Margaret Callahan — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Hudson-County, New Jersey

Our Model Tree links this Margaret Callahan across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Hudson-County, New Jersey (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Margaret — first a daughter (b.~1895), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 45 b. ~1895 Female Daughter Born: New York Single

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Hudson-County, New Jersey
Surname	Callahan
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Daughter
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	45
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	New York
1935 Residence (County)	Hudson
Additional Details
Occupation	40
Industry	Saleslady
Class of Worker	Retail Dress Co
Highest Grade	No 8
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york
Occupation	40
Township / Ward	Weehawken
Est. Birth Year	~1895

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Margaret	Age	Birth yr
Margaret Callahan	Head	—	80	~1860
Margaret Callahan	Daughter	—	45	~1895
Anna Presby	Other	—	47	~1893

Census Appearances

1920

New York, …

Spouse, age 25

New York, New York · implied b. ~1895 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Callahan
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	25
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
Father's Birthplace	New York
Mother's Birthplace	New York
Occupation	none
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

1930

New York, …

Spouse, age 34

New York, New York · implied b. ~1896 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Callahan
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	34
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
Age at First Marriage	18
Father's Birthplace	New York
Mother's Birthplace	New York
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

1940

Hudson-County, New …

Daughter, age 45

Hudson-County, New Jersey · implied b. ~1895 — 3 household members

Surname	Callahan
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Daughter
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	45
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	New York
1935 Residence (County)	Hudson
Occupation	40
Industry	Saleslady
Class of Worker	Retail Dress Co
Highest Grade	No 8
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

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Our Model Tree links Margaret Callahan across 3 US Census years (1920, 1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage. Identified parents: mother Margaret Callahan (~0.92 confidence). The pedigree spans 1 generation with 1 identified ancestor.

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Mother

Margaret Callahan

b. ~1860

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● Household · direct · ~0.92

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Margaret Callahan

Daughter · 1940 · age 45 · b. ~1895 · New Jersey

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

Original Census Page

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

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02353-01147)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Ester R. Fraser	1	Daughter	—	New Jersey
2	Marie C. Bauer	50	Head	Nurse	Germany
3	Marie Montu	24	Head	—	Germany
4	Margaret Montu	0	Daughter	—	New Jersey
5	By Left	None	MISTAKE	—	—
6	Catherine Schaefer	36	Head	Public Schools	New Jersey
7	Astrid Carpender	39	Head	—	Norway
8	Rose Worthy	22	Boarder	42	New York
9	Emily O. Thompson	46	Head	Copper Co	New York
10	Theresa Lanza	33	Head	Supervisor	France
11	Florence Peburgary	68	Mother	—	France
12	John Barbato	28	Head	35	New Jersey
13	Vera Barbato	21	Wife	—	New Jersey
14	Dorothy Sartor	59	Head	Retail Dept Store	Pennsylvania
15	Carolyn Dickinson	53	Sister	3	Pennsylvania
16	Wesley J. Brooker	28	Head	40	New Jersey
17	Florence Brooker	25	Wife	—	New Jersey
18	Wesley Jr. Brooker	1	Son	—	New Jersey
19	Ends Here	None	BLOCK	—	—
20	Oscar P. Hammer	38	Head	40	New Jersey
21	Norma A. Hammer	39	Wife	—	Rhode Island
22	Cyprian Luna	40	Head	Private Practice	New York
23	Marie M. Luna	34	Wife	35	Iowa
24	Caesar Kavin	55	Head	Mfg.	Italy
25	Jennie Kavin	37	Wife	—	Czechoslovakia
26	Robert J. Kavin	17	Son	—	New Jersey
27	Gwendolyn A. Kavin	13	Daughter	—	New Jersey
28	Frank Theiss	45	Bro-In-Law	Taxes Collector	Czechoslovakia
29	Hilda Theiss	36	Sis-In-Law	—	Czechoslovakia
30	Franklyn B. Stenin	32	Bro-In-Law	Executive	Czechoslovakia
31	Hadas Stenin	28	Sis-In-Law	—	Italy
32	Kenneth H. Stenin	1	Nephew	—	New Jersey
33	Gustav Eggeling	71	Head	Laborer	Germany
34	Helen Eggeling	43	Daughter	40	New Jersey
35	Bernard J. Congerani	42	Head	Shipping Co	New York
36	Rose C. Congerani	39	Wife	Haberdashery Co	New Jersey
37	Clara Brander	76	Mother-In-Law	—	Germany
38	Margaret Callahan	80	Head	—	Ireland
39	Anna Presby	47	Sister	—	New York
40	Margaret Callahan THIS PERSON	45	Daughter	40	New York

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Pedigree Summary

Margaret

Gen 1 · 1 parents ~0.92

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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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