Margaret Brown — 1940 US Census Record

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

Our Model Tree links this Margaret Brown across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Richmond-County, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1889), then head of a 6-person household.

Age 51 b. ~1889 Female Spouse Born: Ireland Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Richmond-County, New York
Surname	Brown
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	51
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ireland
1935 Residence (City)	Richmond Borough
1935 Residence (County)	Richmond
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Additional Details
Industry	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Ireland
Birthplace (normalized)	ireland
Township / Ward	Richmond Borough
Est. Birth Year	~1889

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 Margaret	Age	Birth yr
Theresa Brown	Daughter	—	9	~1931
Alice Brown	Daughter	—	16	~1924
George Brown	Head	—	62	~1878
George Brown	Son	—	20	~1920
Joseph Brown	Son	—	15	~1925
Margaret Brown	Spouse	—	51	~1889

Census Appearances

1920

Kings, New …

Spouse, age 31

Kings, New York · implied b. ~1889 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Brown
Given Name	Margaret L
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	31
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ireland
Father's Birthplace	Ireland
Mother's Birthplace	Ireland
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	German
Birth Country	Ireland
Birthplace (normalized)	ireland

1930

Kings, New …

Spouse, age 40

Kings, New York · implied b. ~1890 — 7 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Brown
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	40
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ireland
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Year of Immigration	1914
Age at First Marriage	20
Father's Birthplace	Ireland
Mother's Birthplace	Ireland
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth Country	Ireland
Birthplace (normalized)	ireland

1940

Richmond-County, New …

Spouse, age 51

Richmond-County, New York · implied b. ~1889 — 6 household members

Surname	Brown
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	51
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ireland
1935 Residence (City)	Richmond Borough
1935 Residence (County)	Richmond
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Industry	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Ireland
Birthplace (normalized)	ireland

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Margaret Brown

Spouse · 1940 · age 51 · b. ~1889 · New York

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

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02764-00404)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	John J. Rycraft	71	Head	Inspector	New York
42	Sara J. Rycraft	48	Wife	—	New York
43	Helen B. Rycraft	24	Daughter	Secretary	New York
44	William J. Rycraft	20	Son	Salesman	New York
45	Dorothy A. Rycraft	17	Daughter	—	New York
46	Dominic Glorioso	35	Head	Longshoreman	New York
47	Mary Glorioso	31	Wife	—	New York
48	Lewis Glorioso	75	Father	Laborer	Italy
49	Macalina Glorioso	73	Mother	—	Italy
50	John Nolacco	45	Lodger	Longshoreman	Italy
51	Pauline D. Van Pelt	38	Head	—	New Jersey
52	Percy Van Pelt	16	Son	—	New York
53	Edward Van Pelt	12	Son	—	New York
54	Jacob Dechale	66	Head	Cigar Maker	Pennsylvania
55	Anne Molinoff	51	Head	—	Russia
56	Abe Molinoff	25	Son	—	New York
57	Abe Blumin	31	Head	Merchant	New York
58	Bessie Blumin	28	Wife	—	New York
59	Stanley Blumin	3	Son	—	New York
60	James Griffin	62	Head	Laborer	Virginia
61	Mildred Griffin	53	Wife	—	Virginia
62	Mary Carey	32	Head	Nurse	Alabama
63	Elizabeth Van Hause	56	Mother	—	South Carolina
64	Felix Van Hause	19	Son	New Worker	Alabama
65	Eleanor Snyder	52	Head	—	North Carolina
66	Charles Snyder	24	Son	Laborer	New York
67	Gladys Snyder	19	Daughter	Housekeeper	New York
68	George Snyder	18	Son	Laborer	New York
69	Edward Snyder	17	Son	—	New York
70	Blanche Snyder	15	Daughter	—	New York
71	Anderson Snyder	13	Son	—	New York
72	Eleanor Snyder	3	Granddaughter	—	New York
73	George Brown	62	Head	Laborer	New York
74	Margaret Brown THIS PERSON	51	Wife	—	Ireland
75	George Brown	20	Son	Ccc	New York
76	Alice Brown	16	Daughter	—	New York
77	Joseph Brown	15	Son	—	New York
78	Theresa Brown	9	Daughter	—	New York
79	Clara Talbot	59	Head	—	Florida
80	Myrtle Talbot	34	Daughter	—	Georgia

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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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