Nellie Brown — 1940 US Census Record

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

Our Model Tree links this Nellie Brown across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Kings-County, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1878), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 62 b. ~1878 Female Head Born: New York Widowed

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Kings-County, New York
Surname	Brown
Given Name	Nellie
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	62
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	New York
1935 Residence (City)	AD 20
1935 Residence (County)	Kings
Additional Details
Industry	H
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same House
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york
Township / Ward	Ad 20
Est. Birth Year	~1878

Household Members

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Nellie	Age	Birth yr
Nellie Brown	Head	—	62	~1878
Helen Brown	Other	—	24	~1916
Clinton Brown	Son	—	30	~1910

Census Appearances

1920

Kings, New …

Spouse, age 44

Kings, New York · implied b. ~1876 — 2 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Brown
Given Name	Nella M
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	44
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
Father's Birthplace	New York
Mother's Birthplace	Nova Scotia
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

1930

Kings, New …

Spouse, age 54

Kings, New York · implied b. ~1876 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Brown
Given Name	Nellie
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	54
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
Age at First Marriage	32
Father's Birthplace	New York
Mother's Birthplace	New York
Occupation	none
Can Read/Write	Yes
Veteran	No
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

1940

Kings-County, New …

Head, age 62

Kings-County, New York · implied b. ~1878 — 3 household members

Surname	Brown
Given Name	Nellie
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	62
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	New York
1935 Residence (City)	AD 20
1935 Residence (County)	Kings
Industry	H
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same House
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

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Nellie Brown

Head · 1940 · age 62 · b. ~1878 · New York

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Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02609-00187)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	William Gilchrist	40	Head	Milkman	New York
2	Florence Gilchrist	39	Wife	—	New York
3	Marie Gilchrist	14	Daughter	—	New York
4	William Jr. Gilchrist	10	Son	—	New York
5	Fred Tiedeman	48	Head	House Work	Germany
6	Cecelia Tiedeman	38	Wife	—	Sweden
7	Arline Tiedeman	16	Daughter	—	New York
8	Richard Tiedeman	9	Son	—	New York
9	William Hulighan	78	Head	—	Ireland
10	Bridget Hulighan	55	Wife	—	Ireland
11	Jennie Mallhan	45	Sister in law	—	Ireland
12	Earle S. Emery	40	Head	Ins. Clerk	Massachusetts
13	Mabel Emery	38	Wife	—	New York
14	Robert Emery	13	Son	—	New York
15	Elizabeth Ross	70	Head	—	Scotland
16	James Dixon	76	Head	—	New York
17	Mary E. Dixon	76	Wife	—	New York
18	Chester Ball	42	Head	Packer	New York
19	Florence Ball	42	Wife	—	New York
20	Velma Ball	21	Daughter	Clerk	New York
21	Nellie Brown THIS PERSON	62	Head	—	New York
22	Clinton Brown	30	Son	Cashier	New York
23	Helen Brown	24	Daughter in law	—	New York
24	Josephine Colvin	67	Head	Cashier	New York
25	Anna Colvin	65	Sister	Agent	New York
26	Agnes E. Colvin	73	Sister	—	New York
27	Bertha Bohinger	69	Roomer	Winder	Germany
28	Emma Steinman	72	Head	—	New York
29	John Bittner	55	Head	Helper	New York
30	John Higgins	32	Head	—	New York
31	Adeline Higgins	30	Wife	—	New York
32	Mary Higgins	9	Daughter	—	New York
33	Lillian Higgins	5	Daughter	—	New York
34	Peter Maltese	67	Head	—	Italy
35	Lillian Maltese	55	Wife	—	Italy
36	Alphonse Maltese	35	Son	Designer	New York
37	Antonette Maltese	32	Daughter	Teacher	New York
38	Olga Flinker	66	Head	—	New York
39	Oakley Flinker	36	Son	Union No 3	New York
40	Howard Flinker	34	Son	Vault Mang.	New York

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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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