Lillian Brown — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Richmond-City-County, Virginia

Our Model Tree links this Lillian Brown across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Richmond-City-County, Virginia (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1907), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 33 b. ~1907 Female Head Born: Virginia Single

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Richmond-City-County, Virginia
Surname	Brown
Given Name	Lillian
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	33
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Virginia
1935 Residence (City)	Richmond
1935 Residence (County)	Richmond City
Additional Details
Class of Worker	Yes
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same Place
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	virginia
Township / Ward	Richmond
Est. Birth Year	~1907

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Lillian	Age	Birth yr
Marion Brown	Daughter	—	17	~1923
Lillian Brown	Head	—	33	~1907
Algernon Brown	Son	—	14	~1926

Census Appearances

1920

Norfolk, Virginia

Other, age 11

Norfolk, Virginia · implied b. ~1909 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Brown
Given Name	Lillian
Relationship to Head	Grand-daughter
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	11
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Virginia
Father's Birthplace	Virginia
Mother's Birthplace	Virginia
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	virginia

1930

Henrico, Virginia

Other, age 22

Henrico, Virginia · implied b. ~1908 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Brown
Given Name	Lillian
Relationship to Head	Lodger
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	22
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Virginia
Father's Birthplace	Virginia
Mother's Birthplace	Virginia
Occupation	Servant
Industry	Private family
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	virginia

1940

Richmond-City-County, Virginia

Head, age 33

Richmond-City-County, Virginia · implied b. ~1907 — 3 household members

Surname	Brown
Given Name	Lillian
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	33
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Virginia
1935 Residence (City)	Richmond
1935 Residence (County)	Richmond City
Class of Worker	Yes
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same Place
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	virginia

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Lillian Brown

Head · 1940 · age 33 · b. ~1907 · Virginia

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1940 US Federal Census — Richmond-City-County, Virginia Open full size

Page Contents

38 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-04322-00038)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Martha L. Bates	44	Head	Practical Nurse	Virginia
2	Eleni Herbert	42	Roomer	Office Porter	Virginia
3	Ethel Herbert	36	Roomer's wife	Maid	Virginia
4	Laura Herbert	62	Roomer's mother	Maid	Virginia
5	Annie B. Brayton	57	Head	Maid	Virginia
6	Cora S. Thompson	63	Sister	—	Virginia
7	Elsie Williams	18	Roomer	Laundress	Virginia
8	Elie Anderson	38	Head	Machine Operator	South Carolina
9	Beatrice Anderson	24	Wife	—	South Carolina
10	Eliza Anderson	11	Daughter	—	South Carolina
11	Nelson Jackson	60	Head	Lab. Or Laborer	Maryland
12	Ida Jackson	30	Daughter	—	Virginia
13	Raymond Jackson	16	Nephew	New Worker	Virginia
14	Herman Jackson	14	Nephew	—	Virginia
15	Willie M. Burton	28	Head	Express Handler	Virginia
16	Elizabeth Burton	28	Wife	Tobacco Stemmer	Virginia
17	Alice Burton	8	Daughter	—	Virginia
18	William Burton	5	Son	—	Virginia
19	Philip Burton	1	Son	—	Virginia
20	Adell Rogers	50	Mother-in-law	Maid	Virginia
21	Mary Rogers	13	Sister-in-law	—	Virginia
22	Kate Rogers	9	Sister-in-law	—	Virginia
23	Max Stovall	61	Head	Iron Worker	Virginia
24	Annie B. Stovall	58	Wife	—	Virginia
25	Sam B. Stovall	12	Grandson	—	New York
26	Florence Roger	44	Head	Stemmer	Virginia
27	Stephen Hawthorne	62	Head	Machine Operator	North Carolina
28	Kate Hawthorne	52	Wife	—	Virginia
29	Mary F. King	11	Granddaughter	—	Virginia
30	Shadrack Fleming	63	Head	—	Virginia
31	Esther Evans	29	Daughter	Stemmer	Virginia
32	Charles Evans	9	Granddaughter	—	Virginia
33	Lillian Brown THIS PERSON	33	Head	—	Virginia
34	Marion Brown	17	Daughter	—	Virginia
35	Algernon Brown	14	Son	Newsboy	Virginia
36	Elijah Mungo	68	Head	Blacksmith'S Helper	Virginia
37	Lucia S. Mungo	64	Wife	—	Virginia
38	William Robinson	26	Head	Burnisher	Virginia

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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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