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Margaret Donovan — 1920 US Census Record
Linked across censuses1920 United States Federal Census · Suffolk, Massachusetts
Our Model Tree links this Margaret Donovan across the 1900, 1910 and 1920 US Censuses in Suffolk, Massachusetts (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1846), then head of a 3-person household.
Age 74
b. ~1846
Female
Head
Born: Ireland
Widowed
1920 Census Record Details
| Census Year | 1920 |
| Location | Suffolk, Massachusetts |
| Surname | Donovan |
| Given Name | Margaret F. |
| Relationship to Head | Head |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 74 |
| Marital Status | Widowed |
| Birthplace | Ireland |
| Father's Birthplace | Ireland |
| Mother's Birthplace | Ireland |
| Additional Details | |
| Can Read | Yes |
| Can Write | Yes |
| Speaks English | Yes |
| Mother Tongue | English |
| Home Owned/Rented | O |
| Home Free/Mortgaged | F |
| Birth Country | Ireland |
| Birthplace (normalized) | ireland |
| Township / Ward | City Of Boston |
| Est. Birth Year | ~1846 |
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 1920 census.
| Name | Relation to head | Relative to Margaret | Age | Birth yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catherine Callahan | Other | — | 58 | ~1862 |
| Annie Donovan | Daughter | — | 44 | ~1876 |
| Margaret Donovan | Head | — | 74 | ~1846 |
Census Appearances
1900
Middlesex, Massachusetts
Head, age 58
Middlesex, Massachusetts · implied b. ~1842 — 5 household members
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Primary link
· ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost
Household
| Surname | Donovan |
| Given Name | Margaret |
| Relationship to Head | Head |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 57 |
| Marital Status | Widowed |
| Birthplace | Ireland |
| Birth Month | July |
| Birth Year | 1842 |
| Year of Immigration | 1869 |
| Father's Birthplace | Ireland |
| Mother's Birthplace | Ireland |
| Can Read | Yes |
| Can Write | Yes |
| Speaks English | Yes |
| Birth Country | Ireland |
| Birthplace (normalized) | ireland |
1910
Middlesex, Massachusetts
Head, age 65
Middlesex, Massachusetts · implied b. ~1845 — 8 household members
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Primary link
· ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost
Household
| Surname | Donovan |
| Given Name | Margaret |
| Relationship to Head | Head |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 65 |
| Marital Status | Widowed |
| Birthplace | Ireland |
| Children Born | 10 |
| Children Living | 10 |
| Year of Immigration | 1858 |
| Father's Birthplace | Ireland |
| Mother's Birthplace | Ireland |
| Birth Country | Ireland |
| Birthplace (normalized) | ireland |
1920
Suffolk, Massachusetts
Head, age 74
Suffolk, Massachusetts · implied b. ~1846 — 3 household members
| Surname | Donovan |
| Given Name | Margaret F. |
| Relationship to Head | Head |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 74 |
| Marital Status | Widowed |
| Birthplace | Ireland |
| Father's Birthplace | Ireland |
| Mother's Birthplace | Ireland |
| Can Read | Yes |
| Can Write | Yes |
| Speaks English | Yes |
| Mother Tongue | English |
| Home Owned/Rented | O |
| Home Free/Mortgaged | F |
| Birth Country | Ireland |
| Birthplace (normalized) | ireland |
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Our Model Tree links Margaret Donovan across 3 US Census years (1900, 1910 and 1920) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage.
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Margaret Donovan
Head · 1920 · age 74 · b. ~1846 · Massachusetts
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1920 US Federal Census — Suffolk, Massachusetts
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1920 US Federal Census — Suffolk, Massachusetts
Page Contents
49 people indexed on this census page (ia:1920:14thcensusofpopu736unit:0634)
| Line | Name | Age | Relation | Occupation | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Maria Donovan | 67 | Mother | — | Ireland |
| 52 | Fred G. Messer | 44 | Head | Carpenter | Mass |
| 53 | Nellie Messer | 42 | Wife | — | Mass |
| 54 | Fred G. Jr. Messer | 7 | Son | — | Mass |
| 55 | John Dzenit | 31 | Head | Machinist | Russia |
| 56 | Wife Dzenit | 31 | Wife | — | Russia |
| 57 | Beatrice Dzenit | 8 | Daughter | — | France |
| 58 | Edgar Brown | 55 | Head | Salesman | Mass |
| 59 | Ida Brown | 39 | Wife | — | Mass |
| 60 | Mabel Brown | 12 | Daughter | — | Mass |
| 61 | Carleton Brown | 7 | Son | — | Mass |
| 62 | Margaret F. Donovan THIS PERSON | 74 | Head | — | Ireland |
| 63 | Annie M. Donovan | 44 | Daughter | — | Mass |
| 64 | Catherine M. Callahan | 58 | Sister | — | Mass |
| 65 | Samuel J. Bennett | 57 | Head | Deputy Chief | Mass |
| 66 | Mary Bennett | 58 | Wife | — | Mass |
| 67 | Clifford J. J. Bennett | 27 | Son | Asst. Phys. Director | Mass |
| 68 | Mary A. Bennett | 24 | Daughter | — | Mass |
| 69 | Geraldine F. Bennett | 22 | Daughter | Secretary | Mass |
| 70 | Katherine L. Bennett | 17 | Daughter | — | Mass |
| 71 | Nathan Tobias | 55 | Head | Proprietor | Russia |
| 72 | Annie Tobias | 54 | Wife | — | Russia |
| 73 | Sarah Crawford | 31 | Daughter | — | Russia |
| 74 | Jack Tobias | 30 | Son | Laborer | Russia |
| 75 | Minnie Tobias | 28 | Daughter | Saleslady | Russia |
| 76 | Abraham Tobias | 25 | Son | Machinist | Russia |
| 77 | Louis Tobias | 23 | Son | Florist | Russia |
| 78 | Peter Lutkin | 29 | Head | Floor Layer | Austria |
| 79 | Agnes Lutkin | 26 | Wife | — | Ireland |
| 80 | Frances Lutkin | 2 | Daughter | — | Mass |
| 81 | Agnes Lutkin | 0 | Daughter | — | Mass |
| 82 | Richard H. Dana | 60 | Head | Foreman | Mass |
| 83 | Mattie Dana | 57 | Wife | — | Mass |
| 84 | Philip Coursey | 2 | Head | — | Mass |
| 85 | Louis Lefebvre | 34 | Head | Saleslady | Canada |
| 86 | Fannie Lefebvre | 35 | Wife | Seamstress | New Brunswick |
| 87 | Alphonse Lefebvre | 56 | Mother | — | Canada |
| 88 | Thomas J. Homer | 60 | Head | Lawyer | Mass |
| 89 | Ella L. Homer | 50 | Wife | — | Mass |
| 90 | Thomas J. Jr. Homer | 21 | Son | — | Mass |
| 91 | Edmund L. Homer | 16 | Son | — | Mass |
| 92 | Susan L. Stewart | 78 | Mother | — | England |
| 93 | Albert De Silva | 61 | Head | Banker | Azores |
| 94 | Mila De Silva | 60 | Wife | — | Mass |
| 95 | Paul A. De Silva | 28 | Son | Banker | Mass |
| 96 | James P. Clancy | 62 | Head | Machinist | Ireland |
| 97 | Winifred Clancy | 67 | Sister | — | Ireland |
| 98 | John Sullivan | 43 | Head | Lighting Supt. | Mass |
| 99 | Elizabeth Sullivan | 32 | Wife | — | Scotland |
About This Record & Model Tree
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.
Source: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)