Margaret Martin — 1940 US Census Record

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

Our Model Tree links this Margaret Martin across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in New-York-County, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1889), then head of a 7-person household.

Age 51 b. ~1889 Female Spouse Born: Ireland Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	New-York-County, New York
Surname	Martin
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	51
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ireland
1935 Residence (City)	New York
1935 Residence (County)	New York
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Additional Details
Highest Grade	No 6
1935 Residence	Same Place
Birth Country	Ireland
Birthplace (normalized)	ireland
Township / Ward	New York
Est. Birth Year	~1889

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Margaret	Age	Birth yr
Helena Martin	Daughter	—	21	~1919
Margaret Martin	Daughter	—	23	~1917
Madeline Martin	Daughter	—	7	~1933
Irene Martin	Daughter	—	12	~1928
Joseph Martin	Head	—	54	~1886
Joseph Martin	Son	—	20	~1920
Margaret Martin	Spouse	—	51	~1889

Census Appearances

1920

New York, …

Spouse, age 30

New York, New York · implied b. ~1890 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Martin
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	30
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ireland
Year of Immigration	1905
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Father's Birthplace	Ireland
Mother's Birthplace	Ireland
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	Eng
Birth Country	Ireland
Birthplace (normalized)	ireland

1930

New York, …

Spouse, age 41

New York, New York · implied b. ~1889 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Martin
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	41
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ireland
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Year of Immigration	1905
Age at First Marriage	25
Father's Birthplace	Ireland
Mother's Birthplace	Ireland
Occupation	none
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Veteran	No
Birth Country	Ireland
Birthplace (normalized)	ireland

1940

New-York-County, New …

Spouse, age 51

New-York-County, New York · implied b. ~1889 — 7 household members

Surname	Martin
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	51
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ireland
1935 Residence (City)	New York
1935 Residence (County)	New York
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Highest Grade	No 6
1935 Residence	Same Place
Birth Country	Ireland
Birthplace (normalized)	ireland

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Margaret Martin

Spouse · 1940 · age 51 · b. ~1889 · New York

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

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02646-00912)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Joseph Martin	54	Head	Checker	Ireland
2	Margaret Martin THIS PERSON	51	Wife	—	Ireland
3	Margaret Martin	23	Daughter	Counter Girl	New York
4	Helena Martin	21	Daughter	Counter Girl	New York
5	Joseph Martin	20	Son	Clerk	New York
6	Irene Martin	12	Daughter	—	New York
7	Madeline Martin	7	Daughter	—	New York
8	Juan Biro	55	Head	Cigar Maker	Cuba
9	Josephine Biro	51	Wife	—	Spain
10	John Biro	24	Son	Elevator Oper	Florida
11	James Biro	21	Son	Elevator Oper	Florida
12	Edmund Purcell	32	Head	Operator	New York
13	Elizabeth Purcell	31	Wife	—	New York
14	Edmund Purcell	13	Son	—	New York
15	James Ferguson	44	Head	Wrecker	New York
16	Beatrice Ferguson	45	Wife	—	New York
17	Alice Ferguson	21	Daughter	—	New York
18	Clarence La Flamme	37	Head	Counter Man	Canada
19	Mary La Flamme	41	Wife	—	Canada
20	Clarence La Flamme	8	Son	—	New York
21	Phyllis La Flamme	5	Daughter	—	New York
22	James Madden	19	Step son	Clerk	New York
23	Mary Madden	21	Step daught	—	New York
24	John Madden	18	Step son	—	New York
25	Elizabeth Madden	16	Step daught	—	New York
26	William Madden	11	Step son	—	New York
27	Howard Holland	52	Head	—	Mass.
28	Elizabeth Holland	52	Wife	—	Mass.
29	Arthur Holland	29	Son	Elevator Oper	New York
30	John Holland	14	Son	—	New York
31	Robert Holland	11	Son	—	New York
32	William Chind	66	Head	—	Sweden
33	Lena Chind	60	Wife	—	Sweden
34	Ethel Chind	27	Daughter	Waitress	Penn.
35	Frieda Chind	18	Daughter	Housekeeper	Penn.
36	Imer Chind	20	Son	Engineer Helper	Penn.
37	Axel Carlson	18	Nephew	Draftsman	Penn.
38	Martin Howard	42	Head	Carrier	New York
39	Alice Howard	40	Wife	—	New York
40	Patricia Howard	12	Daughter	Clerk	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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