Margaret Knight — 1940 US Census Record

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

Our Model Tree links this Margaret Knight across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Westchester-County, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1866), then head of a 2-person household.

Age 74 b. ~1866 Female Head Born: New York Widowed

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Westchester-County, New York
Surname	Knight
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	74
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	New York
1935 Residence (City)	Mt Vernon
1935 Residence (County)	Westchester
Additional Details
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york
Township / Ward	Mt Vernon
Est. Birth Year	~1866

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Margaret	Age	Birth yr
Margaret Knight	Head	—	74	~1866
Margaret Knight	Daughter	—	48	~1892

Census Appearances

1920

Westchester, New …

Head, age 55

Westchester, New York · implied b. ~1865 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Knight
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	55
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	New York
Father's Birthplace	Scotland
Mother's Birthplace	England
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	Scotch
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

1930

Westchester, New …

Head, age 62

Westchester, New York · implied b. ~1868 — 2 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Knight
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	62
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	New York
Age at First Marriage	24
Father's Birthplace	Scotland
Mother's Birthplace	England
Occupation	none
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Home Value / Rent	65
Radio Set	R
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

1940

Westchester-County, New …

Head, age 74

Westchester-County, New York · implied b. ~1866 — 2 household members

Surname	Knight
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	74
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	New York
1935 Residence (City)	Mt Vernon
1935 Residence (County)	Westchester
Income (1939)	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 Knight

Head · 1940 · age 74 · b. ~1866 · New York

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Original Census Page

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

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02807-00932)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Anna Weiss	53	Head	House Maid	New York
42	Alice Weiss	16	Daughter	—	New York
43	George Pearsall	36	Head	Tilesetter	New York
44	Marion Pearsall	30	Wife	—	New York
45	George Jr Pearsall	7	Son	—	New York
46	Denton Pearsall	2	Son	—	New York
47	Margaret Knight THIS PERSON	74	Head	—	New York
48	Margaret Knight	48	Daughter	Secretary	New York
49	Theodore Price	61	Head	Supt Building	New York
50	May Price	59	Wife	—	England
51	Elizabeth Barrow	80	Mother-in-law	—	England
52	Charles Graves	53	Head	Service	Michigan
53	Ida Graves	52	Wife	—	New York
54	Virginia Graves	21	Daughter	—	New York
55	Effie Graves	18	Daughter	—	New York
56	Joseph Kemp	31	Head	Sheet Metal	Penn.
57	Marjorie Kemp	25	Wife	—	New York
58	Joseph Graves	35	Head	Gas Fitter	New York
59	Lillian Graves	35	Wife	—	New York
60	Claire Graves	4	Daughter	—	New York
61	Henrietta Stummeis	66	Head	—	New York
62	Anna Stummeis	25	Daughter	Clerk	New York
63	George Luzanos	56	Head	Owner	Greece
64	Cantilo Luzanos	56	Wife	—	Greece
65	Aristides Luzanos	27	Son	New Worker	New York
66	Peter Luzanos	22	Son	—	New York
67	Luigi Cetra	None	By error	—	—
68	Thomas Mccormack	47	Head	Asst Supt	New York
69	Helen Mccormack	42	Wife	—	New York
70	John Mccormack	14	Son	—	New York
71	Eileen Mccormack	12	Daughter	—	New York
72	Marilyn Mccormack	11	Daughter	—	New York
73	John Slattery	21	Head	—	Dist Columbia
74	Herbert Holden	40	Head	Spot Welder	New York
75	Alice V. Holden	32	Wife	—	New York
76	Israel Polen	64	Head	Artist	Russia
77	Ida Polen	58	Wife	—	Russia
78	William Polen	37	Son	Pharmacist	New York
79	Leon Polen	29	Son	Druggist	New York
80	Jeanette Rabin	34	Daughter	—	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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