Margaret Burke — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Suffolk-County, Massachusetts

Our Model Tree links this Margaret Burke across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Suffolk-County, Massachusetts (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1875), then head of a 6-person household.

Age 65 b. ~1875 Female Spouse Born: Ireland Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Suffolk-County, Massachusetts
Surname	Burke
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	65
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ireland
1935 Residence (City)	Chelsea
1935 Residence (County)	Suffolk
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Additional Details
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	5
1935 Residence	Same House
Birth Country	Ireland
Birthplace (normalized)	ireland
Township / Ward	Chelsea
Est. Birth Year	~1875

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
Maurice Burke	Head	—	66	~1874
John Burke	Son	—	32	~1908
Thomas Burke	Son	—	34	~1906
William Burke	Son	—	44	~1896
Edward Burke	Son	—	21	~1919
Margaret Burke	Spouse	—	65	~1875

Census Appearances

1920

Suffolk, Massachusetts

Spouse, age 43

Suffolk, Massachusetts · implied b. ~1877 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Burke
Given Name	Margaret R
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	43
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ireland
Year of Immigration	1903
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Father's Birthplace	Ireland
Mother's Birthplace	Ireland
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Birth Country	Ireland
Year of Naturalization	1909
Birthplace (normalized)	ireland

1930

Suffolk, Massachusetts

Spouse, age 54

Suffolk, Massachusetts · implied b. ~1876 — 8 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Burke
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	54
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ireland
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Year of Immigration	1904
Age at First Marriage	22
Father's Birthplace	Ireland
Mother's Birthplace	Ireland
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Birth Country	Ireland
Birthplace (normalized)	ireland

1940

Suffolk-County, Massachusetts

Spouse, age 65

Suffolk-County, Massachusetts · implied b. ~1875 — 6 household members

Surname	Burke
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	65
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ireland
1935 Residence (City)	Chelsea
1935 Residence (County)	Suffolk
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	5
1935 Residence	Same House
Birth Country	Ireland
Birthplace (normalized)	ireland

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Margaret Burke

Spouse · 1940 · age 65 · b. ~1875 · Massachusetts

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Confirmed / household (~0.90+) Probable / derived (~0.65–0.89) Candidate (<0.65, unverified)

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1940 US Federal Census — Suffolk-County, Massachusetts Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01641-00629)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Mary Flynn	44	Head	—	Massachusetts
42	Margaret Flynn	21	Daughter	—	Massachusetts
43	Nellie Sullivan	73	Mother in law	—	Ireland
44	Charles Hyson	51	Head	Control Worker	Russia
45	Ida Hyson	53	Wife	—	Russia
46	Milton Hyson	22	Son	—	Massachusetts
47	Miller Hyson	15	Son	—	Massachusetts
48	Not Used Line	None	line	Line	line
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52	Not Used Line	None	line	Line	line
53	Max Sax	54	Head	Foreman Baker	Russia
54	Eva Sax	54	Wife	Second Hand Clothing	Russia
55	Lewis Sax	32	Son	Manager	Massachusetts
56	Lillian Sax	25	Daughter in law	—	Poland
57	Henry Stein	22	Boarder	Distributor	Massachusetts
58	Esther Stein	26	Daughter	—	Massachusetts
59	Maurice Burke	66	Head	—	Ireland
60	Margaret Burke THIS PERSON	65	Wife	—	Ireland
61	William Burke	44	Son	—	Massachusetts
62	John Burke	32	Son	—	Massachusetts
63	Thomas Burke	34	Son	—	Massachusetts
64	Edward Burke	21	Son	Mill-Worker	Massachusetts
65	Israel Frank	52	Head	Rag Sorter	Russia
66	Ethel Frank	52	Wife	—	Russia
67	Anne Frank	19	Daughter	Office Worker	Massachusetts
68	Evelyn Frank	17	Daughter	—	Massachusetts
69	Bessie Walder	17	Niece	—	Massachusetts
70	Lewis Ruskin	48	Head	—	Russia
71	Ida Ruskin	43	Wife	—	Russia
72	Milton Ruskin	18	Son	—	New York
73	Betty Ruskin	16	Daughter	—	Massachusetts
74	Robert Ruskin	13	Son	—	Massachusetts
75	Lawrence Ruskin	6	Son	—	Massachusetts
76	Rachael Ruskin	3	Daughter	—	Massachusetts
77	Matthew Flaherty	42	Head	Police Officer	Massachusetts
78	Lillie Flaherty	44	Wife	—	Nova Scotia
79	Dorothy Flaherty	20	Daughter	—	Massachusetts
80	Anthony Flaherty	15	Son	—	Massachusetts

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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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