Margaret Gray — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Hancock-County, Maine

Our Model Tree links this Margaret Gray across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Hancock-County, Maine (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1884), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 56 b. ~1884 Female Spouse Born: Maine Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Hancock-County, Maine
Surname	Gray
Given Name	Margaret J.
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	56
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Maine
1935 Residence (City)	Deer Isle Town
1935 Residence (County)	Hancock
Additional Details
Class of Worker	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same House
Birth State	Maine
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	maine
Township / Ward	Deer Isle Town
Est. Birth Year	~1884

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
Margaret Gray	Spouse	—	56	~1884
Dennis Gray	Son	—	30	~1910
Hannah Smith	Other	—	56	~1884
Maurice Gray	Head	—	61	~1879

Census Appearances

1920

Hancock, Maine

Other, age 35

Hancock, Maine · implied b. ~1885 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Gray
Given Name	Martha A.
Relationship to Head	Cousin
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	35
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Maine
Father's Birthplace	Maine
Mother's Birthplace	Canada
Occupation	Housekeeper
Industry	Private family
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Birth State	Maine
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	maine

1930

Hancock, Maine

Other, age 46

Hancock, Maine · implied b. ~1884 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Gray
Given Name	Martha A.
Relationship to Head	Wife-H
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	46
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Maine
Age at First Marriage	43
Father's Birthplace	Maine
Mother's Birthplace	Canada-Eng
Occupation	Selling Meat
Industry	Butcher
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Maine
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	maine

1940

Hancock-County, Maine

Spouse, age 56

Hancock-County, Maine · implied b. ~1884 — 4 household members

Surname	Gray
Given Name	Margaret J.
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	56
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Maine
1935 Residence (City)	Deer Isle Town
1935 Residence (County)	Hancock
Class of Worker	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same House
Birth State	Maine
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	maine

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Margaret Gray

Spouse · 1940 · age 56 · b. ~1884 · Maine

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1940 US Federal Census — Hancock-County, Maine Open full size

Page Contents

35 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01479-00379)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Nina Philbrooks	44	Wife	—	Maine
2	Grace Eaton	44	Sister-in-law	—	Maine
3	Vida Sylvester	52	Head	Housework	Maine
4	George Sylvester	24	Son	Lobstering	Maine
5	Ruby S. Gross	24	Daughter	—	Maine
6	Damon Gross	22	Son-in-law	Fisherman	Maine
7	Wayne Gross	5	Grand-son	—	—
8	George Courtney Eaton	75	Head	—	Maine
9	Abbie A. Eaton	75	Wife	—	Maine
10	George M. Dodge	77	Head	Caretaker	Maine
11	Maria J. Dodge	70	Wife	—	Maine
12	Burton Brown	63	Head	Caretaker	Maine
13	Lottie Mae Brown	61	Wife	—	Maine
14	Carrie L. Brown	38	Daughter	Housework	Maine
15	Russell Brown	34	Son	Caretaker	Maine
16	Myles Brown	31	Son	Laborer	Maine
17	Lucy L. Northrop	63	Head	—	Maine
18	Lulu Hosmer	55	Head	—	Maine
19	Annie J. Eaton	80	Head	—	Maine
20	Josie Shepard	34	Head	Housekeeper	Maine
21	Walter Shepard	14	Son	—	Maine
22	Arvilla D. Lufkin	87	Head	—	Maine
23	Maurice E. Gray	61	Head	Farmer	Maine
24	Margaret J. Gray THIS PERSON	56	Wife	—	Maine
25	Dennis E. Gray	30	Son	Farmer	Maine
26	Hannah Blanche Smith	56	Boarder	—	Maine
27	Alonzo H. Tuck	43	Head	Superintendent	Maine
28	Ruth E. Tuck	39	Wife	—	Maine
29	Russell V. Tuck	13	Son	—	Maine
30	Eva M. Tuck	8	Daughter	—	Maine
31	Marjorie L. Tuck	5	Daughter	—	Maine
32	Dewitt T. Dunham	35	Head	Caretaker	Maine
33	Helen L. Dunham	30	Wife	—	Maine
34	Beverly C. Dunham	10	Daughter	—	Maine
35	Christine D. Dunham	8	Daughter	—	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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