Margaret Watson — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Norfolk-County, Massachusetts

Our Model Tree links this Margaret Watson across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Norfolk-County, Massachusetts (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1877), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 63 b. ~1877 Female Spouse Born: Maine Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Norfolk-County, Massachusetts
Surname	Watson
Given Name	Margaret X
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	63
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Maine
1935 Residence (City)	Quincy
1935 Residence (County)	Norfolk
Additional Details
Class of Worker	0
Highest Grade	H 8
1935 Residence	Same house
Birth State	Maine
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	maine
Township / Ward	Quincy
Est. Birth Year	~1877

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Margaret	Age	Birth yr
Clarence Watson	Son	—	41	~1899
Margaret Watson	Spouse	—	63	~1877
Raymond Watson	Son	—	28	~1912

Census Appearances

1920

Norfolk, Massachusetts

Spouse, age 43

Norfolk, Massachusetts · implied b. ~1877 — 7 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Watson
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	43
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Maine
Father's Birthplace	Scotland
Mother's Birthplace	Scotland
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	Scotch
Birth State	Maine
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	maine

1930

Norfolk, Massachusetts

Spouse, age 53

Norfolk, Massachusetts · implied b. ~1877 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Watson
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	53
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Maine
Age at First Marriage	19
Father's Birthplace	Scotland
Mother's Birthplace	Scotland
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Maine
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	maine

1940

Norfolk-County, Massachusetts

Spouse, age 63

Norfolk-County, Massachusetts · implied b. ~1877 — 3 household members

Surname	Watson
Given Name	Margaret X
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	63
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Maine
1935 Residence (City)	Quincy
1935 Residence (County)	Norfolk
Class of Worker	0
Highest Grade	H 8
1935 Residence	Same house
Birth State	Maine
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	maine

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Margaret Watson

Spouse · 1940 · age 63 · b. ~1877 · Massachusetts

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1940 US Federal Census — Norfolk-County, Massachusetts Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01631-00206)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Margaret X Watson THIS PERSON	63	Wife	—	Maine
42	Clarence Watson	41	Son	Salesman	Mass
43	Raymond S Watson	28	Son	Loftsman	Mass
44	Sara X Douglas	52	Head	—	Canada-Eng
45	George Douglas	27	Son	—	Mass
46	Celestino Gomez	40	Head	Stone Cutter	Spain
47	Josephine X Gomez	35	Wife	—	Vermont
48	Gloria Gomez	5	Daughter	—	Vermont
49	Celestino Gomez	3	Son	—	Vermont
50	Attilano Gomez	1	Son	—	Maine
51	Louis Leavitt	49	Head	Painter	Maine
52	Minnie X Leavitt	52	Wife	—	Maine
53	Ruth Fisher	32	Daughter	Housework	Maine
54	Francis J Fisher	14	Grandson	—	Mass
55	Louis Jr Leavitt	17	Son	—	Mass
56	Lillian Leavitt	11	Daughter	—	Mass
57	Earl Allsopp	26	Head	Auto Mechanic	Mass
58	Jean X Allsopp	27	Wife	—	Maine
59	Barbara Allsopp	4	Daughter	—	Mass
60	Earl Jr Allsopp	1	Son	—	Mass
61	William Weinstein	31	Head	Junk Collector	Russia
62	Ethel X Weinstein	27	Wife	—	Mass
63	Marcia Weinstein	5	Daughter	—	Mass
64	Martin Weinstein	1	Son	—	Mass
65	Charles X Neal	25	Head	Laborer	Michigan
66	Dorothea Neal	21	Wife	—	Mass
67	Robert Neal	1	Son	—	Mass
68	Frederick C X Best	36	Head	Chauffeur	England
69	Ruth V Best	36	Wife	—	Mass
70	Vincent G Best	16	Son	—	Mass
71	Mary F Best	14	Daughter	—	Mass
72	Frederick C Jr Best	13	Son	—	Mass
73	Eileen C Best	6	Daughter	—	Mass
74	Albert Taylor	28	Head	Driller	Mass
75	Ruth X Taylor	26	Wife	—	Mass
76	Barbara Taylor	6	Daughter	—	Mass
77	Robert Taylor	2	Son	—	Mass
78	Andrew X Paredes	44	Head	Stationary Engineer	Spain
79	Delizia Paredes	29	Wife	—	Mass
80	Andrew Jr Paredes	10	Son	—	Mass

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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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