Margaret Brown — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Los-Angeles-County, California

Our Model Tree links this Margaret Brown across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Los-Angeles-County, California (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1883), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 57 b. ~1883 Female Spouse Born: Scotland Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Los-Angeles-County, California
Surname	Brown
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	57
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Scotland
1935 Residence (City)	LOS ANGELES CITY
1935 Residence (County)	LOS ANGELES
Naturalization Status	Alien
Additional Details
Highest Grade	No
1935 Residence	Same Place
Birth Country	Scotland
Birthplace (normalized)	scotland
Township / Ward	Los Angeles City
Est. Birth Year	~1883

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Margaret	Age	Birth yr
Frank Brown	Head	—	65	~1875
Frank Brown	Son	—	21	~1919
William Brown	Son	—	18	~1922
Margaret Brown	Spouse	—	57	~1883

Census Appearances

1920

Los Angeles, …

Spouse, age 39

Los Angeles, California · implied b. ~1881 — 4 household members

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XGBoost Household

Surname	Brown
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	39
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Scotland
Year of Immigration	1907
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Father's Birthplace	Scotland
Mother's Birthplace	Scotland
Occupation	Clerk
Industry	Restaurant
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Birth Country	Scotland
Year of Naturalization	1914
Birthplace (normalized)	scotland

1930

Los Angeles, …

Spouse, age 49

Los Angeles, California · implied b. ~1881 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Brown
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	49
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Scotland
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Year of Immigration	1903
Age at First Marriage	35
Father's Birthplace	Scotland
Mother's Birthplace	Scotland
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Birth Country	Scotland
Birthplace (normalized)	scotland

1940

Los-Angeles-County, California

Spouse, age 57

Los-Angeles-County, California · implied b. ~1883 — 4 household members

Surname	Brown
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	57
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Scotland
1935 Residence (City)	LOS ANGELES CITY
1935 Residence (County)	LOS ANGELES
Naturalization Status	Alien
Highest Grade	No
1935 Residence	Same Place
Birth Country	Scotland
Birthplace (normalized)	scotland

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Margaret Brown

Spouse · 1940 · age 57 · b. ~1883 · California

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1940 US Federal Census — Los-Angeles-County, California Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-00382-00234)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Irene Metteer	13	Daughter	—	Oregon
42	Ethel Winslade	61	Head	—	Missouri
43	Lucille Cochrane	24	Head	Nurse	Nevada
44	Virginia Ciancio	24	Lodger	Nurse	California
45	Wendell P Sherman	29	Head	Service Represent.	Iowa
46	Lydia Sherman	25	Wife	—	California
47	Paul L Howard	29	Head	Stat. Eng	California
48	Vada Howard	24	Wife	—	Washington
49	Herbert Austin	25	Head	Woodworking Machinist	California
50	Virginia Austin	25	Wife	Nurse	Michigan
51	James E Brown	37	Head	Salesman	Texas
52	Rezie Brown	36	Wife	Saleslady	Texas
53	Maurice J Brown	10	Son	—	Texas
54	Andrew Mcgahen	46	Head	Electrician	Scotland
55	Ivy Mcgahen	36	Wife	—	Michigan
56	Jack Mcgahen	10	Son	—	Florida
57	Clayton Waggoner	29	Head	Chemical Technician	California
58	Annie Waggoner	25	Wife	Private Nurse	California
59	Jack O Cummings	27	Head	Cable Man	Nebraska
60	Ira L Cummings	60	Father	—	Iowa
61	—	None	—	—	—
62	—	None	—	—	—
63	Frank C Brown	65	Head	Cook	Missouri
64	Margaret Brown THIS PERSON	57	Wife	—	Scotland
65	Frank Jr Brown	21	Son	Florist	California
66	William Brown	18	Son	Apprentice	California
67	Lillian E Richardson	67	Head	—	Iowa
68	Edwin S Masters	56	Head	Minister	Illinois
69	Opal J Masters	41	Wife	—	Indiana
70	William G Masters	16	Son	—	Oregon
71	James F Yoder	23	Head	Barber	California
72	Alta Z Yoder	24	Wife	—	Ohio
73	Mary U Early	77	Head	—	Virginia
74	Margaret V Early	69	Sister	—	Ohio
75	Willard D Orcutt	53	Head	Carpenter	Massachusetts
76	Stanley T Orcutt	44	Brother	Painter	Massachusetts
77	Uda V Sawyer	67	Head	Domestic	Missouri
78	Fannie Sawyer	65	Sister	Domestic	Maine
79	Edward R Taylor	26	Lodger	Aircraft Mechanic	Arkansas
80	Anna R Taylor	20	Lodger Wife	Beauty Operator	Arizona

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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.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)

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