Mary Palmer — 1940 US Census Record

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

Our Model Tree links this Mary Palmer across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in New-Castle-County, Delaware (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1887), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 53 b. ~1887 Female Spouse Born: Scotland Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	New-Castle-County, Delaware
Surname	Palmer
Given Name	Mary
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	53
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Scotland
1935 Residence (City)	Bellefonte Town
1935 Residence (County)	New Castle
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Additional Details
Class of Worker	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Scotland
Birthplace (normalized)	scotland
Township / Ward	Bellefonte Town
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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Mary	Age	Birth yr
Dorothy Palmer	Daughter	—	27	~1913
Albert Palmer	Head	—	52	~1888
Albert Palmer	Son	—	20	~1920
Mary Palmer	Spouse	—	53	~1887

Census Appearances

1920

New Castle, …

Spouse, age 30

New Castle, Delaware · implied b. ~1890 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Palmer
Given Name	Mary A
Relationship to Head	wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	30
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Scotland
Father's Birthplace	Scotland
Mother's Birthplace	Scotland
Occupation	none
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Birth Country	Scotland
Birthplace (normalized)	scotland

1930

New Castle, …

Other, age 42

New Castle, Delaware · implied b. ~1888 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Palmer
Given Name	Mary M.
Relationship to Head	Wife-H
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	42
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Scotland
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Year of Immigration	1889
Age at First Marriage	25
Father's Birthplace	Scotland
Mother's Birthplace	Scotland
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Veteran	No
Birth Country	Scotland
Birthplace (normalized)	scotland

1940

New-Castle-County, Delaware

Spouse, age 53

New-Castle-County, Delaware · implied b. ~1887 — 4 household members

Surname	Palmer
Given Name	Mary
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	53
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Scotland
1935 Residence (City)	Bellefonte Town
1935 Residence (County)	New Castle
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Class of Worker	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Scotland
Birthplace (normalized)	scotland

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Mary Palmer

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-t0627-00545-00060)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	John C. Hartmann	51	Head	Janitor	Delaware
2	Margaret Hartmann	45	Wife	—	Delaware
3	Mary Spoerl	82	Mother-in-law	—	Switzerland
4	Anna B. Stout	60	Head	—	Delaware
5	William Balch	35	Lodger	Chemist	Massachusetts
6	Albert Palmer	52	Head	Accountant	Pennsylvania
7	Mary Palmer THIS PERSON	53	Wife	—	Scotland
8	Dorothy Palmer	27	Daughter	Typist-Bookkeeper	Pennsylvania
9	Albert Jr. Palmer	20	Son	—	Delaware
10	Thomas F. Jr. Hynes	30	Head	Medical Doctor	Connecticut
11	Helen Hynes	26	Wife	—	New Jersey
12	Thomas F. Iii Hynes	1	Son	—	Connecticut
13	John Hynes	0	Son	—	Connecticut
14	John M. Banta	24	Head	Baker	Delaware
15	Yvonne Banta	26	Wife	—	Scotland
16	John C. Ii Banta	0	Son	—	Delaware
17	R. Elsie	50	Mother	—	Delaware
18	Gertrude Mccarthy	38	Head	Secretary	Ohio
19	James Mccarthy	11	Son	—	Ohio
20	Leroy Grimes	52	Head	File Clerk	Pennsylvania
21	Lillian Grimes	51	Wife	—	Pennsylvania
22	Gladys Grimes	22	Daughter	Servant	Delaware
23	Arthur Grimes	15	Son	—	Delaware
24	William Loast	58	Brother-in-law	Laborer	Pennsylvania
25	Sarah Bigger	76	Head	—	Pennsylvania
26	Eva Bigger	84	Partner	—	Delaware
27	Harry R. Brown	37	Head	Proprietor	Maryland
28	Carmella Brown	35	Wife	—	Delaware
29	Thom Roy Brown	7	Son	—	Delaware
30	R. Anthony Brown	4	Son	—	Delaware
31	Mark Brown	2	Son	—	Delaware
32	Herbert S. Whitford	48	Head	Accountant	Delaware
33	Sylvia Whitford	42	Wife	Bookkeeper	Canada
34	Desmond A. Lyons	28	Head	Accountant	New Jersey
35	Dorothy Lyons	25	Wife	—	New Jersey
36	Barbara Lyons	5	Daughter	—	New Jersey
37	Mary L. Lyons	3	Daughter	—	New Jersey
38	Robert Jones	30	Head	Manager	Delaware
39	Mary Jones	28	Wife	—	Delaware
40	Carol Jones	4	Daughter	—	Delaware

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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.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)

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