Mary Purcell — 1940 US Census Record

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

Our Model Tree links this Mary Purcell across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Kings-County, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Salvatore & Teresa — first a spouse (b.~1918), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 22 b. ~1918 Female Spouse Born: New York Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Kings-County, New York
Surname	Purcell
Given Name	Mary
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	22
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
1935 Residence (City)	New York City, Brooklyn
1935 Residence (County)	Kings
Additional Details
Highest Grade	Hs 2
1935 Residence	Same Place
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york
Township / Ward	New York City Brooklyn
Est. Birth Year	~1918

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Mary	Age	Birth yr
Mary Purcell	Spouse	—	22	~1918
Priscilla Purcell	Daughter	—	2	~1938
John Purcell	Head	—	24	~1916

Census Appearances

1920

Kings, New …

Daughter, age 2

Kings, New York · implied b. ~1918 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Purcello
Given Name	Mary
Relationship to Head	Daughter
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	2
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	New York
Father's Birthplace	Italy
Mother's Birthplace	Italy
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

1930

Kings, New …

Daughter, age 12

Kings, New York · implied b. ~1918 — 8 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Porcello
Given Name	Mary
Relationship to Head	Daughter
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	12
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	New York
Father's Birthplace	Italy
Mother's Birthplace	Italy
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

1940

Kings-County, New …

Spouse, age 22

Kings-County, New York · implied b. ~1918 — 3 household members

Surname	Purcell
Given Name	Mary
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	22
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
1935 Residence (City)	New York City, Brooklyn
1935 Residence (County)	Kings
Highest Grade	Hs 2
1935 Residence	Same Place
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

Model Tree

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Our Model Tree links Mary Purcell across 3 US Census years (1920, 1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage. Identified parents: father Salvatore Porcello (~0.92 confidence) and mother Teresa Porcello (~0.92 confidence). The pedigree spans 1 generation with 2 identified ancestors.

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

Salvatore Porcello

b. ~1886

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Teresa Porcello

b. ~1893

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

Mary Purcell

Spouse · 1940 · age 22 · b. ~1918 · New York

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Confirmed / household (~0.90+) Probable / derived (~0.65–0.89) Candidate (<0.65, unverified)

Original Census Page

1940 US Federal Census — Kings-County, New York Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02576-00095)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	George A Hayko	28	Head	Photographer	New York
42	Edith M Hayko	30	Wife	—	New Jersey
43	Harry C Fox	28	Head	Space Buyer	New York
44	Florence C Fox	27	Wife	—	New York
45	Robert G Fox	0	Son	—	New York
46	William J Callahan	41	Head	Distributor	New York
47	John H Purcell	24	Head	Gasman	New York
48	Mary Purcell THIS PERSON	22	Wife	—	New York
49	Priscilla Purcell	2	Daughter	—	New York
50	Martin Dorsey	40	Head	Checker	New York
51	Agnes Dorsey	34	Wife	Supervisor	New York
52	Helen Blake	31	Sister	Operator	New York
53	Peter Swanson	28	Head	Manager	Sweden
54	Mildred Swanson	28	Wife	—	New York
55	Elmer Ellsworth	25	Head	Auditor	New York
56	Ruth Ellsworth	23	Wife	Typist	New York
57	Jane Umdler	27	Head	Waitress	New York
58	Joseph Angioli	33	Head	Clerk	West Virginia
59	Gertrude Angioli	34	Wife	—	New York
60	Theodore Ayers	38	Head	Staff Engineer	New York
61	Evelyn Ayers	29	Wife	—	New York
62	Robert H Kenney	24	Head	Clerk	Vermont
63	Wayne Van Black	22	Partner	Clerk	New York
64	William R Stiles	24	Partner	Clerk	Vermont
65	Edward W Nolan	37	Head	Police Detective	New York
66	Mary T Nolan	34	Wife	—	New York
67	Michael Murphy	57	Head	Nurse	New York
68	Muriel Murphy	30	Daughter	Secretary	New York
69	Murphy	None	—	—	—
70	William Young	47	Head	Chief Electrician	Massachusetts
71	Edna Young	35	Wife	—	New York
72	Henry Holdermann	27	Head	Acquisition Clerk	New York
73	Helen Holdermann	25	Wife	Stenographer	New York
74	Oliva Canonico	57	Head	Clerk	New York
75	Christol De Alex	45	Head	Stenographer	New York
76	Fred Clubine	38	Head	Draughtsman	Virginia
77	Mary Clubine	30	Wife	Typist	New York
78	Henry Hartman	55	Head	Inspector	Ohio
79	Anne Hartman	57	Wife	Housewife	Germany
80	Andrew Richardt	42	Head	Painting Engineer	Denmark

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Gen 1 · 2 parents ~0.92

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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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