Mary Wilkinson — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Essex-County, New Jersey

Our Model Tree links this Mary Wilkinson across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Essex-County, New Jersey (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1889), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 51 b. ~1889 Female Spouse Born: Scotland Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Essex-County, New Jersey
Surname	Wilkinson
Given Name	Mary
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	51
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Scotland
1935 Residence (City)	Bloomfield town
1935 Residence (County)	Essex
Naturalization Status	First papers filed
Additional Details
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same house
Birth Country	Scotland
Birthplace (normalized)	scotland
Township / Ward	Bloomfield Town
Est. Birth Year	~1889

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
James Wilkinson	Son	—	22	~1918
Mary Wilkinson	Spouse	—	51	~1889
Thos Wilkinson	Head	—	52	~1888

Census Appearances

1920

Essex, New …

Spouse, age 31

Essex, New Jersey · implied b. ~1889 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Wilkinson
Given Name	Mary
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	31
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Scotland
Year of Immigration	1911
Naturalization Status	Alien
Father's Birthplace	Scotland
Mother's Birthplace	Scotland
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Birth Country	Scotland
Birthplace (normalized)	scotland

1930

Essex, New …

Other, age 41

Essex, New Jersey · implied b. ~1889 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Wilkinson
Given Name	Mary
Relationship to Head	Wife-H
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	41
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Scotland
Naturalization Status	Alien
Year of Immigration	1909
Age at First Marriage	18
Father's Birthplace	Scotland
Mother's Birthplace	Scotland
Occupation	none
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Birth Country	Scotland
Birthplace (normalized)	scotland

1940

Essex-County, New …

Spouse, age 51

Essex-County, New Jersey · implied b. ~1889 — 3 household members

Surname	Wilkinson
Given Name	Mary
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	51
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Scotland
1935 Residence (City)	Bloomfield town
1935 Residence (County)	Essex
Naturalization Status	First papers filed
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same house
Birth Country	Scotland
Birthplace (normalized)	scotland

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Mary Wilkinson

Spouse · 1940 · age 51 · b. ~1889 · New Jersey

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1940 US Federal Census — Essex-County, New Jersey Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02330-00233)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Sid Taylor	59	Head	Machinist	England
2	Eva May Taylor	58	Wife	—	New Jersey
3	Elvin Ray Taylor	27	Son	Clerk	New Jersey
4	Daniel P. Rogers	63	Head	Parking Attendant	New York
5	Margaret Ann Rogers	61	Wife	—	New York
6	Charlotte May Rogers	39	Daughter	Clerk	New Jersey
7	Fred Albert Rogers	21	Son	—	New Jersey
8	Alice Anna Rogers	18	Daughter	—	New Jersey
9	John Albert Rogers	25	Son	Clerk	New Jersey
10	Mary Rogers	22	Daughter-in-law	Lamp Machinist	New Jersey
11	Thos Wilkinson	52	Head	Butcher	Scotland
12	Mary Wilkinson THIS PERSON	51	Wife	—	Scotland
13	James Wilkinson	22	Son	Labour	New Jersey
14	Carrie Granlund	59	Head	Machine Oper	Norway
15	Chas. A. Leberg	81	Lodger	—	Sweden
16	Herman Surling	39	Lodger	General Electric	Germany
17	Rev. H. R. Breisch	48	Head	Minister	Pennsylvania
18	Reba M. Breisch	48	Wife	—	Pennsylvania
19	James C. Morgan	13	Nephew	—	Ohio
20	Sol Groskin	48	Head	Proprietor	Poland
21	Sadie Groskin	40	Wife	Clerk	New Jersey
22	Henry Miller	71	Father-in-law	—	Poland
23	William Fenberg	27	Head	Machinist	New York
24	Mildred Fenberg	25	Wife	—	New Jersey
25	William Robert Fenberg	5	Son	—	New Jersey
26	Raymond James Fenberg	0	Son	—	New Jersey
27	William James Barrett	56	Father-in-law	Machinist	New Jersey
28	Peter Litchfield	54	Head	Laborer	England
29	Mary Litchfield	53	Wife	—	Ireland
30	John Litchfield	20	Son	Ticket Taker	New York
31	Peter Litchfield	19	Son	Laborer	New York
32	George Litchfield	14	Son	—	New Jersey
33	Louis Farmer	45	Head	Proprietor	Austria
34	Lillian Farmer	43	Wife	Clerk	Austria
35	Philip Farmer	19	Son	—	New Jersey
36	Melvin Farmer	14	Son	—	New Jersey
37	M. Kerran	54	Head	Proprietor	Turkey
38	Victoria Kerran	40	Wife	—	Turkey
39	Louise Kerran	16	Daughter	—	New Jersey
40	John Kerran	12	Son	—	New Jersey

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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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