Margaret Griffin — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Kings-County, New York

Our Model Tree links this Margaret Griffin across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Kings-County, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1879), then head of a 8-person household.

Age 61 b. ~1879 Female Spouse Born: New York Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Kings-County, New York
Surname	Griffin
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	61
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
1935 Residence (City)	New York City
1935 Residence (County)	Kings
Additional Details
Hours Worked	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same Place
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york
Township / Ward	New York City
Est. Birth Year	~1879

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 1940 census.

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Margaret	Age	Birth yr
Mary Mussman	Other	—	6	~1934
Jerome Griffin	Son	—	27	~1913
Joseph Mussman	Other	—	35	~1905
Catherine Dowlar	Spouse	—	30	~1910
Raymond Mussman	Other	—	11	~1929
Walter Mussman	Other	—	8	~1932
Dominick Griffin	Head	—	73	~1867
Margaret Griffin	Spouse	—	61	~1879

Census Appearances

1920

Kings, New …

Spouse, age 40

Kings, New York · implied b. ~1880 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Griffin
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	40
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
Father's Birthplace	New York
Mother's Birthplace	New York
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

1930

Kings, New …

Spouse, age 50

Kings, New York · implied b. ~1880 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Griffin
Given Name	Margaret M.
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	50
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
Age at First Marriage	24
Father's Birthplace	New York
Mother's Birthplace	New Jersey
Occupation	none
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

1940

Kings-County, New …

Spouse, age 61

Kings-County, New York · implied b. ~1879 — 8 household members

Surname	Griffin
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	61
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
1935 Residence (City)	New York City
1935 Residence (County)	Kings
Hours Worked	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same Place
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

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Margaret Griffin

Spouse · 1940 · age 61 · b. ~1879 · New York

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1940 US Federal Census — Kings-County, New York Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02569-00862)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Patrick Carter	21	Head	Helper	New York
42	Elizabeth Carter	21	Wife	—	New York
43	John Carter	9	Son	—	New York
44	Julia Carter	6	Daughter	—	New York
45	Mary Carter	5	Daughter	—	New York
46	Wasid Kitchuk	32	Head	Truck Driver	New York
47	Anne Kitchuk	19	Wife	—	Canada English
48	Robert Kitchuk	2	Son	—	New York
49	Herbert Kitchuk	0	Son	—	New York
50	Stephen Durdum	36	Head	Electrician	Illinois
51	Sara Durdum	32	Wife	—	Pennsylvania
52	Stephen Jr Durdum	8	Son	—	New York
53	George Gilbert	76	Head	Artist	Nebraska
54	Mary L Gilbert	63	Wife	Hostess	Louisiana
55	Ellen Mcbiphem	65	Head	Cleaner	New York
56	Barbara Coccaro	30	Head	Clerk	New York
57	Carmela Coccaro	28	Wife	—	Italy
58	Anthony Musso	43	Head	Helper	New York
59	Madeline Musso	34	Wife	Seamstress	New York
60	Florence Musso	17	Daughter	—	New York
61	Peter Musso	16	Son	—	New York
62	Nathan Musso	12	Son	—	New York
63	Joseph J Velloni	66	Head	Clerk	New York
64	Dominick Griffin	73	Head	—	New York
65	Margaret Griffin THIS PERSON	61	Wife	—	New York
66	Jerome Griffin	27	Son	Clerk	New York
67	Joseph Mussman	35	Son-in-law	Chauffeur	New York
68	Raymond Mussman	11	Grandson	—	New York
69	Walter Mussman	8	Grandson	—	New York
70	Mary Mussman	6	Granddaughter	—	New York
71	Catherine Dowlar	30	Wife	Telephone Oper	New York
72	James Dowlar	32	Head	Mechanic	New York
73	William Byrnes	34	Head	Chauffeur	New York
74	Frances Byrnes	31	Wife	—	New York
75	William Jr Byrnes	3	Son	—	New York
76	Thomas Gibson	36	Head	Sign Painter	Scotland
77	Isabel Gibson	30	Wife	—	Scotland
78	Peter Van Bill	36	Head	Investigator	New York
79	Margaret Van Bill	35	Wife	—	New York
80	James Van Bill	6	Son	—	New York

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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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