Mary Curran — 1940 US Census Record

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

Our Model Tree links this Mary Curran across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in New-York-County, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1871), then head of a 2-person household.

Age 69 b. ~1871 Female Head Born: Ireland Widowed

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	New-York-County, New York
Surname	Curran
Given Name	Mary B
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	69
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Ireland
1935 Residence (City)	New York
1935 Residence (County)	New York
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Additional Details
Highest Grade	No 4
1935 Residence	Same House
Birth Country	Ireland
Birthplace (normalized)	ireland
Township / Ward	New York
Est. Birth Year	~1871

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Mary	Age	Birth yr
Mathilda Curran	Daughter	—	49	~1891
Mary Curran	Head	—	69	~1871

Census Appearances

1920

New York, …

Head, age 47

New York, New York · implied b. ~1873 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Curran
Given Name	Mary
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	47
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Ireland
Year of Immigration	1902
Naturalization Status	Alien
Father's Birthplace	Ireland
Mother's Birthplace	Ireland
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth Country	Ireland
Birthplace (normalized)	ireland

1930

New York, …

Other, age 60

New York, New York · implied b. ~1870 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Curran
Given Name	Mary
Relationship to Head	Mother
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	60
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Ireland
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Year of Immigration	1900
Age at First Marriage	30
Father's Birthplace	Ireland
Mother's Birthplace	Ireland
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Home Owned/Rented	R
Home Value / Rent	18
Veteran	No
Birth Country	Ireland
Birthplace (normalized)	ireland

1940

New-York-County, New …

Head, age 69

New-York-County, New York · implied b. ~1871 — 2 household members

Surname	Curran
Given Name	Mary B
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	69
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Ireland
1935 Residence (City)	New York
1935 Residence (County)	New York
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Highest Grade	No 4
1935 Residence	Same House
Birth Country	Ireland
Birthplace (normalized)	ireland

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Mary Curran

Head · 1940 · age 69 · b. ~1871 · 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-t0627-02626-00214)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Margaret A Wells	16	daughter	—	New York
2	Helen V Wells	14	daughter	—	New York
3	George Wells	10	son	—	New York
4	John Wynne	79	Head	—	New Jersey
5	William A Webb	52	part	Sprayer	New York
6	Mary B Curran THIS PERSON	69	Head	—	Ireland
7	Mathilda A Curran	49	daughter	Checker	Ireland
8	George Steffek	50	Head	Chauffeur	Czechoslovakia
9	Katherine Steffek	46	Wife	—	Czechoslovakia
10	Emil Steffek	23	son	Loader	New York
11	Anna Steffek	19	daughter	Wrapper	New York
12	Christiana Steffek	14	daughter	—	New York
13	Jane Mcraney	78	Lodger	—	Ireland
14	Susan Pekurny	52	Head	—	Austria
15	Anna Pekurny	24	daughter	Waitress	Pennsylvania
16	Christina Pekurny	22	daughter	Packer	Pennsylvania
17	Thomas Pekurny	19	son	—	Pennsylvania
18	John B Walsh	27	son-in-law	Chauffeur	New York
19	Susan Walsh	23	daughter	—	Pennsylvania
20	Patricia A Walsh	4	grand dau	—	New York
21	Susan R Walsh	2	grand dau	—	New York
22	Orla N Hansen	50	Head	Bldg Superintendent	Denmark
23	Hanna P Hansen	49	Wife	—	Denmark
24	William G Hansen	30	nephew	Tool Maker	Denmark
25	John V Mullin	44	son-in-law	Customer'S Man	New York
26	Stella H Mullin	26	daughter	—	Denmark
27	Robert J Mullin	2	grand son	—	New York
28	Thomas Kenny	58	Head	Salesman Newspaper	Ireland
29	Alice Kenny	54	Wife	—	England
30	Mary A Darby	66	Head	—	Ireland
31	William P Darby	33	son	Longshoreman	New Jersey
32	Dennis Darby	30	son	Longshoreman	New Jersey
33	Thomas Darby	25	son	Clerk	New Jersey
34	Augusta P Finger	75	Head	—	Germany
35	Herman Seaman	75	lodger	—	Germany
36	Mary Petty	47	Head	—	New York
37	Michael T Laffey	62	Head	—	Ireland
38	Margaret F Laffey	62	Wife	—	Ireland
39	Mary Laffey	25	daughter	Waitress	New York
40	Edward Laffey	23	son	Office Boy	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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