Margaret Hughes — 1940 US Census Record

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

Our Model Tree links this Margaret Hughes across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Union-County, New Jersey (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1882), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 58 b. ~1882 Female Spouse Born: Scotland Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Union-County, New Jersey
Surname	Hughes
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	58
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Scotland
1935 Residence (City)	Elizabeth City
1935 Residence (County)	Union
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Additional Details
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Scotland
Birthplace (normalized)	scotland
Township / Ward	Elizabeth City
Est. Birth Year	~1882

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
Mary Hughes	Daughter	—	25	~1915
Peter Hughes	Head	—	61	~1879
Peter Hughes	Son	—	24	~1916
Margaret Hughes	Spouse	—	58	~1882

Census Appearances

1920

Union, New …

Spouse, age 38

Union, New Jersey · implied b. ~1882 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Hughes
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	38
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Scotland
Father's Birthplace	Scotland
Mother's Birthplace	Scotland
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	Scotch
Birth Country	Scotland
Birthplace (normalized)	scotland

1930

Union, New …

Spouse, age 48

Union, New Jersey · implied b. ~1882 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Hughes
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	48
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Scotland
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Year of Immigration	1902
Age at First Marriage	32
Father's Birthplace	Scotland
Mother's Birthplace	Scotland
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Birth Country	Scotland
Birthplace (normalized)	scotland

1940

Union-County, New …

Spouse, age 58

Union-County, New Jersey · implied b. ~1882 — 4 household members

Surname	Hughes
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	58
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Scotland
1935 Residence (City)	Elizabeth City
1935 Residence (County)	Union
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Scotland
Birthplace (normalized)	scotland

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Margaret Hughes

Spouse · 1940 · age 58 · b. ~1882 · New Jersey

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Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02400-00239)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	William Will	17	Son	New Worker	New Jersey
2	Edward J. Belvin	43	Head	School Fireman	New Jersey
3	Gertrude R. Belvin	42	Wife	Clerk	New Jersey
4	James French	56	Brother-in-law	—	New Jersey
5	Julia French	61	Sister	—	Ireland
6	George Fish	54	Head	Machinist	New Jersey
7	Meta B. Fish	54	Wife	—	Germany
8	George Jr. Fish	27	Son	Clerk	New Jersey
9	Nancy Fish	23	Daughter	Stenographer	New Jersey
10	Meta L. Fish	19	Daughter	Stenographer	New Jersey
11	Helen Saul	51	Head	Registered Nurse	Iowa
12	Lela Saul	47	Sister	Registered Nurse	Iowa
13	Mary L. Chandler	25	Boarder	—	New Jersey
14	Thomas Boffard	68	Head	Street Foreman	Italy
15	Paul Donalds	33	Head	Salesman	New Jersey
16	Laura Donalds	29	Wife	Clerk	New Jersey
17	Joseph E. Grace	33	Head	Mail Sorter	New Jersey
18	Marcella A. Grace	24	Wife	—	New Hampshire
19	Charles F. Nowick	57	Head	Private Org.	New Jersey
20	Elizabeth E. Nowick	57	Wife	—	New York
21	Frank Campisano	59	Head	Shoe Repairing	Italy
22	Minnie Campisano	51	Wife	—	Italy
23	Marie Campisano	23	Daughter	Machine Operator	New Jersey
24	Lena Campisano	17	Daughter	—	New Jersey
25	James Gundrot	34	Head	Machinist	Connecticut
26	Lucie Gundrot	29	Wife	—	Massachusetts
27	James Jr. Gundrot	8	Son	—	New York
28	John Gundrot	6	Son	—	New York
29	Robert Gundrot	2	Son	—	New Jersey
30	Amedie Marotte	73	Grandfather	Carpenter	Canada
31	Elizabeth Burnside	49	Mother-in-law	—	Massachusetts
32	George Seilling	38	Head	Clerk	New York
33	Helen Seilling	27	Wife	—	Austria
34	Constance Seilling	2	Daughter	—	New Jersey
35	Peter Hughes	61	Head	Needle Straightener	Scotland
36	Margaret Hughes THIS PERSON	58	Wife	—	Scotland
37	Peter A. Hughes	24	Son	Laboratory Assistant	New Jersey
38	Mary E. Hughes	25	Daughter	Nurse	New Jersey
39	Jack Euzer	65	Head	—	Romania
40	Rebecca Euzer	52	Wife	—	Romania

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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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