Margaret Mcdermott — 1920 US Census Record

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1920 United States Federal Census · Kings, New York

Our Model Tree links this Margaret Mcdermott across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Kings, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1860), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 60 b. ~1860 Female Head Born: Ireland Widowed

1920 Census Record Details

Census Year	1920
Location	Kings, New York
Surname	McDermott
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	60
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Ireland
Year of Immigration	1870
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Father's Birthplace	Ireland
Mother's Birthplace	Ireland
Additional Details
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth Country	Ireland
Birthplace (normalized)	ireland
Township / Ward	Borough Of Brooklyn
Est. Birth Year	~1860

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 1920 census.

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Margaret	Age	Birth yr
Andrew Mcdermott	Son	—	29	~1891
Margaret Mcdermott	Head	—	60	~1860
Anna Mcdermott	Daughter	—	27	~1893
John Mcdermott	Son	—	31	~1889

Census Appearances

1920

Kings, New …

Head, age 60

Kings, New York · implied b. ~1860 — 4 household members

Surname	McDermott
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	60
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Ireland
Year of Immigration	1870
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Father's Birthplace	Ireland
Mother's Birthplace	Ireland
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth Country	Ireland
Birthplace (normalized)	ireland

1930

Kings, New …

Other, age 70

Kings, New York · implied b. ~1860 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	McDermott
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Servant
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	70
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Ireland
Naturalization Status	Alien
Year of Immigration	1893
Father's Birthplace	Ireland (Free State)
Mother's Birthplace	Ireland (Free State)
Occupation	Cook
Industry	Family
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Birth Country	Ireland
Birthplace (normalized)	ireland

1940

Kings-County, New …

Other, age 77

Kings-County, New York · implied b. ~1863 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	MC-DERMOTT
Given Name	MARIA
Relationship to Head	MOTHER IN-LAW
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	77
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	IRELAND
1935 Residence (City)	New York City
1935 Residence (County)	Kings
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Ireland
Birthplace (normalized)	ireland

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Margaret Mcdermott

Head · 1920 · age 60 · b. ~1860 · New York

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Page Contents

49 people indexed on this census page (ia:1920:14thcensusofpopu1156unit:0642)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Carlo Amalino	26	Head	Barber	Italy
2	Stella Amalino	26	Wife	—	Italy
3	Concetta Amalino	58	Mother-in-law	—	Italy
4	Salvatore Abacasso	45	Cousin	Machinist	New York
5	Christian Alen	28	Head	Fireman	New York
6	Catherine Alen	27	Wife	—	New York
7	Irene Alen	4	Daughter	—	New York
8	Eleanor Alen	3	Daughter	—	New York
9	George Lewis	33	Head	Machinist	Italy
10	Jennie Lewis	30	Wife	—	Italy
11	Concetta Lewis	54	Mother	—	Italy
12	Andrew Lewis	20	Brother	Machinist	Italy
13	Carlo Cannavo	55	Head	Laborer	Italy
14	Concetta Cannavo	49	Wife	—	Italy
15	Peter Cannavo	20	Son	Shipping Clerk	New York
16	John Cannavo	22	Son	Clerk	New York
17	Richard Burschel	49	Head	Driver	Germany
18	Emily Burschel	42	Wife	—	New York
19	Louise Burschel	10	Daughter	—	New York
20	Margaret Mcdermott THIS PERSON	60	Head	—	Ireland
21	John Mcdermott	31	Son	Driver	New York
22	Andrew Mcdermott	29	Son	Driver	New York
23	Anna V Mcdermott	27	Daughter	Machine Operator	New York
24	Thomas Foster	24	Head	Chauffeur	New York
25	Theresa Foster	21	Wife	—	New York
26	Edward Schumm	41	Head	Rigger Helper	New York
27	Sarah Schumm	32	Wife	—	Connecticut
28	Evelyn Schumm	8	Daughter	—	New York
29	James Shea	62	Head	Laborer	Ireland
30	Mary Shea	63	Wife	—	Ireland
31	Margaret Shea	22	Daughter	Telephone Operator	New York
32	Jeremiah C Shea	19	Son	Machinist	New York
33	John Ryan	38	Head	Machinist	New York
34	Catherine Ryan	32	Wife	Operator	New York
35	Frederick Bell	24	Head	Machinist	New York
36	Irene Bell	24	Wife	—	New York
37	Alice Bell	2	Daughter	—	New York
38	Isaac Wasserman	55	Head	—	Russia
39	Fanny Wasserman	55	Wife	—	Russia
40	Herman Wasserman	27	Son	Clerk	New York
41	Jennie Wasserman	21	Daughter	Stenographer	New York
42	Frederick Hess	41	Head	Machinist	New York
43	Margaret Hess	37	Wife	—	New York
44	Mary Hess	19	Daughter	Stenographer	New York
45	Catherine Hess	17	Daughter	—	New York
46	Frances Hess	15	Daughter	—	New York
47	Winifred Hess	13	Daughter	—	New York
48	Madeline Hess	11	Daughter	—	New York
49	Charles Hess	4	Son	—	New York

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This record was independently indexed by YourRoots from the 1920 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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