Mary Ward — 1940 US Census Record

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

Our Model Tree links this Mary Ward across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in New-York-County, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1895), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 45 b. ~1895 Female Spouse Born: Ireland Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	New-York-County, New York
Surname	Ward
Given Name	Mary
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	45
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ireland
1935 Residence (City)	NY
1935 Residence (County)	New York
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Additional Details
Occupation	none
Class of Worker	none
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	H-4
1935 Residence	NY
Birth Country	Ireland
Birthplace (normalized)	ireland
Township / Ward	New York
Est. Birth Year	~1895

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Mary	Age	Birth yr
Mary Ward	Daughter	—	17	~1923
Eileen Ward	Daughter	—	14	~1926
Margaret Ward	Daughter	—	17	~1923
Luke Ward	Head	—	51	~1889
Mary Ward	Spouse	—	45	~1895

Census Appearances

1920

New York, …

Spouse, age 25

New York, New York · implied b. ~1895 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Ward
Given Name	Mary
Relationship to Head	wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	25
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ireland
Naturalization Status	Alien
Father's Birthplace	Ireland
Mother's Birthplace	Ireland
Occupation	Housewife
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Birth Country	Ireland
Birthplace (normalized)	ireland

1930

New York, …

Spouse, age 34

New York, New York · implied b. ~1896 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Ward
Given Name	Mary
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	34
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ireland
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Year of Immigration	1906
Age at First Marriage	20
Father's Birthplace	Ireland
Mother's Birthplace	Ireland
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Birth Country	Ireland
Birthplace (normalized)	ireland

1940

New-York-County, New …

Spouse, age 45

New-York-County, New York · implied b. ~1895 — 5 household members

Surname	Ward
Given Name	Mary
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	45
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ireland
1935 Residence (City)	NY
1935 Residence (County)	New York
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Occupation	none
Class of Worker	none
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	H-4
1935 Residence	NY
Birth Country	Ireland
Birthplace (normalized)	ireland

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Mary Ward

Spouse · 1940 · age 45 · b. ~1895 · 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-t0627-02670-00168)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Katy Conti	26	daughter	Saleslady	NY
2	David Nobilite	59	Head	Inspector	NY
3	Teresia Nobilite	54	Wife	None	NY
4	Leo Mesmer	24	Head	Shipping Clerk	NY
5	Janice Mesmer	24	daughter	Comptometer	NY
6	Ida Barker	79	Head	None	Minnesota
7	John Fairbanks	78	roomer	None	N.Y.
8	Carl Koenig	42	Head	Cook	Ireland
9	Agnes Koenig	46	Wife	None	Germany
10	Paul Nizapotoczny	47	Head	Elevator Op	Poland
11	Mary Nizapotoczny	27	Wife	None	Penn
12	Michael Celezner	42	roomer	Houseman	Poland
13	Gertrude Pely	58	Head	None	Germany
14	David Pely	62	brother	Butcher	Germany
15	Harry Pely	50	brother	Clerk	Germany
16	Avey Prior	35	Head	Musician	Mass
17	Clara Prior	30	Wife	None	Conn
18	Avey Jr Prior	13	son	None	Conn
19	Blaine Prior	10	daughter	None	Conn
20	George Kornhauser	33	Head	Garage Worker	Austria
21	John Viley	61	Head	None	Porto Rico
22	Emile Viley	46	Wife	None	Porto Rico
23	John Jr Viley	27	son	Laborer	Porto Rico
24	Hector Viley	21	son	New Worker	Porto Rico
25	Harry Viley	20	son	Checker	Porto Rico
26	Inocencio Jones	32	roomer	Bus Girl	Porto Rico
27	Luke Ward	51	Head	Motor Man	Ireland
28	Mary Ward THIS PERSON	45	Wife	None	Ireland
29	Margaret Ward	17	daughter	None	NY
30	Mary Ward	17	daughter	None	NY
31	Eileen Ward	14	daughter	None	NY
32	Helen Luby	54	Head	Typist	NY
33	Margaret Luby	55	sister	None	NY
34	Elizabeth Luby	81	mother	None	Ireland
35	Mary Santo	62	Head	None	Italy
36	Nicholas Santo	42	son	None	NY
37	Peter Santo	25	son	Salesman	NY
38	Joseph Santo	23	son	None	NY
39	Philip Santo	30	son	Typist	NY
40	Thomas Santo	22	son	Stock Clerk	NY

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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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