Margaret Cunningham — 1940 US Census Record

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

Our Model Tree links this Margaret Cunningham across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Queens-County, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1900), then head of a 6-person household.

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

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Queens-County, New York
Surname	Cunningham
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	40
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ireland
1935 Residence (City)	New York
1935 Residence (County)	Queens
Additional Details
Highest Grade	8
1935 Residence	New York
Birth Country	Ireland
Birthplace (normalized)	ireland
Township / Ward	New York Jackson Heights
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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Margaret	Age	Birth yr
Frances Cunningham	Daughter	—	7	~1933
Eileen Cunningham	Daughter	—	10	~1930
Thomas Cunningham	Head	—	36	~1904
Eugene Cunningham	Son	—	2	~1938
Thomas Cunningham	Son	—	2	~1938
Margaret Cunningham	Spouse	—	40	~1900

Census Appearances

1920

New York, …

Other, age 23

New York, New York · implied b. ~1897 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Cunningham
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Servant
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	23
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Ireland
Year of Immigration	1911
Naturalization Status	First papers filed
Father's Birthplace	Ireland
Mother's Birthplace	Ireland
Occupation	Waitress
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

Queens, New …

Other, age 32

Queens, New York · implied b. ~1898 — 8 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Cunningham
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Cousin
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	32
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Ireland
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Year of Immigration	1920
Father's Birthplace	Ireland
Mother's Birthplace	Ireland
Occupation	Waitress
Industry	Lunch
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Veteran	No
Birth Country	Ireland
Birthplace (normalized)	ireland

1940

Queens-County, New …

Spouse, age 40

Queens-County, New York · implied b. ~1900 — 6 household members

Surname	Cunningham
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	40
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ireland
1935 Residence (City)	New York
1935 Residence (County)	Queens
Highest Grade	8
1935 Residence	New York
Birth Country	Ireland
Birthplace (normalized)	ireland

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Margaret Cunningham

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

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

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02733-00243)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Frank Miller	39	Head	Accountant	New York
42	Agnes Miller	35	Wife	—	New York
43	Frank Jr. Miller	8	Son	—	New York
44	Patricia Miller	4	Daughter	—	New York
45	Joan Miller	2	Daughter	—	New York
46	William Christian	65	Head	Barber	Canada
47	Alice R. Christian	64	Wife	—	Canada
48	Edna Spence	34	Daughter	Clerk	New York
49	Joan Spence	13	Daughter	—	New York
50	Dominick Morane	32	Head	Salesmanager	New York
51	Sadie Morane	28	Wife	—	New York
52	John Morane	10	Son	—	New York
53	Cecelia Morane	9	Daughter	—	New York
54	Ronald Morane	7	Son	—	New York
55	William Jr. Munson	37	Head	Salesman	New York
56	Elsa V. Munson	32	Wife	—	Conn.
57	Elsa Jr. Munson	5	Daughter	—	New York
58	George Andrews	36	Head	Chauffeur	New York
59	Catherine Andrews	33	Wife	—	New York
60	Eleanore Andrews	11	Daughter	—	New York
61	Barbara Andrews	5	Daughter	—	New York
62	John Devaney	58	Father in law	Chauffeur	New York
63	Daniel O'Malley	28	Head	Salesman	Penn.
64	Helen S. O'Malley	23	Wife	—	Penn.
65	Joyce O'Malley	3	Daughter	—	Penn.
66	Virginia O'Malley	1	Daughter	—	Penn.
67	Thomas Cunningham	36	Head	Bar Tender	New York
68	Margaret Cunningham THIS PERSON	40	Wife	—	Ireland
69	Eileen Cunningham	10	Daughter	—	New York
70	Frances Cunningham	7	Daughter	—	New York
71	Thomas Cunningham	2	Son	—	New York
72	Eugene Cunningham	2	Son	—	New York
73	Frank Morrissey	38	Head	Accountant	New York
74	Elizabeth Morrissey	32	Wife	Secretary	New York
75	Donald Morrissey	9	Son	—	New York
76	Carol Morrissey	6	Daughter	—	New York
77	Gerard Morrissey	5	Son	—	New York
78	Patricia Morrissey	2	Daughter	—	New York
79	Frank Harlow	53	Head	Cook	West Virginia
80	Vivian S. Harlow	39	Wife	—	West Virginia

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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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