Margaret Burns — 1940 US Census Record

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

Our Model Tree links this Margaret Burns across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in New-York-County, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1900), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 40 b. ~1900 Female Spouse Born: Ireland Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	New-York-County, New York
Surname	Burns
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	40
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ireland
1935 Residence (City)	Manhattan Borough
1935 Residence (County)	New York
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Additional Details
Industry	0
Highest Grade	P 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Ireland
Birthplace (normalized)	ireland
Township / Ward	Manhattan Borough
Est. Birth Year	~1900

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
Anna Burns	Daughter	—	7	~1933
John Burns	Head	—	40	~1900
Michael Burns	Son	—	9	~1931
Margaret Burns	Spouse	—	40	~1900

Census Appearances

1920

New York, …

Other, age 20

New York, New York · implied b. ~1900 — 7 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Barnes
Given Name	Mary A
Relationship to Head	Servant
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	20
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Ireland
Year of Immigration	1916
Naturalization Status	Alien
Father's Birthplace	Ireland
Mother's Birthplace	Ireland
Occupation	Nurse
Industry	Private Family
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Birth Country	Ireland
Birthplace (normalized)	ireland

1930

New York, …

Other, age 29

New York, New York · implied b. ~1901 — 23 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Burns
Given Name	Mary
Relationship to Head	Roomer
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	29
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Ireland
Father's Birthplace	Ireland
Mother's Birthplace	Ireland
Occupation	Nurse
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Home Owned/Rented	No
Birth Country	Ireland
Birthplace (normalized)	ireland

1940

New-York-County, New …

Spouse, age 40

New-York-County, New York · implied b. ~1900 — 4 household members

Surname	Burns
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	40
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ireland
1935 Residence (City)	Manhattan Borough
1935 Residence (County)	New York
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Industry	0
Highest Grade	P 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Ireland
Birthplace (normalized)	ireland

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Margaret Burns

Spouse · 1940 · age 40 · b. ~1900 · New York

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

Page Contents

39 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02667-00139)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	John Burns	40	Head	Laborer	Ireland
2	Margaret Burns THIS PERSON	40	Wife	—	Ireland
3	Michael Burns	9	Son	—	New York State
4	Anna Burns	7	Daughter	—	New York State
5	Frank Hart	34	Head	Laborer	New York State
6	Anna Hart	62	Mother	—	Ireland
7	Margaret Murphy	54	Head	Saleslady	New York State
8	Edward Lunt	30	Head	Truck Driver	New York State
9	Julia Lunt	27	Wife	—	New York State
10	Judith Lunt	8	Daughter	—	New York State
11	Richard Lunt	6	Son	—	New York State
12	Edward Lunt	4	Son	—	New York State
13	Margaret Mcdonough	52	Head	—	Ireland
14	Nora Mcdonough	36	Daughter	Clerk	New York State
15	Charles Stevens	70	Head	Laborer	Norway
16	Catherine Kraemer	52	Head	General Housework	New York State
17	Ella Burquinke	65	Head	Operator	New York State
18	Charles Smith	52	Nephew	—	New York State
19	John Boka	55	Head	Metal Polisher	Hungary
20	Bertha Boka	54	Wife	Operator	Hungary
21	Irene Boka	21	Daughter	Hosiery Mender	New York State
22	Mary Smith	63	Head	—	New York State
23	Manuel Bueno	34	Head	Porter	Spain
24	Jean Bueno	30	Wife	Dressmaker	Spain
25	John Bueno	9	Son	—	New York State
26	William J. Jacob	58	Head	Pipe Fitter	New York State
27	Anna Jacob	58	Wife	—	Jersey
28	Caroline Duer	76	Head	—	Germany
29	Louise Duer	41	Daughter	Saleslady	New York State
30	Beatrice Napolitano	39	Head	Saleslady & Flowers	Italy
31	Antoinette Napolitano	18	Daughter	New Worker	Jersey
32	Rose Napolitano	15	Daughter	—	Jersey
33	Peter De Sole	24	Head	Assembler	New York State
34	Elsie De Sole	20	Wife	Mangler	Puerto Rico
35	Elsie De Sole	1	Daughter	—	New York State
36	George Caruana	42	Head	Elevator Operator	Malta (English)
37	Julia Caruana	40	Wife	—	Hungary
38	Martin Caruana	20	Son	Elevator Operator	New York State
39	Fred Caruana	15	Son	—	New York State

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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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