Margaret Cunningham — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Worcester-County, Massachusetts

Our Model Tree links this Margaret Cunningham across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Worcester-County, Massachusetts (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1902), then head of a 9-person household.

Age 38 b. ~1902 Female Spouse Born: Scotland Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Worcester-County, Massachusetts
Surname	Cunningham
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	38
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Scotland
1935 Residence (City)	Leominster
1935 Residence (County)	Worcester
Naturalization Status	First papers filed
Additional Details
Highest Grade	H 2
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Scotland
Birthplace (normalized)	scotland
Township / Ward	Leominster
Est. Birth Year	~1902

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Margaret	Age	Birth yr
Patricia Cunningham	Daughter	—	11	~1929
Marie Cunningham	Daughter	—	13	~1927
Nancy Cunningham	Daughter	—	8	~1932
Irene Cunningham	Daughter	—	16	~1924
Andrew Cunningham	Head	—	41	~1899
Raymond Cunningham	Son	—	15	~1925
Wallace Cunningham	Son	—	18	~1922
Eric Cunningham	Son	—	20	~1920
Margaret Cunningham	Spouse	—	38	~1902

Census Appearances

1930

Worcester, Massachusetts

Spouse, age 27

Worcester, Massachusetts · implied b. ~1903 — 9 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Cunningham
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	27
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Scotland
Naturalization Status	Alien
Year of Immigration	1921
Age at First Marriage	16
Father's Birthplace	Scotland
Mother's Birthplace	Scotland
Occupation	Stitcher
Industry	Carriage Factory
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Birth Country	Scotland
Birthplace (normalized)	scotland

1940

Worcester-County, Massachusetts

Spouse, age 38

Worcester-County, Massachusetts · implied b. ~1902 — 9 household members

Surname	Cunningham
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	38
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Scotland
1935 Residence (City)	Leominster
1935 Residence (County)	Worcester
Naturalization Status	First papers filed
Highest Grade	H 2
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Scotland
Birthplace (normalized)	scotland

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Margaret Cunningham

Spouse · 1940 · age 38 · b. ~1902 · Massachusetts

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

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01651-00782)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Dorothy Sullivan	28	Wife	Teacher	Mass.
2	Leon Hadley	38	Head	Statistician	Mass.
3	Mabel Hadley	39	Wife	Teacher	Mass.
4	Florence Conlon	42	Head	Teacher	Mass.
5	Genevieve Murphy	48	Sister	—	Mass.
6	Flora B. Smith	83	Head	—	Mass.
7	H. Erwin Smith	40	Head	Proprietor	Mass.
8	Sadie Smith	40	Wife	—	Nova Scotia
9	Barbara Smith	13	Daughter	—	Mass.
10	George Smith	11	Son	—	Mass.
11	Erwin Jr. Smith	6	Son	—	Mass.
12	Flora Smith	4	Daughter	—	Mass.
13	Andrew Cunningham	41	Head	—	Scotland
14	Margaret Cunningham THIS PERSON	38	Wife	—	Scotland
15	Eric Cunningham	20	Son	Clerk	Scotland
16	Wallace Cunningham	18	Son	—	Scotland
17	Irene Cunningham	16	Daughter	—	Mass.
18	Raymond Cunningham	15	Son	—	Mass.
19	Marie Cunningham	13	Daughter	—	Mass.
20	Patricia Cunningham	11	Daughter	—	Mass.
21	Nancy Cunningham	8	Daughter	—	Mass.
22	Harold A. Boyden	30	Head	Driver	Mass.
23	Anne E. Boyden	27	Wife	—	Mass.
24	Judith A. Boyden	3	Daughter	—	Mass.
25	Grace E. Gaud	42	Head	Clerk	Mass.
26	Margaret Gaud	15	Daughter	—	Mass.
27	Toby L. Boutwell	81	Head	—	New Hampshire
28	Lillian M. Pratt	57	Maid	Maid	Mass.
29	Ellen Mckenna	80	Head	—	Mass.
30	Morris Cleary	78	Brother	—	Mass.
31	Elbridge Holden	51	Head	Machinist	Mass.
32	Annie Holden	54	Wife	—	Mass.
33	Natalie Holden	20	Daughter	—	Mass.
34	Herbert J. Holden	18	Son	—	Mass.
35	Jean M. Holden	14	Daughter	—	Mass.
36	Margaret Holden	13	Daughter	—	Mass.
37	Charles Hubbard	47	Head	Lineman	Maine
38	Marguerite Hubbard	47	Wife	—	New York
39	Elbert Hubbard	20	Son	—	Mass.
40	Louise Hubbard	16	Daughter	—	Mass.

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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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