Mary Driscoll — 1940 US Census Record

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

Our Model Tree links this Mary Driscoll across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in New-York-County, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1875), then head of a 2-person household.

Age 65 b. ~1875 Female Head Born: Ireland Widowed

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	New-York-County, New York
Surname	Driscoll
Given Name	Mary
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	65
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Ireland
1935 Residence (City)	New York
1935 Residence (County)	New York
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Additional Details
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Ireland
Birthplace (normalized)	ireland
Township / Ward	New York
Est. Birth Year	~1875

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
Katherine Driscoll	Daughter	—	38	~1902
Mary Driscoll	Head	—	65	~1875

Census Appearances

1920

New York, …

Other, age 47

New York, New York · implied b. ~1873 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Driscoll
Given Name	Mary
Relationship to Head	Cook
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	47
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Ireland
Year of Immigration	1891
Naturalization Status	Alien
Father's Birthplace	Ireland
Mother's Birthplace	Ireland
Occupation	Cook
Industry	Private Family
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Birth Country	Ireland
Birthplace (normalized)	ireland

1930

New York, …

Other, age 55

New York, New York · implied b. ~1875 — 38 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Driscoll
Given Name	Mary
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	55
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Ireland
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Year of Immigration	1890
Father's Birthplace	Ireland
Mother's Birthplace	Ireland
Occupation	Domestic
Industry	Housework
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Home Owned/Rented	R
Home Value / Rent	42
Birth Country	Ireland
Birthplace (normalized)	ireland

1940

New-York-County, New …

Head, age 65

New-York-County, New York · implied b. ~1875 — 2 household members

Surname	Driscoll
Given Name	Mary
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	65
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Ireland
1935 Residence (City)	New York
1935 Residence (County)	New York
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Ireland
Birthplace (normalized)	ireland

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Mary Driscoll

Head · 1940 · age 65 · b. ~1875 · 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-t0627-02674-00873)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Harry Block	63	Head	Salesman	New York
42	Alice Block	56	Wife	—	New York
43	Dorothy Block	29	Daughter	Stenographer	Illinois
44	Selina B. King	63	Head	Saleswoman	New York
45	Isadore Kelly	50	Head	Proprietor	Austria
46	Ida Kelly	50	Wife	Clerk	Austria
47	Max Herzog	69	Head	Supervisor	New York
48	Mildred Herzog	59	Wife	—	New York
49	Mary Driscoll THIS PERSON	65	Head	—	Ireland
50	Katherine Driscoll	38	Daughter	Librarian	New York
51	Adolph Tinken	52	Head	Policeman	New York
52	Hazel Tinken	44	Wife	—	New York
53	Carl Mungall	65	Head	Lawyer	Illinois
54	Ludmilla Mungall	55	Wife	—	Austria
55	Pauline Steibel	82	Head	—	Russia
56	Grover Steibel	47	Son	Chauffeur	New York
57	Emanuel Steibel	44	Son	Engraver	New York
58	Kitty Herzog	40	Head	—	Russia
59	Helen Herzog	23	Daughter	Typist	New York
60	Jerry Herzog	21	Son	Salesman	New York
61	Kiel Las	72	Head	Proprietor	Poland
62	Marion Geladay	34	Head	Saleslady	Pennsylvania
63	Edward Williams	36	Head	Salesman	Kansas
64	Julie Williams	32	Wife	Milliner	Minnesota
65	Uve Bruce Williams	14	Son	—	Minnesota
66	William Duggan	33	Head	Patrolman	New York
67	Dorothy Duggan	33	Wife	—	New York
68	Marilyn Duggan	13	Daughter	—	New York
69	Carol Duggan	3	Daughter	—	New York
70	Adolph Sattler	57	Head	Cutter	Austria
71	Stephanie Sattler	56	Wife	—	Austria
72	Beatrice Sattler	20	Daughter	—	New York
73	Anthony Natelle	47	Head	Presser	New York
74	Jack Hamer	33	Head	Supervisor	Pennsylvania
75	Selma Hamer	30	Wife	—	Pennsylvania
76	Hyman Dubin	40	Head	Dentist	New York
77	Meta Dubin	36	Wife	—	New York
78	Albert Haupt	37	Head	Salesman	Hungary
79	Rosalie Haupt	39	Wife	—	Alabama
80	Nora Nunan	60	Head	—	Northern Ireland

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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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