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Margaret Donovan — 1920 US Census Record

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1920 United States Federal Census · New York, New York

Our Model Tree links this Margaret Donovan across the 1900, 1910 and 1920 US Censuses in New York, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1876), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 44 b. ~1876 Female Spouse Born: New York Married

1920 Census Record Details

Census Year1920
LocationNew York, New York
SurnameDonovan
Given NameMargaret
Relationship to HeadWife
SexF
Color / RaceWhite
Age44
Marital StatusMarried
BirthplaceNew York
Father's BirthplaceIreland
Mother's BirthplaceNew York
Additional Details
Can ReadYes
Can WriteYes
Speaks EnglishYes
Birth StateNew York
Birth CountryUnited States
Birthplace (normalized)new york
Township / WardNew York City
Est. Birth Year~1876

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
William Donovan Head — 49 ~1871
Margaret Donovan Spouse — 44 ~1876
William Donovan Son — 17 ~1903

Census Appearances

1900
New York, …
Spouse, age 26
New York, New York · implied b. ~1874 — 4 household members
●  Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost Household
Surname Donovan
Given Name Margaret
Relationship to Head Wife
Sex F
Color / Race White
Age 25
Marital Status Married
Birthplace New York
Birth Month June
Birth Year 1874
Father's Birthplace Ireland
Mother's Birthplace Ireland
Can Read Yes
Can Write Yes
Birth State New York
Birth Country United States
Birthplace (normalized) new york
1910
New York, …
Spouse, age 35
New York, New York · implied b. ~1875 — 3 household members
●  Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost Household
Surname Donovan
Given Name Margaret
Relationship to Head Wife
Sex F
Color / Race White
Age 35
Marital Status Married
Birthplace New York
Years Married 10
Children Born 1
Children Living 0
Father's Birthplace Ireland
Mother's Birthplace Ireland
Can Read Yes
Can Write Yes
Speaks English Yes
Birth State New York
Birth Country United States
Birthplace (normalized) new york
1920
New York, …
Spouse, age 44
New York, New York · implied b. ~1876 — 3 household members
Surname Donovan
Given Name Margaret
Relationship to Head Wife
Sex F
Color / Race White
Age 44
Marital Status Married
Birthplace New York
Father's Birthplace Ireland
Mother's Birthplace New York
Can Read Yes
Can Write Yes
Speaks English Yes
Birth State New York
Birth Country United States
Birthplace (normalized) new york

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Our Model Tree links Margaret Donovan across 3 US Census years (1900, 1910 and 1920) in New York, New York, using XGBoost record linkage.
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Margaret Donovan
Spouse · 1920 · age 44 · b. ~1876 · New York
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Original Census Page

1920 US Federal Census — New York, New York Open full size

Page Contents

50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1920:14thcensusofpopu1190unit:0461)

Line Name Age Relation Occupation Birthplace
51 James 37 Head Mail Carrier Ireland
52 Ellen 37 Wife — Ireland
53 Margaret 14 Daughter — New York
54 Ernest Quack 26 Head Machinist Germany
55 Margaret Quack 24 Wife — New York
56 Ernest Quack 4 Son — New York
57 Margaret Quack 3 Daughter — New York
58 Louisa Quack 1 Daughter — New York
59 John Quack 0 Son — New York
60 Thomas D. Graham 44 Head — Ireland
61 Catherine Graham 42 Wife — New York
62 Thomas Graham 12 Son — New York
63 William Donovan 49 Head — Ireland
64 Margaret Donovan THIS PERSON 44 Wife — New York
65 William Donovan 17 Son Truckman New York
66 William Donovan 31 Head Inspector New York
67 Mary Donovan 31 Wife — Ireland
68 Mary Donovan 3 Daughter — Illinois
69 Hazel Donovan 1 Daughter — Illinois
70 Mary Bernard 31 Head — New York
71 Mary A. Bernard 3 Daughter — England
72 Helen Bernard 1 Daughter — New York
73 John Bernard 0 Son — New York
74 Henry Bernard 11 Son — New York
75 Francis Bernard 6 Son — New York
76 Walter Bernard 3 Son — New York
77 Edward Bernard 1 Son — New York
78 Anna F. Kennedy 35 Sister-in-law — England
79 Mary Kennedy 35 Lodger Bookkeeper New York
80 John Mulligan 31 Head Inspector Ireland
81 Margaret Mulligan 31 Wife — New York
82 John Mulligan 10 Son — New York
83 William Mulligan 8 Son — New York
84 Margaret Mulligan 6 Daughter — New York
85 Gertrude Mulligan 1 Daughter — New York
86 Mildred Mulligan 0 Daughter — New York
87 Elizabeth Mulligan 7 Daughter — New York
88 William Mulligan 5 Son — New York
89 John Mulligan 3 Son — New York
90 Margaret Mulligan 1 Daughter — New York
91 John Barrett 40 Head Mail Carrier Ireland
92 Mary E. Barrett 42 Wife — Virginia
93 John Barrett 15 Son Clerk New York
94 Walter Barrett 13 Son — New York
95 John J. Barrett 12 Son — New York
96 Anna M. Barrett 8 Daughter — New York
97 Margaret G. Barrett 7 Daughter — New York
98 Mary Barrett 4 Daughter — New York
99 Michael Barrett 36 Brother Clerk Ireland
100 Francis M. Mulhern 34 Brother-in-law Clerk Pennsylvania

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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.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)

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