John Townsend — 1940 US Census Record

Linked across censuses

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

Our Model Tree links this John Townsend across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in New-York-County, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1881), then head of a 10-person household.

Age 59 b. ~1881 Male Head Born: England Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	New-York-County, New York
Surname	Townsend
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	59
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	England
1935 Residence (City)	New York
1935 Residence (County)	New York
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Additional Details
Occupation	Porter
Industry	Private School
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	48
Income (1939)	1270
Highest Grade	No 7
1935 Residence	Same House
Birth Country	England
Birthplace (normalized)	england
Occupation	Porter
Township / Ward	New York
Est. Birth Year	~1881

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to John	Age	Birth yr
Marie Townsend	Daughter	—	21	~1919
Patrick Townsend	Son	—	19	~1921
John Townsend	Head	—	59	~1881
Charlotte Townsend	Spouse	—	52	~1888
Clara Townsend	Daughter	—	17	~1923
Raymond Townsend	Son	—	14	~1926
Jane Townsend	Daughter	—	10	~1930
Hannah Townsend	Daughter	—	12	~1928
Edward Townsend	Son	—	25	~1915
Charlotte Townsend	Daughter	—	20	~1920

Census Appearances

1930

New York, …

Head, age 49

New York, New York · implied b. ~1881 — 13 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Townsend
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	49
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	England
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Year of Immigration	1900
Age at First Marriage	27
Father's Birthplace	England
Mother's Birthplace	England
Occupation	Janitor
Industry	City College
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Home Owned/Rented	R
Home Value / Rent	40.00
Radio Set	R
Birth Country	England
Birthplace (normalized)	england

1940

New-York-County, New …

Head, age 59

New-York-County, New York · implied b. ~1881 — 10 household members

Surname	Townsend
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	59
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	England
1935 Residence (City)	New York
1935 Residence (County)	New York
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Occupation	Porter
Industry	Private School
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	48
Income (1939)	1270
Highest Grade	No 7
1935 Residence	Same House
Birth Country	England
Birthplace (normalized)	england

Model Tree

Linked across censuses

Our Model Tree links John Townsend across 2 US Census years (1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage.

Show:

This person

Anchor record

John Townsend

Head · 1940 · age 59 · b. ~1881 · New York

★ You are viewing this record

Confirmed / household (~0.90+) Probable / derived (~0.65–0.89) Candidate (<0.65, unverified)

Original Census Page

1940 US Federal Census — New-York-County, New York Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02650-00794)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Mary Rodriguez	67	Head	—	Costa Rica
2	Nelda Rodriguez	35	Daughter	—	Costa Rica
3	Juliet Rodriguez	27	Daughter	Operator Machine	Costa Rica
4	David Rodriguez	20	Son	Clerk	Costa Rica
5	Romero Rodriguez	21	Son	Mail Clerk	Costa Rica
6	John Townsend THIS PERSON	59	Head	Porter	England
7	Charlotte Townsend	52	Wife	—	Ireland
8	Edward Townsend	25	Son	Porter	New York
9	Marie Townsend	21	Daughter	—	New York
10	Charlotte Townsend	20	Daughter	New Worker	New York
11	Patrick Townsend	19	Son	New Worker	New York
12	Clara Townsend	17	Daughter	—	New York
13	Raymond Townsend	14	Son	—	New York
14	Hannah Townsend	12	Daughter	—	New York
15	Jane Townsend	10	Daughter	—	New York
16	Thomas Townsend	26	Head	Porter	New York
17	Mildred Townsend	20	Wife	—	New York
18	Thomas Townsend	2	Son	—	New York
19	Robert Ortiz	27	Head	Bellman	Cuba
20	Ann Ortiz	27	Wife	Saleslady	Florida
21	Barbara Ortiz	2	Daughter	—	Dist. of Col.
22	Miguel Moncha	71	Father	—	Spain
23	Bloncha Moncha	51	Mother	—	Cuba
24	Roland Moncha	16	Brother	—	Florida
25	Victor Harris	31	Head	Chauffeur	New York
26	Rose Harris	34	Wife	—	Penn.
27	Victor Harris	12	Son	—	New York
28	Marie Harris	2	Daughter	—	New York
29	Miguel Poca	37	Head	Acid Dipper	Porto Rico
30	Blanche Poca	38	Wife	Stenographer	Porto Rico
31	Gloria Poca	10	Daughter	—	New York
32	Rose Torres	62	Mother	—	Porto Rico
33	Manuel Lopez	36	Head	Polisher	Porto Rico
34	Mary Lopez	30	Wife	Presser	Porto Rico
35	Amileo Suarez	25	Brother-in-law	Bus Boy	Porto Rico
36	Charlotte Belgado	37	Head	—	Porto Rico
37	Carmen Belgado	19	Daughter	—	Porto Rico
38	Emma Belgado	17	Daughter	—	Porto Rico
39	Albert Belgado	16	Son	—	Porto Rico
40	Gladys Belgado	13	Daughter	—	Porto Rico

Search for John Townsend

All John Townsend Census Records Discover Townsend Family Tree

About This Record & Model Tree

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.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)

Report inaccurate data