Nellie Collins — 1940 US Census Record

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

Our Model Tree links this Nellie Collins across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in New-York-County, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1892), then head of a 2-person household.

Age 48 b. ~1892 Female Head Born: Ireland Widowed

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	New-York-County, New York
Surname	Collins
Given Name	Nellie
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	48
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Ireland
1935 Residence (City)	New York City
1935 Residence (County)	New York
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Additional Details
Class of Worker	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Ireland
Birthplace (normalized)	ireland
Township / Ward	New York City
Est. Birth Year	~1892

Household Members

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Nellie	Age	Birth yr
Helen Collins	Daughter	—	18	~1922
Nellie Collins	Head	—	48	~1892

Census Appearances

1920

New York, …

Spouse, age 30

New York, New York · implied b. ~1890 — 2 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Collins
Given Name	Nellie
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	30
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ireland
Year of Immigration	1913
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Father's Birthplace	Ireland
Mother's Birthplace	Ireland
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Birth Country	Ireland
Birthplace (normalized)	ireland

1930

New York, …

Spouse, age 42

New York, New York · implied b. ~1888 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Collins
Given Name	Nellie
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	42
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ireland
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Year of Immigration	1908
Age at First Marriage	22
Father's Birthplace	Ireland
Mother's Birthplace	Ireland
Occupation	Office
Industry	Department Store
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	Irish
Birth Country	Ireland
Birthplace (normalized)	ireland

1940

New-York-County, New …

Head, age 48

New-York-County, New York · implied b. ~1892 — 2 household members

Surname	Collins
Given Name	Nellie
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	48
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Ireland
1935 Residence (City)	New York City
1935 Residence (County)	New York
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Class of Worker	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Ireland
Birthplace (normalized)	ireland

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Nellie Collins

Head · 1940 · age 48 · b. ~1892 · New York

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Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02649-00694)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Antoinette Vulcano	9	Daughter	—	New York City
2	Catherine Vulcano	7	Daughter	—	New York City
3	George Russell	38	Head	Fireman	Jersey City
4	Louise Russell	36	Wife	—	New York City
5	George, Jr Russell	7	Son	—	New York City
6	Harold Howe	39	Head	Driver	New York City
7	Mae Howe	40	Wife	—	New York City
8	Nellie Collins THIS PERSON	48	Head	—	Ireland
9	Helen Collins	18	Daughter	New Worker	New York City
10	Urbain Lanteigne	45	Head	—	France
11	Irene Lanteigne	33	Wife	—	New York City
12	Urbain, Jr Lanteigne	1	Son	—	New York City
13	James Kilpatrick	61	Head	—	New York City
14	Mary Kilpatrick	54	Wife	—	New York City
15	John J. Kelly	70	Head	—	New York City
16	Frank Vulcano	40	Head	—	New York City
17	Irene Vulcano	9	Daughter	—	New York City
18	William Mcmorris	76	Head	—	New York City
19	Peter Farhedia	38	Head	Laborer	Armenia
20	Martha Farhedia	28	Wife	Finisher	Armenia
21	Dorothy Farhedia	10	Daughter	—	Mass.
22	Henry Farhedia	3	Son	—	New York City
23	Jack Chanteria	38	Boarder	Cleaner	Armenia
24	Anna Chanteria	19	Niece	—	Mass.
25	Angelo Bassi	43	Head	Janitor	Italy
26	Concetta Bassi	43	Wife	—	Italy
27	Martha Bassi	19	Daughter	Student	Italy
28	Lillian Bassi	16	Daughter	Student	Italy
29	Leonard Steele	54	Head	—	Mass.
30	Theresa Gunsburger	72	Head	—	Bavaria
31	Edward Schaffer	48	Head	Laborer	New York City
32	Catherine Schaffer	43	Wife	—	New York City
33	Patrick Trivone	27	Head	Driver	New York City
34	Mae Trivone	27	Wife	—	Penna.
35	Richard L. Sweeney	38	Head	—	Mass.
36	Florence Sweeney	28	Wife	—	Mass.
37	Florence Sweeney	1	Daughter	—	New York City
38	Frank Bruma	43	Head	Handyman	Illinois
39	George Lawson	28	Head	Carpenter	New York City
40	Blanche Lawson	28	Wife	—	Mass.

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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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