Margaret Sweeney — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Philadelphia-County, Pennsylvania

Our Model Tree links this Margaret Sweeney across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Philadelphia-County, Pennsylvania (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1892), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 48 b. ~1892 Female Spouse Born: Pennsylvania Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Philadelphia-County, Pennsylvania
Surname	Sweeney
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	48
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Pennsylvania
1935 Residence (City)	Phila City
1935 Residence (County)	Philadelphia
Additional Details
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 10
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Pennsylvania
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	pennsylvania
Township / Ward	Phila City
Est. Birth Year	~1892

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Margaret	Age	Birth yr
Veronica Sweeney	Daughter	—	19	~1921
Joseph Sweeney	Head	—	48	~1892
Margaret Sweeney	Spouse	—	48	~1892
Margaret Sweeney	Daughter	—	23	~1917

Census Appearances

1920

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Spouse, age 27

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · implied b. ~1893 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Sweeney
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	27
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Pennsylvania
Father's Birthplace	Ireland
Mother's Birthplace	Germany
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Pennsylvania
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	pennsylvania

1930

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Spouse, age 38

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · implied b. ~1892 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Sweeney
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	38
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Pennsylvania
Age at First Marriage	24
Father's Birthplace	Ireland
Mother's Birthplace	Germany
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Pennsylvania
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	pennsylvania

1940

Philadelphia-County, Pennsylvania

Spouse, age 48

Philadelphia-County, Pennsylvania · implied b. ~1892 — 4 household members

Surname	Sweeney
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	48
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Pennsylvania
1935 Residence (City)	Phila City
1935 Residence (County)	Philadelphia
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 10
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Pennsylvania
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	pennsylvania

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Margaret Sweeney

Spouse · 1940 · age 48 · b. ~1892 · Pennsylvania

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1940 US Federal Census — Philadelphia-County, Pennsylvania Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-03720-00564)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	John Tighe	69	Head	Warper	England
2	Margaret Tighe	64	Wife	—	England
3	Florence Tighe	63	Sister	Weaver	England
4	John Tighe	54	Brother	Shipper	England
5	Mary Tighe	48	Sister	Seamer	Pennsylvania
6	Sarah Finlay	50	Head	—	Ireland
7	Hugh Finlay	25	Son	—	Ireland
8	Fred White	55	Son in law	Lace Designer	England
9	Margaret White	30	Daughter	—	Scotland
10	James White	8	Grandson	—	Pennsylvania
11	Joseph Sweeney	48	Head	Tool Maker	Pennsylvania
12	Margaret Sweeney THIS PERSON	48	Wife	—	Pennsylvania
13	Margaret Sweeney	23	Daughter	Typist	Pennsylvania
14	Veronica Sweeney	19	Daughter	—	Pennsylvania
15	Harry Goldberg	60	Head	Proprietor	Russia
16	Celia Goldberg	53	Wife	—	Russia
17	Sam Barrish	40	Son in law	Salesman	Russia
18	Florence Barrish	30	Daughter	—	New York
19	Deborah Barrish	2	Granddaughter	—	Pennsylvania
20	Herman Baumgaertel	52	Head	—	Pennsylvania
21	Ema Baumgaertel	45	Daughter	—	Pennsylvania
22	Edward Rogge	61	Head	Seamer	Pennsylvania
23	Mary Rogge	59	Wife	—	Pennsylvania
24	Albis Galsik	53	Head	Machinist	Czechoslovakia
25	Augusta Galsik	50	Wife	—	Czechoslovakia
26	Daniel Duffy	33	Son in law	Lithographer	Pennsylvania
27	Ethel Duffy	32	Daughter	—	Pennsylvania
28	Daniel Jr. Duffy	2	Grandson	—	Pennsylvania
29	George Young	65	Head	Curtain Weaver	Scotland
30	Mary Young	64	Wife	—	Pennsylvania
31	Thomas Young	25	Son	Hosiery Knitter	Pennsylvania
32	Christy Clarke	54	Head	Watchman	Ireland
33	Margaret Clarke	54	Wife	—	Pennsylvania
34	Robert Akien	32	Son	Typist	Pennsylvania
35	Else Finel	48	Head	—	Germany
36	C. Edward Finel	24	Son	Salesman	Pennsylvania
37	Esther Lois Finel	23	Daughter	—	Pennsylvania
38	Joseph Schmidt	54	Head	Chauffeur	New York
39	Elizabeth Schmidt	49	Wife	—	Germany
40	Walter Skibbe	45	Head	Machinist	Pennsylvania

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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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