Margaret Gordon — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Essex-County, New Jersey

Our Model Tree links this Margaret Gordon across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Essex-County, New Jersey (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1894), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 46 b. ~1894 Female Spouse Born: Scotland Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Essex-County, New Jersey
Surname	Gordon
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	46
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Scotland
1935 Residence (City)	Orange
1935 Residence (County)	Essex
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Additional Details
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 4
1935 Residence	New Jersey
Birth Country	Scotland
Birthplace (normalized)	scotland
Township / Ward	West Orange
Est. Birth Year	~1894

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 1940 census.

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Margaret	Age	Birth yr
Elmer Gordon	Son	—	23	~1917
Ernest Gordon	Head	—	49	~1891
Margaret Gordon	Spouse	—	46	~1894

Census Appearances

1920

Essex, New …

Spouse, age 26

Essex, New Jersey · implied b. ~1894 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Gordon
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	26
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Scotland
Year of Immigration	1910
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Father's Birthplace	Scotland
Mother's Birthplace	Scotland
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Birth Country	Scotland
Birthplace (normalized)	scotland

1930

Essex, New …

Spouse, age 36

Essex, New Jersey · implied b. ~1894 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Gordon
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	36
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Scotland
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Year of Immigration	1911
Age at First Marriage	22
Father's Birthplace	Scotland
Mother's Birthplace	Scotland
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Birth Country	Scotland
Birthplace (normalized)	scotland

1940

Essex-County, New …

Spouse, age 46

Essex-County, New Jersey · implied b. ~1894 — 3 household members

Surname	Gordon
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	46
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Scotland
1935 Residence (City)	Orange
1935 Residence (County)	Essex
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 4
1935 Residence	New Jersey
Birth Country	Scotland
Birthplace (normalized)	scotland

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Margaret Gordon

Spouse · 1940 · age 46 · b. ~1894 · New Jersey

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1940 US Federal Census — Essex-County, New Jersey Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02341-00224)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Gerard Luciani	42	Head	Barber	Italy
2	Jane Luciani	39	Wife	Beutician	New Jersey
3	Nicolas Luciani	22	Son	New Worker	New Jersey
4	James Luciani	20	Son	Barber	New Jersey
5	Annie Milstein	62	Head	—	Germany
6	Belle Rosenthal	14	Grand Daughter	—	New York
7	Joseph Smith	62	Head	Building Contractor	New Jersey
8	Annie Smith	65	Wife	—	New Jersey
9	Gladis Smith	26	Daughter	Filing Clerk	New Jersey
10	Alexander Steel	37	Head	Auto Salesman	Scotland
11	Marie Steel	39	Wife	—	New Jersey
12	Marie Steel	20	Daughter	Office Clerk	New Jersey
13	Kay Svendsen	40	Head	Laborer	Denmark
14	Sophie Svendsen	38	Wife	—	Germany
15	Matilda Milne	67	Head	Clerk	New Jersey
16	Mary Milne	74	Sister	Practical Nurse	New York
17	Augustus Reinhardt	67	Brother in law	—	New Jersey
18	Henry Halbig	62	Head	Doorman	Germany
19	Helen Halbig	58	Wife	—	Germany
20	Florence Halbig	36	Daughter	Teacher	New Jersey
21	Grace Halbig	31	Daughter	Clerk	New Jersey
22	Zebey Riva	50	Head	Inspector	New Jersey
23	Ella Riva	48	Wife	—	Connecticut
24	Louis Praml	60	Head	Beer Brewer	Germany
25	Rose Praml	56	Wife	—	Germany
26	Marie Praml	18	Daughter	—	New Jersey
27	Madaline Progelhof	30	Daughter	—	Austria
28	John Progelhof	31	Son in law	Beer Brewer	New Jersey
29	John Jr. Progelhof	5	Grand Son	—	New Jersey
30	Richard Progelhof	3	Grand Son	—	New Jersey
31	Salvatore Salerno	63	Head	Grader	Italy
32	Mary Salerno	59	Wife	—	Italy
33	Frank Salerno	29	Son	Laborer	New Jersey
34	Patrick Salerno	26	Son	Usher	New Jersey
35	Salvatore Jr. Salerno	24	Son	Machinists Apprentice	New Jersey
36	David Salerno	14	Son	Shipping Clerk	New Jersey
37	Andrew Salerno	17	Son	—	New Jersey
38	Ernest E. Gordon	49	Head	Plater	New Jersey
39	Margaret Gordon THIS PERSON	46	Wife	—	Scotland
40	Elmer E. Gordon	23	Son	Linotype Oper	New Jersey

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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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