Margaret Donnelly — 1940 US Census Record

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

Our Model Tree links this Margaret Donnelly across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in New-York-County, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1887), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 53 b. ~1887 Female Spouse Born: Ireland Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	New-York-County, New York
Surname	Donnelly
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	53
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ireland
1935 Residence (City)	New York City
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Additional Details
Highest Grade	Hs 4
1935 Residence	Same Place
Birth Country	Ireland
Birthplace (normalized)	ireland
Township / Ward	New York City
Est. Birth Year	~1887

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 1940 census.

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Margaret	Age	Birth yr
Walter Donnelly	Son	—	33	~1907
Alice Donnelly	Daughter	—	22	~1918
Madlynne Donnelly	Daughter	—	18	~1922
Margaret Donnelly	Spouse	—	53	~1887
Patrick Donnelly	Head	—	65	~1875

Census Appearances

1920

New York, …

Other, age 35

New York, New York · implied b. ~1885 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Donnelly
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Servant
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	35
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Ireland
Year of Immigration	1900
Naturalization Status	Alien
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

New York, …

Other, age 44

New York, New York · implied b. ~1886 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Donnelly
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Servant
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	44
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Ireland
Naturalization Status	Alien
Year of Immigration	1904
Age at First Marriage	21
Father's Birthplace	Ireland
Mother's Birthplace	Ireland
Occupation	Cook
Industry	Private Family
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Birth Country	Ireland
Birthplace (normalized)	ireland

1940

New-York-County, New …

Spouse, age 53

New-York-County, New York · implied b. ~1887 — 5 household members

Surname	Donnelly
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	53
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ireland
1935 Residence (City)	New York City
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Highest Grade	Hs 4
1935 Residence	Same Place
Birth Country	Ireland
Birthplace (normalized)	ireland

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Margaret Donnelly

Spouse · 1940 · age 53 · b. ~1887 · New York

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

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02653-00805)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Rose Mulrooney	45	Head	Cleaner	Ireland
42	Mary Mulrooney	21	Daughter	Striper	New York
43	Frank Mulrooney	19	Son	Shipper	New York
44	James O'Boyle	30	Head	Apartment House	Penn
45	Anne O'Boyle	31	Wife	—	New York
46	Elizabeth O'Boyle	9	Daughter	—	New York
47	John O'Boyle	8	Son	—	New York
48	Margaret Brown	59	Head	Housemaid	Ireland
49	Edward Donny	50	Head	Glassman	New York
50	Ethel Donny	44	Wife	Chambermaid	Ireland
51	Percy Wood	56	Head	—	England
52	Emily Wood	58	Wife	Chambermaid	Sweden
53	Mary Holmes	74	Head	—	Ohio
54	Margaret Galvin	58	Servant	Domestic Worker	New York
55	J. J. Mark	58	Head	—	New York
56	Sven Hally	35	Servant	Domestic Worker	Sweden
57	Esther Ericson	37	Servant	Domestic Worker	Norway
58	Frederick Lord	68	Head	President	New York
59	Alice Lord	65	Wife	—	New York
60	Louise Enz	39	Servant	Domestic Worker	Germany
61	Mabel Harris	61	Wife	Cook	England
62	Cecile Rubin	40	Wife	—	Germany
63	John Stewart	23	Nephew	—	New York
64	Patrick Donnelly	65	Head	Cater	Ireland
65	Margaret Donnelly THIS PERSON	53	Wife	—	Ireland
66	Walter Donnelly	33	Son	Contractor	New York
67	Alice Donnelly	22	Daughter	Model	New York
68	Madlynne Donnelly	18	Daughter	—	New York
69	Adolf Ushuma	50	Head	Sorter	Czech.
70	Edith Ushuma	44	Wife	—	Czech.
71	Eleanor Ushuma	27	Daughter	Dramatic Actress	Czech.
72	George Ushuma	26	Son	Chemical Engineer	Czech.
73	Irving Klein	46	Head	Clerk	New York
74	Sophie Klein	40	Wife	—	Austria
75	Leonard Klein	19	Son	Messenger	New York
76	Sidney Klein	15	Son	—	New York
77	Ruth Little	72	Head	—	New York
78	Jacob Harris	75	Head	—	Russia
79	Sally Harris	59	Wife	—	Russia
80	Harry Harris	28	Son	Salesman	New York

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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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