John Whalen — 1940 US Census Record

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

Our Model Tree links this John Whalen across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Westchester-County, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1901), then head of a 7-person household.

Age 39 b. ~1901 Male Head Born: New York Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Westchester-County, New York
Surname	Whalen
Given Name	John J.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	39
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
1935 Residence (City)	Yonkers City
1935 Residence (County)	Westchester
Additional Details
Occupation	Automobile merchant
Industry	Automobile plant
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	48
Income (1939)	1563
Highest Grade	Hs 4
1935 Residence	Same house
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york
Occupation	Automobile Merchant
Township / Ward	Yonkers City
Est. Birth Year	~1901

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
Catherine Whalen	Daughter	—	15	~1925
Margaret Whalen	Spouse	—	37	~1903
John Whalen	Head	—	39	~1901
John Whalen	Son	—	7	~1933
Joan Whalen	Daughter	—	9	~1931
Marjorie Whalen	Daughter	—	13	~1927
Mary Whalen	Daughter	—	11	~1929

Census Appearances

1930

Westchester, New …

Head, age 28

Westchester, New York · implied b. ~1902 — 9 household members

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XGBoost Household

Surname	Whelan
Given Name	John J.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	28
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
Age at First Marriage	24
Father's Birthplace	Ireland
Mother's Birthplace	Ireland
Occupation	Mechanic
Industry	Automobile
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Value / Rent	11,000
Radio Set	R
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

1940

Westchester-County, New …

Head, age 39

Westchester-County, New York · implied b. ~1901 — 7 household members

Surname	Whalen
Given Name	John J.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	39
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
1935 Residence (City)	Yonkers City
1935 Residence (County)	Westchester
Occupation	Automobile merchant
Industry	Automobile plant
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	48
Income (1939)	1563
Highest Grade	Hs 4
1935 Residence	Same house
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

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John Whalen

Head · 1940 · age 39 · b. ~1901 · New York

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

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02863-00664)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Katherine Retallick	65	Head	—	England
2	Conrad Braker	37	Lodger	Clerk	New York
3	Edward S. Eiker	64	Lodger	Real Estate Broker	New York
4	John J. Whalen THIS PERSON	39	Head	Automobile Merchant	New York
5	Margaret M. Whalen	37	Wife	—	New York
6	Catherine E. Whalen	15	Daughter	—	New York
7	Marjorie A. Whalen	13	Daughter	—	New York
8	Mary Whalen	11	Daughter	—	New York
9	Joan Whalen	9	Daughter	—	New York
10	John Whalen	7	Son	—	New York
11	Patrick W. Woods	54	Head	Captain	England
12	Margaret M. Woods	53	Wife	—	Ireland
13	Frederick W. Woods	16	Son	—	New York
14	John J. Mcmahon	48	Head	Partner	Ireland
15	Helen Mcmahon	37	Wife	—	Scotland
16	John Mcmahon	19	Son	Helper	New York
17	Edward J. Mcmahon	14	Son	—	New York
18	Margaret Mcmahon	9	Daughter	—	New York
19	Mary Mcmahon	6	Daughter	—	New York
20	James E. Mccue	37	Head	Police Lt.	New York
21	Harriet F. Mccue	37	Wife	—	New York
22	Rita C. Mccue	16	Daughter	—	New York
23	Jean M. Mccue	15	Daughter	—	New York
24	Audrey F. Mccue	12	Daughter	—	New York
25	William S. Tulloch	54	Head	Engineer	Scotland
26	Margaret L. Tulloch	56	Wife	—	Scotland
27	Martin Ball	51	Head	Superintendent	Pennsylvania
28	Caroline Ball	48	Wife	—	New York
29	Leslie Ball	24	Son	Substitute Clerk	New York
30	Leroy Ball	21	Son	Clerk	New York
31	Elizabeth B. Humphrey	58	Head	—	Germany
32	Helen E. Humphrey	32	Daughter	Bookkeeper	New York
33	Nicholas F. Hoffman	85	Father	—	Germany
34	Elizabeth E. Hoffman	56	Sister	—	New York
35	Charles E. Hoffman	51	Brother	—	New York
36	Tunis Vander Wende	76	Head	Letter Carrier	Holland
37	Catherine Vander Wende	76	Wife	—	Holland
38	Ada Vander Wende	42	Daughter	Cutter	New York
39	Catherine Vander Wende	36	Daughter	Private Secretary	New York
40	Jean Vander Wende	35	Daughter	Private Secretary	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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