Margaret Thomas — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Lackawanna-County, Pennsylvania

Our Model Tree links this Margaret Thomas across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Lackawanna-County, Pennsylvania (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1884), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 56 b. ~1884 Female Head Born: Wales Widowed

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Lackawanna-County, Pennsylvania
Surname	Thomas
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	56
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Wales
1935 Residence (City)	Dickson
1935 Residence (County)	Lackawanna
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Additional Details
Occupation	Housekeeper
Industry	Private family
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	20
Income (1939)	208
Highest Grade	No 6
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Wales
Birthplace (normalized)	wales
Occupation	Housekeeper
Township / Ward	Dickson
Est. Birth Year	~1884

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
Philis Williams	Daughter	—	8	~1932
Margaret Thomas	Head	—	56	~1884
Claire Williams	Son	—	6	~1934
Hanna Williams	Spouse	—	34	~1906
Philip Williams	Spouse	—	34	~1906

Census Appearances

1920

Lawrence, Pennsylvania

Spouse, age 34

Lawrence, Pennsylvania · implied b. ~1886 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Thomas
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	34
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Wales
Year of Immigration	1899
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Father's Birthplace	Wales
Mother's Birthplace	Wales
Occupation	none
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	Welsh
Birth Country	Wales
Year of Naturalization	1913
Birthplace (normalized)	wales

1930

Lackawanna, Pennsylvania

Spouse, age 45

Lackawanna, Pennsylvania · implied b. ~1885 — 2 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Thomas
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	45
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Wales
Age at First Marriage	30
Father's Birthplace	Wales
Mother's Birthplace	Wales
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth Country	Wales
Birthplace (normalized)	wales

1940

Lackawanna-County, Pennsylvania

Head, age 56

Lackawanna-County, Pennsylvania · implied b. ~1884 — 5 household members

Surname	Thomas
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	56
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Wales
1935 Residence (City)	Dickson
1935 Residence (County)	Lackawanna
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Occupation	Housekeeper
Industry	Private family
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	20
Income (1939)	208
Highest Grade	No 6
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Wales
Birthplace (normalized)	wales

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Margaret Thomas

Head · 1940 · age 56 · b. ~1884 · Pennsylvania

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Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-03523-00326)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Cealo Moskovitz	64	Head	Clerk	Austria
42	Lena Moskovitz	39	Daughter	Labor	Penna
43	Paul Vayer	56	Head	—	Poland
44	Mary Vayer	55	Wife	—	Poland
45	Esther Vayer	26	Daughter	New Worker	Penna
46	Ernest Vayer	12	Son	—	Penna
47	Sadie Hartman	40	Head	Seamstress	Penna
48	Daisy Hartman	32	Sister	Stitcher	Penna
49	Harriet Hartman	22	Sister	Labor	Penna
50	Griff Hughes	50	Head	—	Wales
51	Eliza Hughes	50	Wife	New Worker	Penna
52	Blodwin Hughes	22	Son	—	Penna
53	Arthur Hughes	19	Son	—	Penna
54	Hayden Hughes	14	Daughter	—	Penna
55	Robert Hughes	14	Son	—	Penna
56	Berty Hughes	12	Daughter	—	Penna
57	Elvira Hughes	9	Daughter	—	Penna
58	Curt Casper	37	Head	Labor	Germany
59	Norma Casper	27	Wife	—	Penna
60	Louise Casper	5	Daughter	—	Penna
61	Bernard Casper	2	Son	—	Penna
62	James Snyder	71	Head	—	Penna
63	Margaret Snyder	66	Wife	—	Penna
64	Parks Jensen	35	Lodger	Labor	New York
65	Donald Sammon	60	Head	—	Penna
66	John Sammon	31	Son	Laborer	Penna
67	John Morgan	63	Head	Assistant Foreman	Wales
68	Catherine Morgan	58	Wife	—	Penna
69	Edward G. Morgan	28	Son	New Worker	Penna
70	Margaret Thomas THIS PERSON	56	Head	Housekeeper	Wales
71	Philip Williams	34	Husband	Janitor	Penna
72	Hanna Williams	34	Wife	—	Wales
73	Philis Williams	8	Daughter	—	Penna
74	Claire Williams	6	Son	—	Penna
75	Garry Richard	66	Head	Laborer	Penna
76	Elizabeth Richard	51	Wife	—	Penna
77	George Zigga	23	Head	New Worker	Penna
78	Helen Zigga	19	Wife	—	Penna
79	George Zigga	0	Son	—	Penna
80	Frank Levenski	59	Head	—	Poland

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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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