Joseph Costa — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Bristol-County, Massachusetts

Our Model Tree links this Joseph Costa across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Bristol-County, Massachusetts (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1892), then head of a 6-person household.

Age 48 b. ~1892 Male Head Born: Portugal Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Bristol-County, Massachusetts
Surname	Costa
Given Name	Joseph
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	48
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Portugal
1935 Residence (City)	Fall River
1935 Residence (County)	Bristol
Naturalization Status	First papers filed
Additional Details
Occupation	doffer
Industry	cotton mill
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	936
Highest Grade	No 4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Portugal
Birthplace (normalized)	portugal
Occupation	Doffer
Township / Ward	Fall River
Est. Birth Year	~1892

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Joseph	Age	Birth yr
Mary Costa	Daughter	—	26	~1914
Joseph Costa	Head	—	48	~1892
Maria Costa	Spouse	—	44	~1896
Irene Costa	Daughter	—	22	~1918
Pauline Costa	Daughter	—	4	~1936
John Costa	Son	—	20	~1920

Census Appearances

1920

Bristol, Massachusetts

Head, age 26

Bristol, Massachusetts · implied b. ~1894 — 7 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Costa
Given Name	Joseph
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	26
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Portugal
Year of Immigration	1904
Naturalization Status	Alien
Father's Birthplace	Portugal
Mother's Birthplace	Portugal
Occupation	Smelter
Industry	Cotton Mill
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	Portuguese
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth Country	Portugal
Birthplace (normalized)	portugal

1930

Bristol, Massachusetts

Head, age 38

Bristol, Massachusetts · implied b. ~1892 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Costa
Given Name	Joseph
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	38
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Portugal
Naturalization Status	Alien
Year of Immigration	1903
Age at First Marriage	20
Father's Birthplace	Portugal
Mother's Birthplace	Portugal
Occupation	Doffer
Industry	Cotton Mill
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	No
Mother Tongue	Portuguese
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth Country	Portugal
Birthplace (normalized)	portugal

1940

Bristol-County, Massachusetts

Head, age 48

Bristol-County, Massachusetts · implied b. ~1892 — 6 household members

Surname	Costa
Given Name	Joseph
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	48
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Portugal
1935 Residence (City)	Fall River
1935 Residence (County)	Bristol
Naturalization Status	First papers filed
Occupation	doffer
Industry	cotton mill
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	936
Highest Grade	No 4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Portugal
Birthplace (normalized)	portugal

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Joseph Costa

Head · 1940 · age 48 · b. ~1892 · Massachusetts

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Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01690-00719)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Pauline Quellette	10	daughter	—	Mass.
2	Germaine Quellette	9	daughter	—	Mass.
3	Marguerite Quellette	7	daughter	—	Mass.
4	Normand Quellette	5	son	—	Mass.
5	Irene E. Pelletier	29	Head	Lighter Carpenter	Mass.
6	Alexina Pelletier	27	wife	—	Mass.
7	Cora Pelletier	5	daughter	—	Mass.
8	Robert Pelletier	2	son	—	Mass.
9	Louis A. Bernier	34	Head	Painter	Mass.
10	Antoinette Bernier	34	wife	—	Mass.
11	Lorraine Bernier	8	daughter	—	Mass.
12	Pauline Bernier	7	daughter	—	Mass.
13	Claire Bernier	5	daughter	—	Mass.
14	Robert Bernier	4	son	—	Mass.
15	Doris Bernier	2	daughter	—	Mass.
16	Napoleon B. Bernier	78	Father	—	Canada-French
17	Rose B. Bernier	30	sister	—	Mass.
18	Leo Q. Pelletier	27	Head	Weaver	Mass.
19	Cecile Pelletier	30	wife	—	Mass.
20	Pauline Pelletier	4	daughter	—	Mass.
21	Emilie Bilodeau	66	Head	—	Canada-French
22	Leo Bilodeau	21	son	Lighter Carpenter	Mass.
23	Lorence Ploude	30	Head	Pressman	Mass.
24	Beatrice Ploude	25	wife	—	Mass.
25	Rita Ploude	5	daughter	—	Mass.
26	Jeanne Ploude	2	daughter	—	Mass.
27	Joseph Costa THIS PERSON	48	Head	Doffer	Portugal
28	Maria Costa	44	wife	—	Portugal
29	Mary Costa	26	daughter	Seamstress	Mass.
30	Irene Costa	22	daughter	Seamstress	Mass.
31	John Costa	20	son	Laborer	Mass.
32	Pauline Costa	4	daughter	—	Mass.
33	Alfonse Silvia	38	Head	Machine Operator	Mass.
34	Zilda Silvia	36	wife	Seamstress	Mass.
35	Raymond Silvia	16	son	New Worker	Mass.
36	Irene Silvia	14	daughter	—	Mass.
37	John S. Machado	61	Head	—	Portugal
38	Mary Machado	61	wife	—	Portugal
39	Antony Mello	32	Head	Picker	Mass.
40	Lucy Mello	29	wife	—	Portugal

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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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