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Mary Dougherty — 1930 US Census Record
Linked across censuses1930 United States Federal Census · New Castle, Delaware
Our Model Tree links this Mary Dougherty across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in New Castle, Delaware (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1873), then head of a 11-person household.
Age 57
b. ~1873
Female
Head
Born: Ireland
Widowed
1930 Census Record Details
| Census Year | 1930 |
| Location | New Castle, Delaware |
| Surname | Dougherty |
| Given Name | Mary |
| Relationship to Head | Head |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 57 |
| Marital Status | Widowed |
| Birthplace | Ireland |
| Father's Birthplace | Ireland |
| Mother's Birthplace | Ireland |
| Additional Details | |
| Occupation | none |
| Can Read/Write | Yes |
| Mother Tongue | Irish |
| Home Owned/Rented | O |
| Home Value / Rent | 5000 |
| Birth Country | Ireland |
| Birthplace (normalized) | ireland |
| Township / Ward | Wilmington City |
| Est. Birth Year | ~1873 |
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.
11 people recorded at the same address in the 1930 census.
| Name | Relation to head | Relative to Mary | Age | Birth yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margaret Dougherty | Daughter | — | 19 | ~1911 |
| Catherine Dougherty | Daughter | — | 12 | ~1918 |
| Mary Dougherty | Daughter | — | 7 | ~1923 |
| Elizabeth Dougherty | Daughter | — | 11 | ~1919 |
| Alice Dougherty | Daughter | — | 25 | ~1905 |
| Mary Dougherty | Head | — | 57 | ~1873 |
| James Dougherty | Son | — | 15 | ~1915 |
| Joseph Dougherty | Son | — | 13 | ~1917 |
| William Dougherty | Son | — | 17 | ~1913 |
| Edward Dougherty | Son | — | 39 | ~1891 |
| John Dougherty | Son | — | 21 | ~1909 |
Census Appearances
1930
New Castle, …
Head, age 57
New Castle, Delaware · implied b. ~1873 — 11 household members
| Surname | Dougherty |
| Given Name | Mary |
| Relationship to Head | Head |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 57 |
| Marital Status | Widowed |
| Birthplace | Ireland |
| Father's Birthplace | Ireland |
| Mother's Birthplace | Ireland |
| Occupation | none |
| Can Read/Write | Yes |
| Mother Tongue | Irish |
| Home Owned/Rented | O |
| Home Value / Rent | 5000 |
| Birth Country | Ireland |
| Birthplace (normalized) | ireland |
1940
New-Castle-County, Delaware
Other, age 72
New-Castle-County, Delaware · implied b. ~1868 — 39 household members
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XGBoost
Household
| Surname | Dougherty |
| Given Name | Mary |
| Relationship to Head | Employee |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 72 |
| Marital Status | Single |
| Birthplace | Ireland |
| 1935 Residence (City) | Wilmington |
| 1935 Residence (County) | New Castle |
| Naturalization Status | Alien |
| Occupation | Chambermaid |
| Industry | Hotel |
| Class of Worker | PW |
| Hours Worked | 48 |
| Income (1939) | 474 |
| Highest Grade | 8 |
| 1935 Residence | Same place |
| Birth Country | Ireland |
| Birthplace (normalized) | ireland |
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Our Model Tree links Mary Dougherty across 2 US Census years (1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage.
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Mary Dougherty
Head · 1930 · age 57 · b. ~1873 · Delaware
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1930 US Federal Census — New Castle, Delaware
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1930 US Federal Census — New Castle, Delaware
Page Contents
50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1930:15thcensus288unit:0068)
| Line | Name | Age | Relation | Occupation | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John P Gear | 52 | Head | None | Delaware |
| 2 | Ella Gear | 51 | Wife | None | Delaware |
| 3 | Helen E Gear | 12 | Daughter | None | Delaware |
| 4 | Frances J Gear | 11 | Daughter | None | Delaware |
| 5 | Isaac Moore | 48 | Head | Stockman | Delaware |
| 6 | Edith Moore | 45 | Wife | None | Maryland |
| 7 | James Moore | 17 | Son | None | Delaware |
| 8 | Harry Moore | 11 | Son | None | Delaware |
| 9 | Violet Regina Moore | 7 | Daughter | None | Delaware |
| 10 | Irene Moore | 5 | Daughter | None | Delaware |
| 11 | Mary Dougherty THIS PERSON | 57 | Head | None | Ireland |
| 12 | Edward J Dougherty | 39 | Son | Laborer | Delaware |
| 13 | Alice Dougherty | 25 | Daughter | None | Delaware |
| 14 | John Dougherty | 21 | Son | Laborer | Delaware |
| 15 | Margaret Dougherty | 19 | Daughter | None | Delaware |
| 16 | William Dougherty | 17 | Son | Waiter | Delaware |
| 17 | James Dougherty | 15 | Son | None | Delaware |
| 18 | Joseph Dougherty | 13 | Son | None | New York |
| 19 | Elizabeth Dougherty | 11 | Daughter | None | Pennsylvania |
| 20 | Mary Dougherty | 7 | Daughter | None | Delaware |
| 21 | Catherine Dougherty | 12 | Daughter | None | Delaware |
| 22 | Walter Cornell | 24 | Head | Laborer | Pennsylvania |
| 23 | Jennie Cornell | 18 | Wife | None | West Virginia |
| 24 | Clarence Cornell | 0 | Son | None | Maryland |
| 25 | Robert Cornell | 0 | Son | None | Pennsylvania |
| 26 | William Todd | 21 | Lodger | Assembler | New Jersey |
| 27 | Harry Todd | 30 | Lodger | Laborer | Pennsylvania |
| 28 | Mary Todd | 28 | Wife | None | Pennsylvania |
| 29 | Irene Todd | 7 | Daughter | None | Ohio |
| 30 | William Todd | 6 | Son | None | Pennsylvania |
| 31 | John Todd | 4 | Son | None | Ohio |
| 32 | James Todd | 2 | Son | None | Pennsylvania |
| 33 | William Todd | 28 | Head | Machinist | Pennsylvania |
| 34 | Mary Todd | 19 | Wife | None | Delaware |
| 35 | William Todd | 0 | Son | None | Maryland |
| 36 | William Todd | 26 | Head | Laborer | Delaware |
| 37 | William Todd | 30 | Head | Chauffeur | Delaware |
| 38 | Irene Todd | 21 | Wife | None | Delaware |
| 39 | Irene Todd | 1 | Daughter | None | Delaware |
| 40 | William Todd | 1 | Son | None | Delaware |
| 41 | William Todd | 3 | Son | None | Delaware |
| 42 | Frank Todd | 30 | Lodger | Chauffeur | Delaware |
| 43 | James James | 49 | Head | Laborer | Delaware |
| 44 | John R White | 60 | Head | None | Delaware |
| 45 | John Wilson | 48 | Head | Laborer | Kentucky |
| 46 | Ulysses Beuley | 66 | Lodger | None | Virginia |
| 47 | Joseph Cook | 24 | Head | Draftsman | Pennsylvania |
| 48 | Mildred Lewis | 21 | Lodger | Bundler | Delaware |
| 49 | William Todd | 24 | Head | Guard | New Jersey |
| 50 | James Jones | 2 | Son | None | Delaware |
About This Record & Model Tree
This record was independently indexed by YourRoots from the 1930 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.
Source: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)