Michael Smith — 1930 US Census Record

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1930 United States Federal Census · New York, New York

Our Model Tree links this Michael Smith across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in New York, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1896), then head of a 6-person household.

Age 34 b. ~1896 Male Head Born: Ireland Married

1930 Census Record Details

Census Year	1930
Location	New York, New York
Surname	Smith
Given Name	Michael
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	34
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ireland
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Year of Immigration	1915
Age at First Marriage	27
Father's Birthplace	Ireland
Mother's Birthplace	Ireland
Additional Details
Occupation	Chauffeur
Industry	Taxi
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Home Owned/Rented	R
Home Value / Rent	55
Birth Country	Ireland
Birthplace (normalized)	ireland
Occupation	Chauffeur
Township / Ward	New York
Est. Birth Year	~1896

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.

6 people recorded at the same address in the 1930 census.

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Michael	Age	Birth yr
John Fox	Son	—	47	~1883
Barbara Fox	Spouse	—	50	~1880
Michael Smith	Head	—	34	~1896
Margaret Smith	Spouse	—	31	~1899
Daniel Smith	Son	—	2	~1928
Della Fox	Other	—	32	~1898

Census Appearances

1920

New York, …

Other, age 23

New York, New York · implied b. ~1897 — 7 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Michael
Relationship to Head	Nephew
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	23
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Ireland
Naturalization Status	un
Father's Birthplace	Ireland
Mother's Birthplace	Ireland
Occupation	Chauffeur
Industry	Private Family
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Birth Country	Ireland
Birthplace (normalized)	ireland

1930

New York, …

Head, age 34

New York, New York · implied b. ~1896 — 6 household members

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Michael
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	34
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ireland
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Year of Immigration	1915
Age at First Marriage	27
Father's Birthplace	Ireland
Mother's Birthplace	Ireland
Occupation	Chauffeur
Industry	Taxi
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Home Owned/Rented	R
Home Value / Rent	55
Birth Country	Ireland
Birthplace (normalized)	ireland

1940

New-York-County, New …

Other, age 45

New-York-County, New York · implied b. ~1895 — 8 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Michael
Relationship to Head	Roomer
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	45
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Ireland
1935 Residence (City)	New York
1935 Residence (County)	New York
Naturalization Status	First papers filed
Occupation	Carpenter
Industry	Factory
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	64
Income (1939)	1100
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Ireland
Birthplace (normalized)	ireland

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Michael Smith

Head · 1930 · age 34 · b. ~1896 · New York

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Page Contents

50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1930:newyorkcensus00reel1557:0985)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
51	Michael Belton	23	Boarder	Fireman	Ireland
52	John Fondy	29	Head	Chauffeur	England
53	Katherine Fondy	34	Wife	—	Ireland
54	Margaret Fondy	4	Daughter	—	New York
55	John Fondy	3	Son	—	New York
56	Mary Fondy	2	Daughter	—	New York
57	Michael Haggerty	28	Boarder	Janitor	Ireland
58	Patrick Reilly	26	Boarder	Porter	Ireland
59	Michael Smith THIS PERSON	34	Head	Chauffeur	Ireland
60	Margaret Smith	31	Wife	—	Ireland
61	Daniel Smith	2	Son	—	New York
62	Della Fox	32	Boarder	Waitress	Ireland
63	Barbara Fox	50	Wife	—	Germany
64	John Fox	47	Son	—	Germany
65	Joe Cantell	23	Head	Salesman	New York
66	Maria Cantell	24	Wife	—	Germany
67	John Jr. Cantell	2	Son	—	New York
68	Henry Luty	52	Head	Puncher	New York
69	Bertha Luty	54	Wife	—	Canada
70	Joseph Scannity	31	Head	Shipper	New York
71	Charlotte Scannity	41	Wife	—	Germany
72	Daniel Scannity	14	Son	—	New York
73	Bernard Scannity	6	Son	—	New York
74	Arthur Burns	23	Boarder	Linesman	Ireland
75	Paul Ferback	28	Boarder	Cook	Germany
76	Mart Ferback	27	Boarder	Goldsmith	Germany
77	Placid Nelson	52	Head	Steward	Denmark
78	Catherine Nelson	50	Wife	—	Ireland
79	Einar Nelson	25	Son	Clerk	New York
80	Kathleen Nelson	23	Daughter	Clerk	New York
81	Placid Nelson	17	Son	—	New York
82	Andrew Carlson	67	Head	Sexton	Sweden
83	Amanda Carlson	65	Wife	Janitor	Sweden
84	Ethel Smith	9	Grand-Daughter	—	New York
85	Thomas E. Smith	38	Head	Male	Mass.
86	Alice E. Smith	38	Wife	—	New York
87	Patrick Collins	50	Head	Longshoreman	Ireland
88	Bridget Collins	50	Wife	—	Ireland
89	Patrick Collins	21	Son	Clerk	New York
90	Patrick Collins	17	Son	Attendant	New York
91	Thomas Collins	15	Son	Office Boy	New York
92	Catherine Stapleton	64	Head	—	Ireland
93	Honora Stapleton	27	Daughter	Stenographer	New York
94	William Stapleton	23	Son	Packer	New York
95	Joseph Helfrich	33	Head	Foreman	New York
96	Pauline Helfrich	26	Wife	—	New York
97	Rachel Helfrich	3	Son	—	New York
98	Thomas Connelly	54	Father-in-law	Captain	New York
99	John Roennholm	50	Boarder	Helper	Finland
100	Patrick Morgue	34	Head	Chauffeur	Ireland

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This record was independently indexed by YourRoots from the 1930 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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