Margaret Owens — 1930 US Census Record

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1930 United States Federal Census · Whatcom, Washington

Our Model Tree links this Margaret Owens across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Whatcom, Washington (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1883), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 47 b. ~1883 Female Spouse Born: Wales Married

1930 Census Record Details

Census Year	1930
Location	Whatcom, Washington
Surname	Owens
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	47
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Wales
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Year of Immigration	1917
Age at First Marriage	23
Father's Birthplace	Wales
Mother's Birthplace	Wales
Additional Details
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Dry Goods Store
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	Welsh
Veteran	No
Birth Country	Wales
Birthplace (normalized)	wales
Occupation	Laborer
Township / Ward	Bellingham City
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.

3 people recorded at the same address in the 1930 census.

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Margaret	Age	Birth yr
David Owens	Head	—	43	~1887
Sarah Owens	Daughter	—	22	~1908
Margaret Owens	Spouse	—	47	~1883

Census Appearances

1920

Burnett, Wisconsin

Spouse, age 37

Burnett, Wisconsin · implied b. ~1883 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Owens
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	37
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Wales
Father's Birthplace	Wales
Mother's Birthplace	Wales
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Birth Country	Wales
Birthplace (normalized)	wales

1930

Whatcom, Washington

Spouse, age 47

Whatcom, Washington · implied b. ~1883 — 3 household members

Surname	Owens
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	47
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Wales
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Year of Immigration	1917
Age at First Marriage	23
Father's Birthplace	Wales
Mother's Birthplace	Wales
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Dry Goods Store
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	Welsh
Veteran	No
Birth Country	Wales
Birthplace (normalized)	wales

1940

Whatcom-County, Washington

Other, age 58

Whatcom-County, Washington · implied b. ~1882 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Owen
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Mother-law
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	58
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Wales
1935 Residence (City)	Bellingham
1935 Residence (County)	Whatcom
Naturalization Status	First papers filed
Class of Worker	0
Highest Grade	No 7
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Wales
Birthplace (normalized)	wales

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Margaret Owens

Spouse · 1930 · age 47 · b. ~1883 · Washington

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1930 US Federal Census — Whatcom, Washington Open full size

Page Contents

50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1930:15thcensus2521unit:1053)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
51	David Jones	9	Son	—	Montana
52	David Owens	43	Head	Laborer	Wales
53	Margaret Owens THIS PERSON	47	Wife	Laborer	Wales
54	Sarah Owens	22	Daughter	Laborer	Wales
55	Gifford Moe	33	Head	Mechanic	Wisconsin
56	Esther Moe	33	Wife	Bookkeeper	Iowa
57	Mervin Berken	13	Nephew	—	Montana
58	Caspar Smith	29	Head	Physician	New York
59	Kathryne Smith	29	Wife	—	New York
60	Mary Ann Smith	1	Daughter	—	Washington
61	George F. Rogers	27	Head	Sales Force	Minnesota
62	Margaret Rogers	21	Wife	—	Washington
63	Boyd Staggs	30	Head	Retail Merchant	Tennessee
64	Evelyn Staggs	29	Wife	—	Minnesota
65	Boyd Gene Staggs	3	Son	—	Washington
66	Walter Vanderford	29	Head	Teacher	Washington
67	Lucille Vanderford	26	Wife	—	Minnesota
68	Lynn Bell	27	Head	Log Scaler	Nebraska
69	Mabel Bell	26	Wife	—	Washington
70	Marilyn Bell	3	Daughter	—	Washington
71	Vernon Brokaw	28	Head	Truck Driver	Washington
72	Gladys Brokaw	28	Wife	—	Indiana
73	Willard S. Oates	32	Head	Teller	Wisconsin
74	Eunice Oates	29	Wife	—	Kansas
75	Carlyle Crum	30	Head	Proprietor	North Dakota
76	Dorothy Crum	28	Wife	—	South Dakota
77	Carlyle Crum	1	Son	—	Washington
78	Gloria Jean Crum	1	Daughter	—	Washington
79	Edward B. Frye	47	Head	Carpenter	New York
80	Etta Frye	30	Wife	—	Canada English
81	Rowena Frye	19	Daughter	—	New York
82	Harriett Frye	16	Daughter	—	New York
83	Edward Frye	5	Son	—	Washington
84	Clifford R. Frye	3	Son	—	Washington
85	Myron Westby	21	Head	Printer	South Dakota
86	Mildred Westby	19	Wife	—	Oregon
87	James R. Glenn	49	Head	Painter	Utah
88	Mary B. Glenn	49	Wife	—	Scotland
89	Leonard Glenn	8	Son	—	Washington
90	Ellen M. Glenn	72	Mother	—	Missouri
91	Harmon Munroe	28	Head	Laborer	Michigan
92	Alice Munroe	21	Wife	—	Washington
93	Estelle Munroe	3	Daughter	—	Washington
94	Betty Lou Munroe	2	Daughter	—	Washington
95	William Munroe	47	Mother	—	Michigan
96	Reid Munroe	17	Brother	—	Washington
97	Earl Munroe	16	Brother	—	Washington
98	Dorothy Munroe	12	Sister	—	Washington
99	Marie Munroe	9	Sister	—	Washington
100	Wilder Munroe	6	Brother	—	Washington

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This record was independently indexed by YourRoots from the 1930 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.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)

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