worker	Massachusetts
5	Francis O'Brien	16	Son	New Worker	Massachusetts
6	Lawrence O'Brien	15	Son	—	Massachusetts
7	Gertrude O'Brien	13	Daughter	—	Massachusetts
8	Patricia O'Brien	11	Daughter	—	Massachusetts
9	Theresa O'Brien	9	Daughter	—	Massachusetts
10	Gale O'Brien	6	Daughter	—	Massachusetts
11	Brendan O'Brien	2	Son	—	Massachusetts
12	Oscar Matthews	52	Head	Policeman	Illinois
13	Blanche Matthews	51	Wife	—	Massachusetts
14	Walter Matthews	24	Son	Porter	Massachusetts
15	Charles Norcross	21	Lodger	Porter	Maine
16	John Strizis	78	Head	—	Lithuania
17	Magdeline Strizis	70	Wife	—	Lithuania
18	Adeline Strizis	39	Daughter	—	Massachusetts
19	George Ellinger	41	Son-in-law	Paper Cutter	Massachusetts
20	Jennie E. Ellinger	41	Daughter	—	England
21	Clare Ellinger	14	Grandchild	—	Massachusetts
22	Joan E. Ellinger	12	Grandchild	—	Massachusetts
23	Fred G. Ellinger	4	Grandchild	—	Massachusetts
24	John Saunders THIS PERSON	53	Head	Bank Patrol	Massachusetts
25	Mary A. Saunders	50	Wife	—	Massachusetts
26	Catherine Saunders	24	Daughter	Clerical	Massachusetts
27	Robert F. Saunders	22	Son	—	Massachusetts
28	Paul J. Saunders	21	Son	—	Massachusetts
29	Marie A. Saunders	18	Daughter	Stenographer	Massachusetts
30	Eleanor Saunders	16	Daughter	—	Massachusetts
31	Francis Saunders	13	Son	—	Massachusetts
32	Arthur Saunders	11	Son	—	Massachusetts
33	Katherine Quinney	46	Head	Social Worker	Massachusetts
34	Helen J. Quinney	40	Sister	Teacher	Massachusetts
35	Pauline A. Quinney	38	Sister	Stenographer	Massachusetts
36	Peter Curran	55	Head	Laborer	Eire
37	Annie Curran	52	Wife	—	Eire
38	Mary Curran	21	Daughter	Machine Worker	Massachusetts
39	Martin Curran	23	Son	—	Massachusetts
40	John Curran	20	Son	New Worker	Massachusetts

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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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