Margaret Shaw — 1940 US Census Record

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

Our Model Tree links this Margaret Shaw across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Queens-County, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1896), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 44 b. ~1896 Female Spouse Born: New York Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Queens-County, New York
Surname	Shaw
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	44
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
1935 Residence (City)	New York City
1935 Residence (County)	Queens
Additional Details
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 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	~1896

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Margaret	Age	Birth yr
Harry Shaw	Head	—	44	~1896
Margaret Shaw	Other	—	30	~1910
Barbara Shaw	Other	—	1	~1939
Margaret Shaw	Spouse	—	44	~1896
Harry Shaw	Son	—	22	~1918

Census Appearances

1920

Queens, New …

Spouse, age 24

Queens, New York · implied b. ~1896 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Shaw
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	24
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
Father's Birthplace	New York
Mother's Birthplace	New York
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

1930

Queens, New …

Other, age 35

Queens, New York · implied b. ~1895 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Shaw
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Daughter-in-law
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	35
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
Age at First Marriage	35
Father's Birthplace	New York
Mother's Birthplace	New York
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

1940

Queens-County, New …

Spouse, age 44

Queens-County, New York · implied b. ~1896 — 5 household members

Surname	Shaw
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	44
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
1935 Residence (City)	New York City
1935 Residence (County)	Queens
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

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Margaret Shaw

Spouse · 1940 · age 44 · b. ~1896 · New York

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

Page Contents

34 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02747-00827)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Ralph Catalano	20	Son	Operator	New York
2	Mary Catalano	17	Daughter	—	New York
3	Alfred Catalano	16	Son	—	New York
4	Harry W. Shaw	44	Head	Engineer	New York
5	Margaret Shaw THIS PERSON	44	Wife	—	New York
6	Harry J. Shaw	22	Son	Teller	New York
7	Margaret Shaw	30	Daughter in law	Cashier Operator	Pennsylvania
8	Barbara Shaw	1	Granddaughter	—	New York
9	George Mark	53	Head	Salesman	New York
10	Mary Mark	52	Wife	—	New York
11	Frances Mark	23	Daughter	New Worker	New York
12	Charles Straub	74	Head	—	New York
13	Anna Straub	71	Wife	—	New York
14	Charles Jr. Straub	36	Son	Clerk	New York
15	Bridget Keary	66	Head	—	Irish Free State
16	Anna Mcgrath	38	Daughter	—	New York
17	Maurice Mcgrath	37	Son in law	Clerk	New York
18	Maurice Jr. Mcgrath	13	Grandson	—	New York
19	Denise Mcgrath	7	Granddaughter	—	New York
25	Margaret Bunyan	60	Head	—	Irish Free State
26	Maurice Bunyan	36	Son	Chauffeur	New York
27	Edward Bunyan	32	Son	Chauffeur	New York
28	Ann Bunyan	30	Daughter	Operator	New York
29	Irene Bunyan	24	Daughter	—	New York
31	John Boyle	56	Head	Stereotype	Scotland
32	Elizabeth Boyle	56	Wife	—	Scotland
33	Donald Boyle	24	Son	Operator	Illinois
34	John Scherrer	40	Head	Utility Man	New York
35	Agnes Scherrer	37	Wife	—	New York
36	Marilyn Scherrer	3	Daughter	—	New York
37	May Belland	45	Sister	Operator	New York
38	Michael Friedberg	38	Head	Chauffeur	New York
39	Helen Friedberg	45	Wife	—	New Jersey
40	Marjorie Friedberg	19	Daughter	Dancer	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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