Margaret Burns — 1920 US Census Record

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1920 United States Federal Census · Kings, New York

Our Model Tree links this Margaret Burns across the 1900, 1910 and 1920 US Censuses in Kings, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1868), then head of a 6-person household.

Age 52 b. ~1868 Female Head Born: Ireland Widowed

1920 Census Record Details

Census Year	1920
Location	Kings, New York
Surname	Burns
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	52
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Ireland
Year of Immigration	1887
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Father's Birthplace	Ireland
Mother's Birthplace	Ireland
Additional Details
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth Country	Ireland
Year of Naturalization	1896
Birthplace (normalized)	ireland
Township / Ward	Brooklyn Borough
Est. Birth Year	~1868

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 1920 census.

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Margaret	Age	Birth yr
Margaret Burns	Head	—	52	~1868
Mollie Mullen	Other	—	59	~1861
Eugene Casey	Other	—	25	~1895
Martin Burns	Son	—	20	~1900
Thomas Burns	Son	—	22	~1898
James Burns	Son	—	26	~1894

Census Appearances

1900

New York, …

Head, age 35

New York, New York · implied b. ~1865 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Burns
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	34
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Ireland
Birth Month	July
Birth Year	1865
Year of Immigration	1888
Father's Birthplace	Ireland
Mother's Birthplace	Ireland
Occupation	House Work
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth Country	Ireland
Birthplace (normalized)	ireland

1910

New York, …

Head, age 42

New York, New York · implied b. ~1868 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Burns
Given Name	Margaret M
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	42
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Ireland
Children Born	3
Children Living	3
Year of Immigration	1888
Father's Birthplace	Ireland
Mother's Birthplace	Ireland
Occupation	City Employee
Industry	Office
Birth Country	Ireland
Birthplace (normalized)	ireland

1920

Kings, New …

Head, age 52

Kings, New York · implied b. ~1868 — 6 household members

Surname	Burns
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	52
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Ireland
Year of Immigration	1887
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Father's Birthplace	Ireland
Mother's Birthplace	Ireland
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth Country	Ireland
Year of Naturalization	1896
Birthplace (normalized)	ireland

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Margaret Burns

Head · 1920 · age 52 · b. ~1868 · New York

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Page Contents

50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1920:14thcensusofpopu1149unit:0093)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
51	Charles Christensen	38	Head	Patrolman	New York
52	Annie Christensen	38	Wife	—	New York
53	William H. Christensen	14	Son	—	New York
54	Annie Kennedy	72	Head	—	Scotland
55	Robert Kennedy	40	Son	Hardener	New York
56	Charles Kennedy	35	Son	Cutter	New York
57	Thomas Kennedy	35	Son	Bookkeeper	New York
58	Francis Smyth	64	Head	Shipper	Wisconsin
59	Mary E. Smyth	57	Wife	—	Germany
60	Joseph Smyth	22	Son	Chauffeur	New York
61	Alfred Aven	30	Son-in-law	Electrician	England
62	Anna Aven	32	Daughter	—	New York
63	James A. Smyth	26	Head	Stableman	New York
64	Karen Smyth	24	Wife	—	Denmark
65	Dorothea Smyth	1	Daughter	—	New York
66	Harold C. Smyth	29	Brother	Carpenter	New York
67	William H. Smyth	30	Head	Patrolman	New York
68	Agnes Smyth	24	Wife	—	New York
69	William Smyth	7	Son	—	New York
70	Harold Smyth	3	Son	—	New York
71	Joseph Pasquale	46	Head	Longshoreman	Italy
72	Antoinette Pasquale	42	Wife	—	Italy
73	Mary Pasquale	13	Daughter	—	Italy
74	Philomena Pasquale	12	Daughter	—	New York
75	Salvador Pasquale	10	Son	—	New York
76	John Pasquale	8	Son	—	New York
77	Josephine Pasquale	4	Daughter	—	New York
78	Antony Peloso	41	Boarder	Longshoreman	Italy
79	Christen Hansen	53	Head	Sailor	Norway
80	Hannah Hansen	26	Daughter	Teacher	New York
81	Florence Hansen	22	Daughter	—	New York
82	Elise Hansen	17	Daughter	—	New York
83	—	None	—	—	—
84	Vincent Keegan	38	Head	Steamship Clerk	New York
85	Margaret A. Keegan	36	Wife	—	New York
86	Philip J. Keegan	14	Son	—	New York
87	Edward F. Keegan	2	Son	—	New York
88	John Hehir	33	Head	Groc. Clerk	Ireland
89	Margaret Hehir	28	Wife	—	Ireland
90	Winifred Hehir	4	Daughter	—	New York
91	Catherine Hehir	2	Daughter	—	New York
92	Edmund Hehir	1	Son	—	New York
93	Margaret Hehir	0	Daughter	—	New York
94	Charles Mccaul	22	Brother-in-law	Groc. Clerk	Ireland
95	Margaret Burns THIS PERSON	52	Head	—	Ireland
96	James Burns	26	Son	Rigger	New York
97	Thomas Burns	22	Son	Rodman	New York
98	Martin Burns	20	Son	Helper	New York
99	Eugene Casey	25	Nephew	Helper	New York
100	Mollie Mullen	59	Cousin	—	Ireland

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This record was independently indexed by YourRoots from the 1920 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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