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John Shaw — 1920 US Census Record

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1920 United States Federal Census · Queens, New York

Our Model Tree links this John Shaw across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Queens, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1870), then head of a 7-person household.

Age 50 b. ~1870 Male Head Born: Scotland Married

1920 Census Record Details

Census Year1920
LocationQueens, New York
SurnameShaw
Given NameJohn
Relationship to HeadHead
SexM
Color / RaceWhite
Age50
Marital StatusMarried
BirthplaceScotland
Year of Immigration1887
Naturalization StatusNaturalized
Father's BirthplaceScotland
Mother's BirthplaceScotland
Additional Details
OccupationEngineer
IndustryStationary
Class of WorkerW
Can ReadYes
Can WriteYes
Speaks EnglishYes
Mother TongueScotch
Home Owned/RentedR
Birth CountryScotland
Year of Naturalization1894
Birthplace (normalized)scotland
OccupationEngineer
Township / WardJamaica Queens Boro
Est. Birth Year~1870

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 1920 census.

Name Relation to head Relative to John Age Birth yr
Elizabeth Shaw Daughter — 13 ~1907
Catherine Bessmer Daughter — 19 ~1901
Harriet Shaw Daughter — 11 ~1909
John Shaw Head — 50 ~1870
Howard Bessmer Other — 26 ~1894
George Shaw Son — 17 ~1903
Elizabeth Shaw Spouse — 43 ~1877

Census Appearances

1920
Queens, New …
Head, age 50
Queens, New York · implied b. ~1870 — 7 household members
Surname Shaw
Given Name John
Relationship to Head Head
Sex M
Color / Race White
Age 50
Marital Status Married
Birthplace Scotland
Year of Immigration 1887
Naturalization Status Naturalized
Father's Birthplace Scotland
Mother's Birthplace Scotland
Occupation Engineer
Industry Stationary
Class of Worker W
Can Read Yes
Can Write Yes
Speaks English Yes
Mother Tongue Scotch
Home Owned/Rented R
Birth Country Scotland
Year of Naturalization 1894
Birthplace (normalized) scotland
1930
Queens, New …
Other, age 62
Queens, New York · implied b. ~1868 — 6 household members
●  Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost Household
Surname Shaw
Given Name John
Relationship to Head Father
Sex M
Color / Race White
Age 62
Marital Status Widowed
Birthplace Scotland
Naturalization Status Naturalized
Year of Immigration 1888
Father's Birthplace Northern Ireland
Mother's Birthplace Scotland
Occupation Decorator
Industry Interior
Class of Worker W
Can Read/Write Yes
Mother Tongue English
Birth Country Scotland
Birthplace (normalized) scotland
1940
Queens-County, New …
Other, age 73
Queens-County, New York · implied b. ~1867 — 5 household members
●  Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost Household
Surname Shaw
Given Name John
Relationship to Head Father-in-law
Sex M
Color / Race White
Age 73
Marital Status Widowed
Birthplace Scotland
1935 Residence (City) New York City
1935 Residence (County) Queens
Naturalization Status Naturalized
Highest Grade 8
1935 Residence Same House
Birth Country Scotland
Birthplace (normalized) scotland

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John Shaw
Head · 1920 · age 50 · b. ~1870 · New York
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Original Census Page

1920 US Federal Census — Queens, New York Open full size

Page Contents

50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1920:14thcensusofpopu1233unit:0441)

Line Name Age Relation Occupation Birthplace
51 Minnie Harms 42 Wife — Germany
52 Marion Harms 14 Daughter — New York
53 Edward Harms 11 Son — New York
54 William Ross 26 Lodger Clerk Germany
55 John Shaw THIS PERSON 50 Head Engineer Scotland
56 Elizabeth Shaw 43 Wife — New York
57 Catherine Bessmer 19 Daughter — New York
58 Howard Bessmer 26 Son-in-law Chauffeur New York
59 George Shaw 17 Son Clerk New York
60 Elizabeth Shaw 13 Daughter — New York
61 Harriet Shaw 11 Daughter — New York
62 Catherine Opper 60 Head Hotel Croatia
63 Herbert Dahrenburg 31 Head Paper New York
64 Annette Dahrenburg 30 Wife — New York
65 Howard Dahrenburg 4 Son — New York
66 Evelyn Dahrenburg 1 Daughter — New York
67 Joseph M. Scherer 36 Head Pharmacist New York
68 Mathilda Scherer 38 Wife — New York
69 Ethel Scherer 15 Daughter — New York
70 Walter Scherer 11 Son — New York
71 Edward Scherer 1 Son — New York
72 Ferdinand Happich 57 Head Stock Room Germany
73 Wilhelmina Happich 57 Wife — Germany
74 Frederick Lataille 53 Head Laborer France
75 Mary Lataille 50 Wife — France
76 John Lataille 25 Son Machinist New York
77 Nicholas Lataille 23 Son Machinist New York
78 George Lataille 19 Son Machinist New York
79 Joseph Lataille 13 Son — New York
80 Victor Lataille 11 Son — New York
81 Anna Lataille 8 Daughter — New York
82 Louisa Reuther 53 Head — Germany
83 George Reuther 14 Son — New York
84 Lena Reuther 18 Daughter Typist And Stenographer New York
85 Arthur Nordt 39 Head Musician Poland
86 Uvalaria Nordt 26 Wife — Austria
87 Uvalaria Nordt 6 Daughter — New York
88 Alwin Nordt 4 Son — New York
89 Barbara Ligoli 78 Servant Servant Austria
90 Gus Miller 24 Head Plumber New York
91 Teresa Miller 23 Wife — New York
92 Alice Miller 2 Daughter — New York
93 Grace Miller 4 Daughter — New York
94 George J. Wetzel 21 Head Real Estate New York
95 Mary Wetzel 24 Wife — New York
96 George Wetzel 3 Son — New York
97 William Wetzel 1 Son — New York
98 Mary Wetzel 0 Daughter — New York
99 Udo Thiele 39 Head Driller Germany
100 Mamie Thiele 37 Wife — New Jersey

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This record was independently indexed by YourRoots from the 1920 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.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)

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