Nellie Adams — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Essex-County, Massachusetts

Our Model Tree links this Nellie Adams across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Essex-County, Massachusetts (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1875), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 65 b. ~1875 Female Spouse Born: Massachusetts Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Essex-County, Massachusetts
Surname	Adams
Given Name	Nellie E
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	65
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Massachusetts
1935 Residence (City)	Beverly City
1935 Residence (County)	Essex
Additional Details
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Massachusetts
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	massachusetts
Township / Ward	Beverly City
Est. Birth Year	~1875

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 Nellie	Age	Birth yr
Charles Adams	Head	—	63	~1877
Horace Adams	Son	—	28	~1912
Nellie Adams	Spouse	—	65	~1875

Census Appearances

1920

Essex, Massachusetts

Spouse, age 45

Essex, Massachusetts · implied b. ~1875 — 2 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Adams
Given Name	Nellie E
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	45
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Massachusetts
Year of Immigration	1874
Father's Birthplace	Massachusetts
Mother's Birthplace	Massachusetts
Occupation	Retail Merchant
Industry	Fruit Retail
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Massachusetts
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	massachusetts

1930

Essex, Massachusetts

Other, age 55

Essex, Massachusetts · implied b. ~1875 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Adams
Given Name	Nellie E
Relationship to Head	Wife-H
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	55
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Massachusetts
Age at First Marriage	20
Father's Birthplace	Massachusetts
Mother's Birthplace	Massachusetts
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Massachusetts
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	massachusetts

1940

Essex-County, Massachusetts

Spouse, age 65

Essex-County, Massachusetts · implied b. ~1875 — 3 household members

Surname	Adams
Given Name	Nellie E
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	65
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Massachusetts
1935 Residence (City)	Beverly City
1935 Residence (County)	Essex
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Massachusetts
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	massachusetts

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Nellie Adams

Spouse · 1940 · age 65 · b. ~1875 · Massachusetts

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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 — Essex-County, Massachusetts Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01578-00296)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Lucy A Hull	38	Head	Laborer Wpa	Massachusetts
2	Reginald Hull	48	Husband	Packer	Massachusetts
3	Beverly Hull	14	Daughter	—	Massachusetts
4	Michael Whittenhagen	73	Head	—	Massachusetts
5	Robert A Burke	27	Head	Caretaker	Massachusetts
6	Carolyn Burke	26	Wife	Telephone Operator	Massachusetts
7	Georgiana Harrington	66	Head	—	Massachusetts
8	Theresa Harrington	43	Daughter	School Teacher	Massachusetts
9	Patricia Brown	13	Granddaughter	—	Massachusetts
10	Joseph P Nixon	54	Head	Proprietor	Connecticut
11	Katherine Nixon	46	Wife	—	Massachusetts
12	Katherine Nixon	21	Daughter	—	Massachusetts
13	Joseph Jr Nixon	20	Son	Clerk	Massachusetts
14	Mary A Nixon	18	Daughter	—	Massachusetts
15	Rita R Nixon	14	Daughter	—	Massachusetts
16	Joseph W Macaulay	46	Head	Proprietor	Prince Edward Is
17	Margaret E Macaulay	31	Wife	Doctor'S Asst.	Massachusetts
18	Mary A Macaulay	85	Mother	—	Prince Edward Is
19	Carl Thompson	35	Head	Telephone Repairman	Massachusetts
20	Helen Thompson	33	Wife	—	Massachusetts
21	Jacqueline Thompson	9	Daughter	—	Massachusetts
22	Paul Thompson	7	Son	—	Massachusetts
23	Dayle Thompson	5	Daughter	—	Massachusetts
24	Karleen Thompson	2	Daughter	—	Massachusetts
25	Edythe Hagerly	51	Head	—	Massachusetts
26	Ellmont Hagerly	28	Son	Laborer	Massachusetts
27	Phyllis Hagerly	16	Daughter	New Worker	Massachusetts
28	Charles W Adams	63	Head	Porter	Massachusetts
29	Nellie E Adams THIS PERSON	65	Wife	—	Massachusetts
30	Horace Adams	28	Son	Chemist	Massachusetts
31	George Adams	43	Head	Clerk	Massachusetts
32	Hazel Adams	36	Wife	—	Massachusetts
33	Patricia Adams	9	Daughter	—	Massachusetts
34	Joseph O Lyman	66	Head	Foreman	New Brunswick
35	Elizabeth Lyman	63	Wife	Forelady	Nova Scotia
36	Rachael Brown	46	Sister in law	—	Massachusetts
37	Harry Brown	52	Brother in law	Machinist	New Brunswick
38	Raymond Lee	33	Roomer	Gas Worker	Massachusetts
39	Robert Lutes	76	Roomer	Edge Trimmer	Nova Scotia
40	Otis Smith	23	Roomer	Ship Fitter	Maine

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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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