Margaret Jenkins — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · New-Haven-County, Connecticut

Our Model Tree links this Margaret Jenkins across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in New-Haven-County, Connecticut (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1884), then head of a 5-person household.

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

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	New-Haven-County, Connecticut
Surname	Jenkins
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	56
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Scotland
1935 Residence (City)	New Haven
1935 Residence (County)	New Haven
Naturalization Status	First papers filed
Additional Details
Class of Worker	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same Place
Birth Country	Scotland
Birthplace (normalized)	scotland
Township / Ward	New Haven
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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Margaret	Age	Birth yr
Mary Cutter	Other	—	32	~1908
Alex Jenkins	Son	—	21	~1919
Andrew Jenkins	Head	—	58	~1882
Margaret Jenkins	Spouse	—	56	~1884
Emma Jenkins	Daughter	—	12	~1928

Census Appearances

1920

New Haven, …

Spouse, age 34

New Haven, Connecticut · implied b. ~1886 — 47 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Jenkins
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	34
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Scotland
Year of Immigration	1913
Naturalization Status	First papers filed
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

New Haven, …

Other, age 45

New Haven, Connecticut · implied b. ~1885 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Jenkins
Given Name	Marguerite
Relationship to Head	Wife-H
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	45
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Scotland
Naturalization Status	Alien
Year of Immigration	1914
Age at First Marriage	20
Father's Birthplace	Scotland
Mother's Birthplace	Scotland
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Birth Country	Scotland
Birthplace (normalized)	scotland

1940

New-Haven-County, Connecticut

Spouse, age 56

New-Haven-County, Connecticut · implied b. ~1884 — 5 household members

Surname	Jenkins
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	56
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Scotland
1935 Residence (City)	New Haven
1935 Residence (County)	New Haven
Naturalization Status	First papers filed
Class of Worker	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same Place
Birth Country	Scotland
Birthplace (normalized)	scotland

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Margaret Jenkins

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

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Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-00542-01044)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Vera Rusler	63	Wife	Shirt Folder	New York
42	Bessie Ryan	36	Mother	—	New York
43	William Delaney	17	Son	—	New Haven
44	Henry Schmiedel	38	Head	Watchman	New Haven
45	Anna Schmiedel	38	Wife	Operator	New Haven
46	Shirley A. Schmiedel	12	Daughter	—	New Haven
47	Alice A. Schmiedel	10	Daughter	—	New Haven
48	Lillian Schmiedel	5	Daughter	—	New Haven
49	Alfred Goodrich	43	Head	Landscape Gardener	England
50	Margaret Goodrich	42	Wife	—	Conn
51	Edward Goodrich	20	Son	N.P.	Conn
52	Lillian Goodrich	16	Daughter	—	Conn
53	Lorraine Goodrich	14	Daughter	—	Conn
54	Andrew Jenkins	58	Head	Steam Fitter	Scotland
55	Margaret Jenkins THIS PERSON	56	Wife	—	Scotland
56	Alex Jenkins	21	Son	Clerk	Conn
57	Emma Jenkins	12	Daughter	—	Conn
58	Mary Cutter	32	Lodger	Waitress	Scotland
59	Margaret Galligan	65	Head	—	Germany
60	Edward Galligan	29	Son	Auto Mech	Conn
61	Raymond Klump	24	Head	Labor	Conn
62	Irene Klump	23	Wife	—	Conn
63	Robert Klump	0	Son	—	Conn
64	Wilbur Hart	26	Head	Labor	Conn
65	Florence Hart	23	Wife	—	Conn
66	Wilbert Hart	4	Son	—	Conn
67	Dorothy Hart	2	Daughter	—	Conn
68	Paul Hart	1	Son	—	Conn
69	Julian Samson	28	Head	Machine Op.	Conn
70	May Samson	28	Wife	—	Conn
71	Julian Samson	8	Son	—	Conn
72	Dorothy Samson	7	Daughter	—	Conn
73	Donald Samson	4	Son	—	Conn
74	Arlene Samson	1	Daughter	—	Conn
75	Edward Latula	22	Head	Labor	Conn
76	Josephine Latula	21	Wife	—	Conn
77	Catherine Latula	1	Daughter	—	Conn
78	John Killoy	48	Head	Stock Clerk	Conn
79	Katherine Killoy	41	Wife	—	Conn
80	Mildred Killoy	17	Daughter	—	Conn

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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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