Margaret Mcdermott — 1940 US Census Record

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

Our Model Tree links this Margaret Mcdermott across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Bergen-County, New Jersey (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1883), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 57 b. ~1883 Female Spouse Born: Ireland Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Bergen-County, New Jersey
Surname	McDermott
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	57
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ireland
1935 Residence (City)	Bergenfield Borough
1935 Residence (County)	Bergen
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Additional Details
Industry	0
Highest Grade	Hs 4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Ireland
Birthplace (normalized)	ireland
Township / Ward	Bergenfield Borough
Est. Birth Year	~1883

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
Patrick Mcdermott	Head	—	57	~1883
Lorraine Mcdermott	Daughter	—	27	~1913
Margaret Mcdermott	Spouse	—	57	~1883
Frank Mcdermott	Son	—	28	~1912

Census Appearances

1920

Bronx, New …

Spouse, age 35

Bronx, New York · implied b. ~1885 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	McDermott
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	35
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ireland
Year of Immigration	1899
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Father's Birthplace	Ireland
Mother's Birthplace	Ireland
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Birth Country	Ireland
Year of Naturalization	1904
Birthplace (normalized)	ireland

1930

Bergen, New …

Spouse, age 46

Bergen, New Jersey · implied b. ~1884 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	McDermott
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	46
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ireland
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Year of Immigration	1900
Age at First Marriage	23
Father's Birthplace	Ireland
Mother's Birthplace	Ireland
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Birth Country	Ireland
Birthplace (normalized)	ireland

1940

Bergen-County, New …

Spouse, age 57

Bergen-County, New Jersey · implied b. ~1883 — 4 household members

Surname	McDermott
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	57
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ireland
1935 Residence (City)	Bergenfield Borough
1935 Residence (County)	Bergen
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Industry	0
Highest Grade	Hs 4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Ireland
Birthplace (normalized)	ireland

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Margaret Mcdermott

Spouse · 1940 · age 57 · b. ~1883 · New Jersey

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Page Contents

39 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02304-00115)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Francesca Russo	54	Head	—	Italy
2	Tony Russo	32	Son	—	New Jersey
3	Joseph Russo	30	Son	Operator	New Jersey
4	Mary Russo	26	Daughter	Sales Clerk	New Jersey
5	Margaret Russo	21	Daughter	Stenographer	New Jersey
6	Leonard Russo	17	Son	—	New Jersey
7	Angela Russo	14	Daughter	—	New Jersey
8	Robert E. O'Connell	72	Head	Carpenter	New Jersey
9	Mary O'Connell	65	Wife	—	Ireland
10	William Vercelli	58	Head	Chef	Italy
11	Julia Vercelli	53	Wife	—	England
12	Palmina Vercelli	25	Daughter	Operator	England
13	Biago Vercelli	23	Son	Gas Station	England
14	Lloyd B. Whitman	45	Head	Doctor	New York
15	Virginia Whitman	12	Daughter	—	New Jersey
16	H. K. Johnson	46	Brother-in-law	—	Germany
17	Martha Johnson	12	Sister-in-law	—	New Jersey
18	Patrick Mcdermott	57	Head	Telephone Engineer	New Jersey
19	Margaret Mcdermott THIS PERSON	57	Wife	—	Ireland
20	Frank Mcdermott	28	Son	Route Salesman	New York
21	Lorraine Mcdermott	27	Daughter	Typist	Jersey City
22	Peter Bader	46	Head	Machinist	Germany
23	Caroline Bader	47	Wife	—	New Jersey
24	Frieda Isley	51	Lodger	—	Switzerland
25	Anne Payto	42	Head	Stenographer	New York
26	Charles Vincent	33	Head	Distributor	Maine
27	Leata Vincent	35	Wife	—	Canada
28	Louis Palizzi	26	Head	Mer. Chant	New York
29	Mildred Palizzi	24	Wife	—	New York
30	Laura Palizzi	2	Son	—	New Jersey
31	Mary Norton	48	Head	—	New Jersey
32	Roger Norton	22	Son	Time Clerk	New Jersey
33	Patrick Madigan	65	Head	Watchman	Ireland
34	Anne Griffin	50	Daughter	Designer	New York
35	Almeron Breuer	55	Head	Solicitor	New Jersey
36	Glennis Breuer	50	Wife	—	New Jersey
37	Ivor Carlson	26	Head	Clerk	New York
38	Violet Carlson	24	Wife	—	New York
39	Sandra Carlson	2	Daughter	—	New Jersey

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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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