Margaret Davis — 1920 US Census Record

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1920 United States Federal Census · New York, New York

Our Model Tree links this Margaret Davis across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in New York, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1870), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 50 b. ~1870 Female Head Born: Ireland Widowed

1920 Census Record Details

Census Year	1920
Location	New York, New York
Surname	Davis
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	50
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Ireland
Year of Immigration	1890
Naturalization Status	Alien
Father's Birthplace	Ireland
Mother's Birthplace	Ireland
Additional Details
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	Irish
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth Country	Ireland
Birthplace (normalized)	ireland
Township / Ward	New York City
Est. Birth Year	~1870

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.

5 people recorded at the same address in the 1920 census.

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Margaret	Age	Birth yr
Margaret Davis	Daughter	—	21	~1899
Margaret Davis	Head	—	50	~1870
Catherine Jackstien	Other	—	69	~1851
Joseph Davis	Son	—	26	~1894
David Davis	Son	—	24	~1896

Census Appearances

1920

New York, …

Head, age 50

New York, New York · implied b. ~1870 — 5 household members

Surname	Davis
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	50
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Ireland
Year of Immigration	1890
Naturalization Status	Alien
Father's Birthplace	Ireland
Mother's Birthplace	Ireland
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	Irish
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth Country	Ireland
Birthplace (normalized)	ireland

1930

New York, …

Head, age 60

New York, New York · implied b. ~1870 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Davis
Given Name	Mary
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	60
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Ireland
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Year of Immigration	1878
Age at First Marriage	23
Father's Birthplace	Ireland
Mother's Birthplace	Ireland
Occupation	none
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Home Owned/Rented	R
Home Value / Rent	36.00
Radio Set	R
Birth Country	Ireland
Birthplace (normalized)	ireland

1940

New-York-County, New …

Head, age 70

New-York-County, New York · implied b. ~1870 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Davis
Given Name	Mary
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	70
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Ireland
1935 Residence (City)	New York
1935 Residence (County)	New York
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Ireland
Birthplace (normalized)	ireland

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Margaret Davis

Head · 1920 · age 50 · b. ~1870 · New York

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Page Contents

50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1920:14thcensusofpopu1196unit:0408)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
51	Abie Freifeld	5	—	—	New York
52	Celia Freifeld	2	—	—	New York
53	Simon Freifeld	0	—	—	New York
54	Fred H. Claudy	32	Head	Chauffeur	New York
55	Emily Claudy	29	Wife	—	New York
56	Fred H. Jr. Claudy	7	Son	—	New York
57	John F. Claudy	4	Son	—	New York
58	Frank Claudy	2	Son	—	New York
59	John Leest	77	Father-in-law	—	France
60	Catherine Horodock	51	Head	—	Galicia-A
61	Michael Horodock	30	Son	Chauffeur	Galicia-A
62	Marianne Popovitz	18	Daughter	Bookkeeper	Galicia-A
63	Steven Popovitz	14	Son	—	New York
64	John Schmidt	54	Head	Engineer	Germany
65	Mary Schmidt	46	Wife	—	Ireland
66	Patrick Delahanty	63	Head	Machinist	New York
67	Joe Delahanty	16	Son	Stock Boy	New York
68	John Michalski	43	Husband	Labour	Russia
69	Tessie Michalski	43	Wife	—	Russia
70	Mary Donnelly	55	Head	Boxing	New York
71	Margaret Davis THIS PERSON	50	Head	—	Ireland
72	Joseph Davis	26	Son	Driver	New York
73	David Davis	24	Son	Baker	New York
74	Margaret Davis	21	Daughter	Knitter	New York
75	Catherine Jackstien	69	Sister	Tool Keeper	New York
76	John Donavan	25	Head	Chauffeur	New York
77	Jennie Donavan	25	Wife	—	New York
78	John Cronin	29	Brother-in-law	Tipper	New York
79	William Donavan	0	Son	—	New York
80	Steve Siliga	38	Head	Basket Maker	Galicia-A
81	Andrew Sagi	36	Head	Porter	Galicia-A
82	Maria Sagi	44	Wife	—	Galicia-A
83	Nellie Sagi	23	Daughter	—	Galicia-A
84	Joe Gargiela	35	Head	Mason	Galicia-A
85	Josephine Gargiela	27	Wife	—	Galicia-A
86	Sophie Gargiela	5	Daughter	—	New York
87	Emily Gargiela	3	Daughter	—	New York
88	Jennie Gargiela	2	Daughter	—	New York
89	Stella Bankanhak	27	Boarder	Cleaner	Galicia-A
90	Sam Rodofski	25	Head	Upholsterer	Galicia-A
91	Annie Rodofski	23	Wife	—	Galicia-A
92	Josie Rodofski	0	Daughter	—	New York
93	Jan Baidak	36	Head	Porter	Galicia-A
94	Annie Baidak	33	Wife	—	Galicia-A
95	Mike Sidlar	27	Head	Laborer	Austria
96	Anastasia Sidlar	23	Wife	—	Austria
97	John Sidlar	4	Son	—	New York
98	Mary Sidlar	2	Daughter	—	New York
99	Frank Dubas	39	Boarder	Cement	Galicia-A
100	Frank Rodofski	27	Head	Laborer	Poland

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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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