Margaret Porter — 1940 US Census Record

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

Our Model Tree links this Margaret Porter across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Queens-County, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1898), then head of a 8-person household.

Age 42 b. ~1898 Female Spouse Born: New York Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Queens-County, New York
Surname	Porter
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	42
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
1935 Residence (City)	New York City
1935 Residence (County)	Queens
Additional Details
Highest Grade	8
1935 Residence	Same Place
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york
Township / Ward	New York City
Est. Birth Year	~1898

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Margaret	Age	Birth yr
Margaret Porter	Spouse	—	42	~1898
Francis Porter	Head	—	43	~1897
Francis Porter	Son	—	15	~1925
Raymond Porter	Son	—	6	~1934
Marilyn Porter	Daughter	—	1	~1939
Vincent Porter	Son	—	13	~1927
Robert Porter	Son	—	17	~1923
Donald Porter	Son	—	10	~1930

Census Appearances

1930

Queens, New …

Spouse, age 31

Queens, New York · implied b. ~1899 — 8 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Porter
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	31
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
Age at First Marriage	23
Father's Birthplace	England
Mother's Birthplace	Ireland
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

1940

Queens-County, New …

Spouse, age 42

Queens-County, New York · implied b. ~1898 — 8 household members

Surname	Porter
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	42
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
1935 Residence (City)	New York City
1935 Residence (County)	Queens
Highest Grade	8
1935 Residence	Same Place
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

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Margaret Porter

Spouse · 1940 · age 42 · b. ~1898 · New York

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

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02745-00675)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Debbe Arnold	24	daughter-in-law	Stenographer	New York
42	Harry Dallos	48	Head	Gen. Mgr.	New York
43	Elsie M. Dallos	41	wife	—	New York
44	Jerome Dallos	14	son	—	New York
45	Maxine Sars	61	mother-in-law	—	Australia
46	William Bilow	36	Head	Salesman	New York
47	Grace Bilow	35	wife	—	Russia
48	Marcia Bilow	8	daughter	—	New York
49	Michael Bilow	5	son	—	New York
50	Shirley Dolphin	33	sister-in-law	Cashier	Russia
51	Constance Dolphin	7	niece	—	New York
52	Helen Meagher	54	Lodger	—	New York
53	Joseph J. Regan	55	Head	Fireman	New York
54	Sara C. Regan	50	wife	—	New York
55	Edward J. Regan	15	son	—	New York
56	Samuel Plotkin	34	Head	Salesman	New York
57	Anna Plotkin	30	wife	—	New York
58	Irma Plotkin	4	daughter	—	New York
59	Doris Plotkin	1	daughter	—	New York
60	Joseph Martin	39	Head	Foreman	Russia
61	Irene Martin	37	wife	—	New Jersey
62	Frank Martin	11	son	—	New York
63	Vivian Martin	9	daughter	—	New York
64	Louis Martin	2	son	—	New York
65	Francis Porter	43	Head	Fireman	New York
66	Margaret Porter THIS PERSON	42	wife	—	New York
67	Robert Porter	17	son	—	New York
68	Francis Jr. Porter	15	son	—	New York
69	Vincent Porter	13	son	—	New York
70	Donald Porter	10	son	—	New York
71	Raymond Porter	6	son	—	New York
72	Marilyn Porter	1	daughter	—	New York
73	John Kick	39	Head	Electrotyper	New York
74	Violet Kick	39	wife	—	New York
75	Margaret Kick	15	daughter	—	New York
76	Eileen Kick	8	daughter	—	New York
77	Marilyn Kick	0	daughter	—	New York
78	Morton Weiner	39	Head	Counter Man	Rumania
79	Fannie Weiner	39	wife	—	Austria
80	Rosalie Weiner	11	daughter	—	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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