Laura Anderson — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Worcester-County, Massachusetts

Our Model Tree links this Laura Anderson across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Worcester-County, Massachusetts (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1885), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 55 b. ~1885 Female Spouse Born: Norway Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Worcester-County, Massachusetts
Surname	Anderson
Given Name	Laura
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	55
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Norway
1935 Residence (City)	Worcester city
1935 Residence (County)	Worcester
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Additional Details
Highest Grade	No 6
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Norway
Birthplace (normalized)	norway
Township / Ward	Worcester City
Est. Birth Year	~1885

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Laura	Age	Birth yr
Lief Anderson	Son	—	33	~1907
Laura Anderson	Spouse	—	55	~1885
Ruth Anderson	Daughter	—	23	~1917
Anders Anderson	Head	—	57	~1883
Irene Anderson	Daughter	—	18	~1922

Census Appearances

1920

Middlesex, Massachusetts

Spouse, age 34

Middlesex, Massachusetts · implied b. ~1886 — 8 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Anderson
Given Name	Laura
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	34
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Norway
Year of Immigration	1908
Naturalization Status	Alien
Father's Birthplace	Norway
Mother's Birthplace	Norway
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	Norwegian
Birth Country	Norway
Birthplace (normalized)	norway

1930

Worcester, Massachusetts

Spouse, age 45

Worcester, Massachusetts · implied b. ~1885 — 8 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Anderson
Given Name	Laura
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	45
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Norway
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Year of Immigration	1906
Age at First Marriage	22
Father's Birthplace	Norway
Mother's Birthplace	Norway
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	Norwegian
Birth Country	Norway
Birthplace (normalized)	norway

1940

Worcester-County, Massachusetts

Spouse, age 55

Worcester-County, Massachusetts · implied b. ~1885 — 5 household members

Surname	Anderson
Given Name	Laura
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	55
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Norway
1935 Residence (City)	Worcester city
1935 Residence (County)	Worcester
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Highest Grade	No 6
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Norway
Birthplace (normalized)	norway

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Laura Anderson

Spouse · 1940 · age 55 · b. ~1885 · Massachusetts

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Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01714-00041)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Ernest Demers	32	Head	Wire Roller	Massachusetts
2	Florence Demers	29	Wife	—	Massachusetts
3	Ernest W. Demers	7	Son	—	Massachusetts
4	Jacqueline Demers	5	Daughter	—	Massachusetts
5	George W. Mason	54	Head	Traffic Mgr	Massachusetts
6	Alma Mason	50	Wife	—	Massachusetts
7	Oscar Kohlstrom	54	Brother-in-law	—	Massachusetts
8	Mina Kohlstrom	53	Sister-in-law	Attendant	Massachusetts
9	Anders Anderson	57	Head	—	Norway
10	Laura Anderson THIS PERSON	55	Wife	—	Norway
11	Lief Anderson	33	Son	Draftsman	Norway
12	Ruth Anderson	23	Daughter	Office Clerk	Massachusetts
13	Irene Anderson	18	Daughter	Office Clerk	Massachusetts
14	Elizabeth Anderson	30	Head	—	Vermont
15	Patricia Anderson	7	Daughter	—	Massachusetts
16	Matilda Regels	64	Mother	—	New York
17	Eva Mrs. Limatainen	44	Head	—	Massachusetts
18	John Limatainen	16	Son	—	Massachusetts
19	Donald Limatainen	14	Son	—	Massachusetts
20	William Limatainen	12	Son	—	Massachusetts
21	Walter Limatainen	10	Son	—	Massachusetts
22	Beverly Limatainen	8	Daughter	—	Massachusetts
23	Kenneth Limatainen	6	Son	—	Massachusetts
24	Wayne Limatainen	4	Son	—	Massachusetts
25	Carol Limatainen	2	Daughter	—	Massachusetts
26	Edward Thornton	38	Head	Electrician	Massachusetts
27	Catherine Thornton	39	Wife	—	Massachusetts
28	Edward Thornton	12	Son	—	Massachusetts
29	Kathleen Thornton	9	Daughter	—	Massachusetts
30	Joan Thornton	3	Daughter	—	Massachusetts
31	Florence Rourke	43	Mother-in-law	—	Massachusetts
32	Owen Wallace	68	Head	Office Clerk	New York
33	Margaret Wallace	65	Wife	—	Ireland
34	Mary Barter	60	Sister	Laborer	New York
35	Edwin J. Logan	49	Head	Electrician	Massachusetts
36	Elizabeth Logan	50	Wife	—	Massachusetts
37	Elizabeth Logan	14	Daughter	—	Massachusetts
38	Peter T. Love	44	Boarder	Electrician	Massachusetts
39	John F. Hill	52	Head	Cooper	Massachusetts
40	Sophie Mrs. Hill	54	Wife	—	Sweden

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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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