Margaret Murphy — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · York-County, Maine

Our Model Tree links this Margaret Murphy across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in York-County, Maine (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1865), then head of a 6-person household.

Age 75 b. ~1865 Female Spouse Born: Maine Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	York-County, Maine
Surname	Murphy
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	75
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Maine
1935 Residence (City)	Biddeford City
1935 Residence (County)	York
Additional Details
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 6
1935 Residence	Same house
Birth State	Maine
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	maine
Township / Ward	Biddeford City
Est. Birth Year	~1865

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Margaret	Age	Birth yr
Louise Murphy	Daughter	—	35	~1905
Esther Murphy	Daughter	—	30	~1910
Madeleine Murphy	Daughter	—	37	~1903
Peter Murphy	Head	—	74	~1866
John Harvey	Other	—	82	~1858
Margaret Murphy	Spouse	—	75	~1865

Census Appearances

1920

York, Maine

Spouse, age 54

York, Maine · implied b. ~1866 — 9 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Murphy
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	54
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Maine
Father's Birthplace	Ireland
Mother's Birthplace	Ireland
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	Irish
Birth State	Maine
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	maine

1930

York, Maine

Spouse, age 65

York, Maine · implied b. ~1865 — 8 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Murphy
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	65
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Maine
Age at First Marriage	25
Father's Birthplace	Northern Ireland
Mother's Birthplace	Northern Ireland
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Maine
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	maine

1940

York-County, Maine

Spouse, age 75

York-County, Maine · implied b. ~1865 — 6 household members

Surname	Murphy
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	75
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Maine
1935 Residence (City)	Biddeford City
1935 Residence (County)	York
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 6
1935 Residence	Same house
Birth State	Maine
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	maine

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Margaret Murphy

Spouse · 1940 · age 75 · b. ~1865 · Maine

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

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01495-00508)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	William Gindry	64	Head	Trucking	Eire
2	Cornelius Buckley	78	Brother-in-law	—	Eire
3	Jeremiah Buckley	56	Brother-in-law	Weaver	Eire
4	Hubert J. Lachette	50	Head	Radiotechnician	Eire
5	Rita Lachette	21	Daughter	Stenographer	Maine
6	Martin Lachette	20	Son	Machinist	Maine
7	Helen Lachette	19	Daughter	Office Work	Maine
8	Victoria Lachette	53	Sister	—	Eire
9	Thomas P. Lachette	49	Brother	Machinist	New York
10	Peter Murphy	74	Head	Doorman	Maine
11	Margaret Murphy THIS PERSON	75	Wife	—	Maine
12	Madeleine Murphy	37	Daughter	Teacher	Maine
13	Louise Murphy	35	Daughter	Office Work	Maine
14	Esther Murphy	30	Daughter	Teacher	Maine
15	John Harvey	82	Brother-in-law	—	Maine
16	Albert Roy	35	Head	Carpenter	Canada French
17	Blanche Roy	30	Wife	Roll Coverer	Maine
18	Paul Sanville	30	Head	Cook	Mass.
19	Beatrice Sanville	37	Wife	Office Manager	Maine
20	Lionel Binette	27	Head	Trimmer	Maine
21	Marie Rose Binette	25	Wife	Closing Heel	Maine
22	William Le May	31	Head	Loose Heeling	Mass.
23	Yvelle Le May	33	Wife	Bench Work	Maine
24	Arthur Morissette	29	Head	Sales Clerk	Maine
25	Beatrice Morissette	26	Wife	Stamping	Maine
26	Alfred Leveque	28	Head	Grounder	Canada French
27	Florence Leveque	27	Wife	Spinner	Maine
28	Leonard Champagne	75	Head	—	Canada French
29	Mary Champagne	75	Wife	—	Maine
30	James Champagne	44	Son	—	Mass.
31	Solime Corbeil	33	Head	Laborer	Canada French
32	Laurence Corbeil	25	Wife	—	Maine
33	Florence Corbeil	9	Daughter	—	Maine
34	Sylvia Corbeil	8	Daughter	—	Maine
35	Rita Corbeil	4	Daughter	—	Maine
36	Paul Corbeil	1	Son	—	Maine
37	Timothy Twomey	70	Head	—	Eire
38	Julia Twomey	35	Daughter	Spooler	Maine
39	John Twomey	33	Son	Doffing Boy	Maine
40	Clarence J. Austin	45	Head	Carpenter	Vermont

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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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