Margaret Sweeney — 1920 US Census Record

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1920 United States Federal Census · New York, New York

Our Model Tree links this Margaret Sweeney across the 1900, 1910 and 1920 US Censuses in New York, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1870), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 50 b. ~1870 Female Spouse Born: Ireland Married

1920 Census Record Details

Census Year	1920
Location	New York, New York
Surname	Sweeney
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	50
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ireland
Year of Immigration	1885
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Father's Birthplace	Ireland
Mother's Birthplace	Ireland
Additional Details
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	Irish
Birth Country	Ireland
Birthplace (normalized)	ireland
Township / Ward	New York City
Est. Birth Year	~1870

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 1920 census.

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Margaret	Age	Birth yr
Margaret Sweeney	Spouse	—	50	~1870
Eleanor Sweeney	Daughter	—	18	~1902
John Sweeney	Son	—	21	~1899
Frances Sweeney	Daughter	—	20	~1900
William Sweeney	Head	—	55	~1865

Census Appearances

1900

Kings, New …

Spouse, age 33

Kings, New York · implied b. ~1867 — 2 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Sweeney
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	33
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ireland
Birth Month	Jan
Birth Year	1867
Year of Immigration	1885
Naturalization Status	First papers filed
Father's Birthplace	Ireland
Mother's Birthplace	Ireland
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth Country	Ireland
Birthplace (normalized)	ireland

1910

Kings, New …

Spouse, age 41

Kings, New York · implied b. ~1869 — 7 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Sweeney
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	41
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ireland
Years Married	20
Children Born	6
Children Living	5
Year of Immigration	1884
Father's Birthplace	Ireland
Mother's Birthplace	Ireland
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth Country	Ireland
Birthplace (normalized)	ireland

1920

New York, …

Spouse, age 50

New York, New York · implied b. ~1870 — 5 household members

Surname	Sweeney
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	50
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ireland
Year of Immigration	1885
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Father's Birthplace	Ireland
Mother's Birthplace	Ireland
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	Irish
Birth Country	Ireland
Birthplace (normalized)	ireland

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Margaret Sweeney

Spouse · 1920 · age 50 · b. ~1870 · New York

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1920 US Federal Census — New York, New York Open full size

Page Contents

50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1920:14thcensusofpopu1272unit:1031)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
51	Frances Mancuso	14	Daughter	—	New York
52	William Williams	35	Head	Fireman	New York
53	Alice Williams	24	Wife	—	New York
54	Mary Ward	42	Head	Forewoman	New York
55	Walter Ward	23	Son	Clerk	New York
56	George Ward	28	Head	Laborer	New York
57	Isabella Ward	26	Wife	—	New York
58	Margaret Ward	5	Daughter	—	New York
59	William J. Sweeney	55	Head	Pressman	Ireland
60	Margaret Sweeney THIS PERSON	50	Wife	—	Ireland
61	John Sweeney	21	Son	Machinist	New York
62	Frances Sweeney	20	Daughter	Clerk	New York
63	Eleanor Sweeney	18	Daughter	Clerk	New York
64	Vincenzo Romano	24	Head	Manager	Italy
65	Mary Romano	27	Wife	—	Italy
66	Anthony Romano	4	Son	—	New York
67	Michael Romano	2	Son	—	New York
68	John Kelly	49	Head	Foreman	New York
69	Elizabeth Kelly	42	Wife	—	New York
70	Mary Kelly	18	Daughter	—	New York
71	Elizabeth Kearns	40	Head	Examiner	Ireland
72	Elizabeth Kearns	16	Daughter	Clerk	New York
73	Alice Kearns	14	Daughter	Typist	New York
74	Michael Kearns	10	Son	—	New York
75	Harold Butler	27	Head	Asst. Manager	New York
76	Marie Butler	22	Wife	—	New York
77	Margaret Casey	29	Head	—	Ireland
78	Anastasia Casey	5	Daughter	—	New York
79	Anna Casey	3	Daughter	—	New York
80	Margaret Dillon	41	Head	Examiner	Ireland
81	John J. Dillon	17	Son	Messenger Boy	New York
82	Margaret Dillon	15	Daughter	—	New York
83	James Dillon	13	Son	—	New York
84	Mary Dillon	12	Son	—	New York
85	Walter Kelley	24	Head	Longshoreman	New York
86	Margaret Kelley	23	Wife	—	Ireland
87	Thomas Kelley	1	Son	—	New York
88	Sarah Wilmoth	60	Head	—	Scotland
89	Henry W. Wilmoth	26	Son	Salesman	New York
90	Mary Kavanaugh	45	Head	—	Ireland
91	Rose Kavanaugh	26	Daughter	Waitress	New York
92	Margaret Mahoney	44	Head	—	Ireland
93	Ella Mahoney	22	Niece	Rental Clerk	New York
94	Henry Masterson	32	Head	Distributor	New York
95	Susan Masterson	28	Wife	Forewoman	New York
96	Anthony Squillace	37	Head	Proprietor	Italy
97	Mildred Squillace	28	Wife	—	New York
98	Frances Squillace	9	Daughter	—	New York
99	Genevieve Squillace	4	Daughter	—	New York
100	George Kearns	60	Head	Laborer	New Jersey

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This record was independently indexed by YourRoots from the 1920 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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