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Margaret Dougherty — 1930 US Census Record
Linked across censuses1930 United States Federal Census · Lackawanna, Pennsylvania
Our Model Tree links this Margaret Dougherty across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Lackawanna, Pennsylvania (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1886), then head of a 8-person household.
Age 44
b. ~1886
Female
Spouse
Born: Penna
Married
1930 Census Record Details
| Census Year | 1930 |
| Location | Lackawanna, Pennsylvania |
| Surname | Dougherty |
| Given Name | Margaret |
| Relationship to Head | Wife |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 44 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Penna |
| Age at First Marriage | 33 |
| Father's Birthplace | Irish Free State |
| Mother's Birthplace | Irish Free State |
| Additional Details | |
| Can Read/Write | Yes |
| Birth State | Pennsylvania |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | penna |
| Township / Ward | Scranton City |
| Est. Birth Year | ~1886 |
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.
8 people recorded at the same address in the 1930 census.
| Name | Relation to head | Relative to Margaret | Age | Birth yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margaret Dougherty | Spouse | — | 44 | ~1886 |
| James Dougherty | Son | — | 7 | ~1923 |
| Kathleen Dougherty | Daughter | — | 2 | ~1928 |
| Margaret Dougherty | Daughter | — | 15 | ~1915 |
| Eleanor Dougherty | Daughter | — | 4 | ~1926 |
| Margaret Dougherty | Daughter | — | 5 | ~1925 |
| Mary Dougherty | Daughter | — | 17 | ~1913 |
| James Dougherty | Head | — | 44 | ~1886 |
Census Appearances
1930
Lackawanna, Pennsylvania
Spouse, age 44
Lackawanna, Pennsylvania · implied b. ~1886 — 8 household members
| Surname | Dougherty |
| Given Name | Margaret |
| Relationship to Head | Wife |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 44 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Penna |
| Age at First Marriage | 33 |
| Father's Birthplace | Irish Free State |
| Mother's Birthplace | Irish Free State |
| Can Read/Write | Yes |
| Birth State | Pennsylvania |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | penna |
1940
Lackawanna-County, Pennsylvania
Head, age 53
Lackawanna-County, Pennsylvania · implied b. ~1887 — 9 household members
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Household
| Surname | Dougherty |
| Given Name | Margret |
| Relationship to Head | head |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 53 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Penna |
| 1935 Residence (City) | Dunmore Borough |
| 1935 Residence (County) | Lackawanna |
| Occupation | Housewife |
| Highest Grade | H 4 |
| 1935 Residence | Same place |
| Birth State | Pennsylvania |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | penna |
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Margaret Dougherty
Spouse · 1930 · age 44 · b. ~1886 · Pennsylvania
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1930 US Federal Census — Lackawanna, Pennsylvania
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1930 US Federal Census — Lackawanna, Pennsylvania
Page Contents
50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1930:fifteenthcensus00reel2131:1106)
| Line | Name | Age | Relation | Occupation | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Gilbert Gentle | 22 | Son | Clerk | Penna |
| 52 | Henry W Gentle | 20 | Son | Salesman | Penna |
| 53 | James Gentle | 18 | Son | Apprentice | Penna |
| 54 | Dorothy Gentle | 15 | Daughter | — | Penna |
| 55 | Betty Gentle | 4 | Daughter | — | Penna |
| 56 | Margaret Gentle | 82 | Aunt | — | Scotland |
| 57 | George Damerlan | 47 | Head | Foreman | Penna |
| 58 | Mary E Damerlan | 54 | Wife | — | Penna |
| 59 | Sophia Damerlan | 17 | Daughter | — | Penna |
| 60 | Frank Vandru | 38 | Head | Sheet Metal Work | Penna |
| 61 | Emma Vandru | 30 | Wife | — | Penna |
| 62 | Amelia Gensheimer | 51 | Mother-in-law | — | Germany |
| 63 | Dorothy Vandru | 8 | Daughter | — | Penna |
| 64 | George Vandru | 7 | Son | — | Penna |
| 65 | George Cress | 61 | Head | Operator | Penna |
| 66 | Margaret R Cress | 61 | Wife | — | Penna |
| 67 | Walter A Luke | 42 | Son-in-law | Draftsman | Nebraska |
| 68 | Mae V Luke | 34 | Daughter | — | Penna |
| 69 | Anthony Luke | 6 | Grandson | — | Nebraska |
| 70 | Enrico Tomaselli | 30 | Head | Tailor | Italy |
| 71 | Maria Tomaselli | 42 | Wife | — | Italy |
| 72 | Josephine Tomaselli | 23 | Daughter | Stenographer | Penna |
| 73 | Gabriel Tomaselli | 21 | Son | Bookkeeper | Penna |
| 74 | Charles Tommelle | 37 | Head | Carpenter | Penna |
| 75 | Sophia Tommelle | 31 | Wife | — | Penna |
| 76 | Nicholas Kessely | 42 | Head | Butcher | Austria |
| 77 | Mary Kessely | 42 | Wife | — | Austria |
| 78 | Nicholas Kessely | 19 | Son | Apprentice | Penna |
| 79 | Charles Kessely | 23 | Son | Driver | Penna |
| 80 | Delia Kessely | 22 | Daughter-in-law | Operator | Penna |
| 81 | William Hoenisch | 32 | Head | Butcher | Germany |
| 82 | Frieda Hoenisch | 31 | Wife | — | Germany |
| 83 | Theodore Hoenisch | 23 | Brother | Machinist | Germany |
| 84 | Emma Hoenisch | 24 | Wife | Boarder | Germany |
| 85 | James Dougherty | 44 | Head | Conductor | Irish Free State |
| 86 | Margaret Dougherty THIS PERSON | 44 | Wife | — | Penna |
| 87 | Mary Dougherty | 17 | Daughter | — | Penna |
| 88 | Margaret Dougherty | 15 | Daughter | — | Penna |
| 89 | James Dougherty | 7 | Son | — | Penna |
| 90 | Margaret Dougherty | 5 | Daughter | — | Penna |
| 91 | Eleanor Dougherty | 4 | Daughter | — | Penna |
| 92 | Kathleen Dougherty | 2 | Daughter | — | Penna |
| 93 | Ferdinand Scheidegger | 26 | Head | Knitter | Penna |
| 94 | Emma Scheidegger | 23 | Wife | — | Penna |
| 95 | Ferdinand Scheidegger | 2 | Son | — | Penna |
| 96 | Rosina Altenhouse | 12 | Nurse | — | Penna |
| 97 | John A Nagle | 52 | Head | Lineman | England |
| 98 | Martha Nagle | 39 | Wife | — | Penna |
| 99 | Catherine Nagle | 18 | Daughter | Operator | Penna |
| 100 | John Nagle | 15 | Son | — | Penna |
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About This Record & Model Tree
This record was independently indexed by YourRoots from the 1930 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)