Margaret Sweeney — 1940 US Census Record

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

Our Model Tree links this Margaret Sweeney across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in New-York-County, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1894), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 46 b. ~1894 Female Spouse Born: Ireland Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	New-York-County, New York
Surname	Sweeney
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	46
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ireland
1935 Residence (City)	New York
1935 Residence (County)	New York
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Additional Details
Highest Grade	H 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Ireland
Birthplace (normalized)	ireland
Township / Ward	New York
Est. Birth Year	~1894

Household Members

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Margaret	Age	Birth yr
Margaret Sweeney	Spouse	—	46	~1894
Dennis Sweeney	Head	—	49	~1891
Lawrence Sweeney	Son	—	17	~1923
Ronald Sweeney	Son	—	18	~1922

Census Appearances

1920

New York, …

Other, age 27

New York, New York · implied b. ~1893 — 7 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Sweeney
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Servant
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	27
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Ireland
Year of Immigration	1910
Naturalization Status	Alien
Father's Birthplace	Ireland
Mother's Birthplace	Ireland
Occupation	Cook
Industry	Private family
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Birth Country	Ireland
Birthplace (normalized)	ireland

1930

New York, …

Other, age 37

New York, New York · implied b. ~1893 — 7 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Sweeney
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Wife-H
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	37
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ireland
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Year of Immigration	1904
Age at First Marriage	21
Father's Birthplace	Ireland
Mother's Birthplace	Ireland
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Birth Country	Ireland
Birthplace (normalized)	ireland

1940

New-York-County, New …

Spouse, age 46

New-York-County, New York · implied b. ~1894 — 4 household members

Surname	Sweeney
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	46
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ireland
1935 Residence (City)	New York
1935 Residence (County)	New York
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Highest Grade	H 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Ireland
Birthplace (normalized)	ireland

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Margaret Sweeney

Spouse · 1940 · age 46 · b. ~1894 · New York

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

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02669-00930)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Helena C. Morris	43	Sister	Dancing Teacher	New York
2	Marie Morris	25	Sister	—	New York
3	Dennis Sweeney	49	Head	Police Sergeant	Ireland
4	Margaret Sweeney THIS PERSON	46	Wife	—	Ireland
5	Ronald Sweeney	18	Son	—	New York
6	Lawrence Sweeney	17	Son	—	New York
7	John C. Ettlinger	71	Head	—	New York
8	Elise H. Ettlinger	45	Daughter	Stenographer	New York
9	Louis Ettlinger	39	Son	Real Estate Clerk	New York
10	Charles F. Burling	15	Grandson	—	Bermuda
11	Julia Lowell	58	Cousin	—	Hungary
12	Margaret Hughes	32	Head	Secretary	New York
13	Georgia Hughes	28	Sister	New Worker	New York
14	Anna Conboy	42	Servant	Servant	Ireland
15	Katherine Pirates	54	Head	Stenographer	New York
16	Caroline Pirates	62	Sister	—	New York
17	Grace Pirates	52	Sister	—	New York
18	Augusta Pirates	46	Sister	File Clerk	New York
19	Elsie Pirates	39	Sister	Clerk	New York
20	Adam Pirates	42	Brother	Clerk	New York
21	Hattie Boyns	53	Head	—	New York
22	Isabelle Webber	70	Sister	—	New Jersey
23	Elizabeth Patterson	66	Head	—	New York
24	Mary Patterson	64	Sister	—	New York
25	Margaret Patterson	62	Sister	Clerk	New York
26	Sarah Patterson	60	Sister	Milliner	New York
27	Frances Gaynor	66	Sister	—	New York
28	Ethel Reid	46	Head	—	Rochester, N.Y.
29	Coliata Johnson	23	Lodger	Operator	North Carolina
30	Helen Dally	22	Lodger	Housekeeper	North Carolina
31	Louis Dally	26	Lodger	Salesman	Virginia
32	Thomas Morton	45	Lodger	Guard	Virginia
33	Vivian Morton	33	Wife	—	North Carolina
34	Thomas Jr. Morton	7	Son	—	New York
35	Rosa Lee Morton	5	Daughter	—	New York
36	Ursula Rogers	40	Lodger	Housekeeper	South Dakota
37	Joseph Graham	41	Head	Elevator Operator	New York
38	Mary Graham	37	Wife	—	Ireland
39	Joseph Jr. Graham	13	Son	—	New York
40	Annette Graham	10	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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