Margaret Williams — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · New-Castle-County, Delaware

Our Model Tree links this Margaret Williams across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in New-Castle-County, Delaware (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1887), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 53 b. ~1887 Female Spouse Born: New Jersey Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	New-Castle-County, Delaware
Surname	Williams
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	53
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New Jersey
1935 Residence (County)	NEW CASTLE
Additional Details
Highest Grade	H-2
Birth State	New Jersey
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new jersey
Township / Ward	Minquadale
Est. Birth Year	~1887

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
David Williams	Head	—	53	~1887
Raymond Williams	Son	—	31	~1909
Margaret Williams	Spouse	—	53	~1887

Census Appearances

1920

New Castle, …

Spouse, age 33

New Castle, Delaware · implied b. ~1887 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Williams
Given Name	Margaret A.
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	33
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New Jersey
Father's Birthplace	Ohio
Mother's Birthplace	England
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Birth State	New Jersey
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new jersey

1930

New Castle, …

Spouse, age 43

New Castle, Delaware · implied b. ~1887 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Williams
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	43
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New Jersey
Age at First Marriage	20
Father's Birthplace	Ohio
Mother's Birthplace	England
Can Read/Write	Yes
Veteran	No
Birth State	New Jersey
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new jersey

1940

New-Castle-County, Delaware

Spouse, age 53

New-Castle-County, Delaware · implied b. ~1887 — 3 household members

Surname	Williams
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	53
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New Jersey
1935 Residence (County)	NEW CASTLE
Highest Grade	H-2
Birth State	New Jersey
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new jersey

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Margaret Williams

Spouse · 1940 · age 53 · b. ~1887 · Delaware

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

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-00546-00525)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Adele Boaster	3	Daughter	—	Delaware
42	Martin Sullivan	28	Head	Plumber	Delaware
43	Mervy Sullivan	27	Wife	—	N. Caroline
44	Doretha Sullivan	2	Daughter	—	Maryland
45	Bessie Alison	50	Head	—	Penna
46	Harvey Tubbs	33	Son	Painter	Pennsylvania
47	Esther Tubbs	29	Daughter-in-law	—	Maryland
48	Betty J. Tubbs	11	Grand Daughter	—	Delaware
49	Doris M. Tubbs	10	Grand Daughter	—	Delaware
50	Dorothy Tubbs	8	Grand Daughter	—	Delaware
51	Lance Williams	37	Head	Machine-Oper	Delaware
52	Catherine Williams	38	Wife	—	Delaware
53	Earl Williams	10	Son	—	Delaware
54	Jean Williams	9	Daughter	—	Delaware
55	Doris Williams	8	Daughter	—	Delaware
56	Edward Williams	3	Son	—	Delaware
57	Shirley Williams	4	Daughter	—	Delaware
58	Merrit Williams	2	Son	—	Delaware
59	Samuel Eaton	47	Head	Sales-Man	Delaware
60	Mary Eaton	43	Wife	—	Delaware
61	David Williams	53	Head	Tracker	Delaware
62	Margaret Williams THIS PERSON	53	Wife	—	New Jersey
63	Raymond R. Williams	31	Son	Shovel-Oper.	Delaware
64	Paul Wolynetz	28	Head	Laborer	Russia
65	Catherine Wolynetz	30	Wife	—	Delaware
66	Serge Wolynetz	3	Son	—	Delaware
67	Michael Wolynetz	2	Son	—	Delaware
68	Michael Zubel	61	Lodger	—	Poland
69	William H. Griffith	38	Head	Truck-Driver	Delaware
70	Marguerite Griffith	37	Wife	—	Delaware
71	William Jr. Griffith	16	Son	—	Delaware
72	Doris Griffith	15	Daughter	—	Delaware
73	Marguerite Griffith	12	Daughter	—	Delaware
74	Phylis Griffith	10	Daughter	—	Delaware
75	Gayland Griffith	6	Son	—	Delaware
76	Donald Griffith	3	Son	—	Delaware
77	Janet Griffith	1	Daughter	—	Delaware
78	Harry Griffith	60	Father	Huckster	Delaware
79	George Cook	31	Head	Laborer	Maryland
80	Emma Cook	28	Wife	—	Penna

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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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