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Margaret Ford — 1920 US Census Record

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1920 United States Federal Census · San Francisco, California

Our Model Tree links this Margaret Ford across the 1900, 1910 and 1920 US Censuses in San Francisco, California (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1880), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 40 b. ~1880 Female Spouse Born: Ireland Married

1920 Census Record Details

Census Year1920
LocationSan Francisco, California
SurnameFord
Given NameMargaret
Relationship to HeadWife
SexF
Color / RaceWhite
Age40
Marital StatusMarried
BirthplaceIreland
Year of Immigration1882
Naturalization StatusNaturalized
Father's BirthplaceIreland
Mother's BirthplaceIreland
Additional Details
Can ReadYes
Can WriteYes
Speaks EnglishYes
Mother TongueEnglish
Birth CountryIreland
Birthplace (normalized)ireland
Township / WardSan Francisco
Est. Birth Year~1880

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
James Ford Head — 46 ~1874
Margaret Ford Spouse — 40 ~1880
Charles Murphy Other — 38 ~1882
John Delury Other — 38 ~1882
Margaret Ford Daughter — 11 ~1909

Census Appearances

1900
San Francisco, …
Spouse, age 20
San Francisco, California · implied b. ~1880 — 4 household members
●  Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost Household
Surname Ford
Given Name Maggie
Relationship to Head Wife
Sex F
Color / Race White
Age 20
Marital Status Married
Birthplace Ireland
Birth Month May
Birth Year 1880
Year of Immigration 1896
Father's Birthplace Ireland
Mother's Birthplace Ireland
Can Read Yes
Can Write Yes
Speaks English Yes
Birth Country Ireland
Birthplace (normalized) ireland
1910
San Francisco, …
Spouse, age 31
San Francisco, California · implied b. ~1879 — 4 household members
●  Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost Household
Surname Ford
Given Name Margaret
Relationship to Head Wife
Sex F
Color / Race White
Age 31
Marital Status Married
Birthplace Ireland
Years Married 6
Children Born 1
Children Living 1
Year of Immigration 1892
Father's Birthplace Ireland
Mother's Birthplace Ireland
Birth Country Ireland
Birthplace (normalized) ireland
1920
San Francisco, …
Spouse, age 40
San Francisco, California · implied b. ~1880 — 5 household members
Surname Ford
Given Name Margaret
Relationship to Head Wife
Sex F
Color / Race White
Age 40
Marital Status Married
Birthplace Ireland
Year of Immigration 1882
Naturalization Status Naturalized
Father's Birthplace Ireland
Mother's Birthplace Ireland
Can Read Yes
Can Write Yes
Speaks English Yes
Mother Tongue English
Birth Country Ireland
Birthplace (normalized) ireland

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Our Model Tree links Margaret Ford across 3 US Census years (1900, 1910 and 1920) in San Francisco, California, using XGBoost record linkage.
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Margaret Ford
Spouse · 1920 · age 40 · b. ~1880 · California
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Original Census Page

1920 US Federal Census — San Francisco, California Open full size

Page Contents

50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1920:14thcensusofpopu135unit:0548)

Line Name Age Relation Occupation Birthplace
1 Vittorio Canzioni 30 Head Laborer Italy
2 Catina Canzioni 23 Wife — Italy
3 James Carroll 64 Head Builder England
4 Margaret Carroll 50 Wife — Ireland
5 Margaret Beppler 54 Head — Germany
6 Myrta Beppler 18 Daughter Stenographer California
7 Harold Kelley 36 Head Clerk California
8 Lillian Kelley 34 Wife — California
9 Ellsworth Kelley 9 Son — California
10 Howard Kelley 6 Son — California
11 Emma Kelley 58 Mother — California
12 Mary Maguire 58 Head — New York
13 Joseph Maguire 25 Son Clerk California
14 Aloysius Maguire 23 Son — California
15 Marie Maguire 22 Daughter Bill Clerk California
16 Rose Maguire 20 Daughter — California
17 Madeline Maguire 16 Daughter — California
18 Iver Olsen 25 Head Laborer Sweden
19 Helmar Olsen 20 Wife — Sweden
20 Robert Olsen 3 Son — California
21 Ira J. Johnson 45 Head — New York
22 Alma Johnson 28 Wife — New York
23 Ira Johnson 7 Son — New York
24 James Ford 46 Head Upholsterer California
25 Margaret Ford THIS PERSON 40 Wife — Ireland
26 Margaret Ford 11 Daughter — California
27 John Delury 38 Brother-in-law Laborer Ireland
28 Charles Murphy 38 Boarder Laborer Ireland
29 John Gaffney 65 Head Butcher Connecticut
30 Nellie Gaffney 58 Wife — Canada
31 Charles J. Gaffney 26 Son Clerk California
32 John William Read 41 Head Solicitor California
33 Emma Read 35 Wife — California
34 William Read 9 Son — California
35 Arthur Darkins 40 Head Superintendent California
36 Alice Darkins 34 Wife — California
37 Harriet Darkins 15 Daughter — California
38 Arthur Darkins 12 Son — California
39 Archie Mcneill 57 Head Painter California
40 Ida Mcneill 46 Wife — California
41 John Mcneill 22 Son Machinist California
42 Archie Mcneill 20 Son — California
43 Florence Mcneill 12 Daughter — California
44 Edith Mcneill 11 Daughter — California
45 Elsie Mccaughan 21 Niece — California
46 Ernestine Lea 52 Head — New York
47 Daniel Danielson 72 Head Helper California
48 Mary Danielson 22 Wife — California
49 Eleanor Danielson 2 Daughter — California
50 Edith Williams 20 Sister-in-law — Canada

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)

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