Mary Allen — 1940 US Census Record

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

Our Model Tree links this Mary Allen across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in New-York-County, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1888), then head of a 6-person household.

Age 52 b. ~1888 Female Spouse Born: Ireland Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	New-York-County, New York
Surname	Allen
Given Name	Mary A
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	52
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	~1888

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Mary	Age	Birth yr
Ann Allen	Daughter	—	16	~1924
Beatrice Allen	Daughter	—	22	~1918
Elizabeth Allen	Daughter	—	19	~1921
Leonard Allen	Head	—	50	~1890
Leonard Allen	Son	—	15	~1925
Mary Allen	Spouse	—	52	~1888

Census Appearances

1920

New York, …

Spouse, age 32

New York, New York · implied b. ~1888 — 8 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Allen
Given Name	Mary
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	32
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ireland
Year of Immigration	1907
Naturalization Status	Alien
Father's Birthplace	Ireland
Mother's Birthplace	Ireland
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	Irish
Birth Country	Ireland
Birthplace (normalized)	ireland

1930

New York, …

Spouse, age 43

New York, New York · implied b. ~1887 — 2 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Allen
Given Name	Mary
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	43
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ireland
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Year of Immigration	1906
Age at First Marriage	31
Father's Birthplace	Ireland
Mother's Birthplace	Ireland
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Veteran	No
Birth Country	Ireland
Birthplace (normalized)	ireland

1940

New-York-County, New …

Spouse, age 52

New-York-County, New York · implied b. ~1888 — 6 household members

Surname	Allen
Given Name	Mary A
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	52
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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Mary Allen

Spouse · 1940 · age 52 · b. ~1888 · 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-t0627-02671-00112)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Leonard M Allen	50	Head	Bartender	England
2	Mary A Allen THIS PERSON	52	Wife	—	Ireland
3	Beatrice M Allen	22	Daughter	Secretary	New York
4	Elizabeth A Allen	19	Daughter	—	New York
5	Ann Marie Allen	16	Daughter	—	New York
6	Leonard F Allen	15	Son	—	New York
7	Fritz Hildebrandt	34	Head	Butcher	Germany
8	Amelia Hildebrandt	33	Wife	—	Germany
9	Elsie Hildebrandt	2	Daughter	—	New York
10	Alice Harmon	55	Head	Clerk-Steno	England
11	Alfred Kellet	38	Lodger	Laborer	England
12	Alfred E Trainor	42	Head	Rosterman	Ireland
13	Bertha S Trainor	33	Wife	Housekeeper	England
14	Milton J Ince	56	Head	Doorman	British West Indies
15	Emmy E Ince	51	Wife	Maid	Norway
16	John G Smith	56	Head	Clerk	Ireland
17	Kathryn Smith	54	Wife	—	Ireland
18	James J Herron	38	Head	Mechanist	Ireland
19	Louise G Herron	35	Wife	Secretary	New York
20	Edward A Horrigan	33	Head	Clerk	New York
21	Margaret V Horrigan	34	Wife	—	New York
22	Edward A Jr Horrigan	10	Son	—	New York
23	Donald J Horrigan	8	Son	—	New York
24	John T Johnstone	43	Head	Trackman	Ireland
25	Theresa Johnstone	40	Wife	—	Ireland
26	Eleanort Johnstone	8	Daughter	—	New York
27	Patrick Johnstone	6	Son	—	New York
28	Josephine A Johnstone	2	Daughter	—	New York
29	Henry E Smith	36	Head	Truck Driver	New York
30	Daisy M Smith	27	Wife	—	New York
31	Edward F Donovan	21	Nephew	Bookbinder	New York
32	John F Young	52	Head	Bartender	Virginia
33	Bessie Young	55	Wife	Nurse	New York
34	Milton Price	50	Lodger	Salesman	New York
35	John Krankel	36	Head	Painter	Germany
36	Mary Krankel	38	Wife	—	Germany
37	Jane Krankel	12	Daughter	—	New York
38	Edward Krankel	8	Son	—	New York
39	Frederick Krankel	4	Son	—	New York
40	Thom Nasty	42	Lodger	Salesman	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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