Margaret Gallagher — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · York-County, Maine

Our Model Tree links this Margaret Gallagher across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in York-County, Maine (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1860), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 80 b. ~1860 Female Head Born: Scotland Widowed

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	York-County, Maine
Surname	Gallagher
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	80
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Scotland
1935 Residence (City)	SACO
1935 Residence (County)	York
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Additional Details
Hours Worked	4
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 5
1935 Residence	Same House
Birth Country	Scotland
Birthplace (normalized)	scotland
Township / Ward	Saco
Est. Birth Year	~1860

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.

4 people recorded at the same address in the 1940 census.

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Margaret	Age	Birth yr
Beatrice Gallagher	Daughter	—	53	~1887
Margaret Gallagher	Head	—	80	~1860
William Rouisson	Other	—	31	~1909
Thomas Gallagher	Son	—	49	~1891

Census Appearances

1920

York, Maine

Head, age 57

York, Maine · implied b. ~1863 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Gallagher
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	57
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Scotland
Father's Birthplace	Scotch
Mother's Birthplace	Scotland
Occupation	Yes
Industry	Yes
Can Read	Scotland
Can Write	Scotch
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	Scotch
Home Free/Mortgaged	O
Birth Country	Scotland
Year of Naturalization	1885
Birthplace (normalized)	scotland

1930

York, Maine

Other, age 70

York, Maine · implied b. ~1860 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Gallagher
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Head-H
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	70
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Scotland
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Year of Immigration	1882
Age at First Marriage	20
Father's Birthplace	Scotland
Mother's Birthplace	Scotland
Occupation	none
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Value / Rent	700
Radio Set	R
Birth Country	Scotland
Birthplace (normalized)	scotland

1940

York-County, Maine

Head, age 80

York-County, Maine · implied b. ~1860 — 4 household members

Surname	Gallagher
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	80
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Scotland
1935 Residence (City)	SACO
1935 Residence (County)	York
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Hours Worked	4
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 5
1935 Residence	Same House
Birth Country	Scotland
Birthplace (normalized)	scotland

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Margaret Gallagher

Head · 1940 · age 80 · b. ~1860 · Maine

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Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01496-00807)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Stella Koutalides	15	Daughter	—	New Hampshire
2	Alice Koutalides	12	Daughter	—	Maine
3	William Koutalides	11	Son	—	Maine
4	Kosta Koutalides	17	Nephew	—	Maine
5	Ernestine N Labelle	34	Head	House Keeper	Canada-Fr
6	Paul E. Labelle	15	Son	—	Maine
7	Raymond D. Labelle	7	Son	—	Maine
8	Andrew D Labelle	3	Son	—	Maine
9	Anthony D Martel	25	Head	Buffer	Canada-Fr
10	Jeanette M Martel	19	Wife	—	Maine
11	Jean R Martel	0	Daughter	—	Maine
12	James X Vlahakos	44	Head	Owner & Operator	Greece
13	Pauline Vlahakos	43	Wife	Clerk	Greece
14	Viola J. Vlahakos	16	Daughter	Clerk	Maine
15	Nicholas J. Vlahakos	15	Son	Clerk	Maine
16	Helen J. Vlahakos	13	Daughter	—	Maine
17	Irene J. Vlahakos	8	Daughter	—	Maine
18	Dorothea Vlahakos	4	Daughter	—	Maine
19	William G. Contraros	40	Head	Spinner	Greece
20	Stella Contraros	35	Wife	Weaver	Greece
21	George Contraros	10	Son	—	Massachusetts
22	Mary B Contraros	5	Daughter	—	Maine
23	Jennie G. Contraros	22	Sister	Weaver	Massachusetts
24	Morris H. Simkovitz	29	Head	Odd Jobs	Maine
25	Alice M Simkovitz	28	Wife	—	Maine
26	Caroline R Simkovitz	7	Daughter	—	Maine
27	Lawrence H Simkovitz	5	Son	—	Maine
28	Sylvia A Simkovitz	4	Daughter	—	Maine
29	Joan N. Simkovitz	2	Daughter	—	Maine
30	Alice F. Simkovitz	1	Daughter	—	Maine
31	Anthony Miner	21	Head	App. Contractor	Connecticut
32	Mary H. B. Miner	18	Wife	—	Maine
33	Douglas P. Miner	1	Son	—	Maine
34	Michael D. Miner	0	Son	—	Maine
35	Agnes M Riddle	57	In-law	House Keeper	Scotland
36	Margaret Gallagher THIS PERSON	80	Head	—	Scotland
37	Thomas D Gallagher	49	Son	Foreman Street Dept.	Scotland
38	Beatrice M Gallagher	53	Daughter	—	Maine
39	William Rouisson	31	Nephew	Piper'S Helper	Maine
40	William H Tibbets	79	Head	—	Maine

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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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