Mary Sweeney — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Philadelphia-County, Pennsylvania

Our Model Tree links this Mary Sweeney across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Philadelphia-County, Pennsylvania (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1890), then head of a 9-person household.

Age 50 b. ~1890 Female Spouse Born: Ireland Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Philadelphia-County, Pennsylvania
Surname	Sweeney
Given Name	Mary
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	50
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ireland
1935 Residence (City)	Philadelphia
1935 Residence (County)	Philadelphia
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Additional Details
Highest Grade	No 3
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Ireland
Birthplace (normalized)	ireland
Township / Ward	Philadelphia
Est. Birth Year	~1890

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Mary	Age	Birth yr
Margaret Sweeney	Daughter	—	22	~1918
Bernard Sweeney	Head	—	65	~1875
Joseph Sweeney	Son	—	14	~1926
Bernard Sweeney	Son	—	18	~1922
George Sweeney	Son	—	12	~1928
Daniel Sweeney	Son	—	15	~1925
James Sweeney	Son	—	10	~1930
John Sweeney	Son	—	20	~1920
Mary Sweeney	Spouse	—	50	~1890

Census Appearances

1920

Delaware, Pennsylvania

Other, age 29

Delaware, Pennsylvania · implied b. ~1891 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Sweeney
Given Name	Mary
Relationship to Head	Housekeeper
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	29
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Ireland
Year of Immigration	1911
Naturalization Status	Alien
Father's Birthplace	Ireland
Mother's Birthplace	Ireland
Occupation	Maid
Industry	Rectory
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	Irish
Birth Country	Ireland
Birthplace (normalized)	ireland

1930

Montgomery, Pennsylvania

Other, age 40

Montgomery, Pennsylvania · implied b. ~1890 — 8 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Sweeney
Given Name	Mary
Relationship to Head	Servant
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	40
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Ireland
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Year of Immigration	1911
Father's Birthplace	Ireland
Mother's Birthplace	Ireland
Occupation	Servant
Industry	Private Family
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Birth Country	Ireland
Birthplace (normalized)	ireland

1940

Philadelphia-County, Pennsylvania

Spouse, age 50

Philadelphia-County, Pennsylvania · implied b. ~1890 — 9 household members

Surname	Sweeney
Given Name	Mary
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	50
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ireland
1935 Residence (City)	Philadelphia
1935 Residence (County)	Philadelphia
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Highest Grade	No 3
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Ireland
Birthplace (normalized)	ireland

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Mary Sweeney

Spouse · 1940 · age 50 · b. ~1890 · Pennsylvania

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

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Page Contents

39 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-03730-00478)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Sidney Jefferson	48	Head	—	Tennessee
2	Gertrude Hinds	45	Lodger	—	Tennessee
3	George Winston	42	Lodger	—	Georgia
4	Julius Wheeler	37	Head	—	S. Carolina
5	George Wheeler	14	Son	—	Penna
6	Louise Wheeler	12	Daughter	—	Penna
7	Allen Wheeler	6	Son	—	Penna
8	Susan Bey	46	Head	—	S. Carolina
9	Victoria Lee	48	Head	—	S. Carolina
10	Harry Jones	34	Head	Proprietor	Penna
11	Jane Jones	31	Wife	—	Delaware
12	Hyman Heister	66	Head	Proprietor	Russia
13	Pauline Heister	51	Wife	—	Russia
15	John Carroll	34	Head	Proprietor	Penna
16	Anna Carroll	32	Wife	—	Ireland
17	John Carroll	6	Son	—	Penna
18	James Carroll	3	Son	—	Penna
19	Mary Carroll	2	Daughter	—	Penna
20	Joseph Carroll	1	Son	—	Penna
21	Catherine Carroll	72	Mother	—	Ireland
22	James Morrow	44	Head	Matron	Penna
23	Rebecca Morrow	15	Daughter	—	Penna
24	Charles Morrow	5	Son	—	Penna
25	Francis Larkin	70	Head	—	Ohio
26	Mary Larkin	65	Wife	—	Penna
27	Elizabeth Mckinley	32	Daughter	—	Penna
28	Linda Mckinley	15	Daughter	—	Penna
29	Bernard Sweeney	65	Head	Laborer	Ireland
30	Mary Sweeney THIS PERSON	50	Wife	—	Ireland
31	Margaret Sweeney	22	Daughter	Laundry Worker	Penna
32	John Sweeney	20	Son	Locker Boy	Penna
33	Bernard Sweeney	18	Son	New-Rocker	Penna
34	Daniel Sweeney	15	Son	—	Penna
35	Joseph Sweeney	14	Son	—	Penna
36	George Sweeney	12	Son	—	Penna
37	James Sweeney	10	Son	—	Penna
38	Terrence Coyle	61	Head	Waiter	Penna
39	Sara Sweeney	63	Lodger	—	Ireland
40	Alex Condrit	63	Head	Iron Worker	Lithuania

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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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