Peter Brown — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Essex-County, Massachusetts

Our Model Tree links this Peter Brown across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Essex-County, Massachusetts (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1891), then head of a 12-person household.

Age 49 b. ~1891 Male Head Born: Greece Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Essex-County, Massachusetts
Surname	Brown
Given Name	Peter
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	49
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Greece
1935 Residence (City)	Manchester
1935 Residence (County)	Essex
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Additional Details
Occupation	Proprietor
Industry	Fruit Store
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	70
Income (1939)	156
Highest Grade	H-4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Greece
Birthplace (normalized)	greece
Occupation	Proprietor
Township / Ward	Manchester
Est. Birth Year	~1891

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Peter	Age	Birth yr
Anastasia Brown	Spouse	—	46	~1894
Spiro Brown	Son	—	6	~1934
Anthony Brown	Son	—	18	~1922
Theodore Brown	Son	—	9	~1931
Katherine Brown	Daughter	—	2	~1938
George Brown	Son	—	12	~1928
Jennie Brown	Daughter	—	11	~1929
Thomas Brown	Son	—	14	~1926
Betty Brown	Daughter	—	16	~1924
Constance Brown	Daughter	—	17	~1923
Peter Brown	Head	—	49	~1891
Paul Brown	Son	—	13	~1927

Census Appearances

1930

Essex, Massachusetts

Head, age 35

Essex, Massachusetts · implied b. ~1895 — 7 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Brown
Given Name	Peter A.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	35
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Greece
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Year of Immigration	1906
Age at First Marriage	31
Father's Birthplace	Greece
Mother's Birthplace	Greece
Occupation	Merchant
Industry	Fruit
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	Greek
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Value / Rent	10000
Radio Set	R
Veteran	Yes WW
Birth Country	Greece
Birthplace (normalized)	greece

1940

Essex-County, Massachusetts

Head, age 49

Essex-County, Massachusetts · implied b. ~1891 — 12 household members

Surname	Brown
Given Name	Peter
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	49
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Greece
1935 Residence (City)	Manchester
1935 Residence (County)	Essex
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Occupation	Proprietor
Industry	Fruit Store
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	70
Income (1939)	156
Highest Grade	H-4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Greece
Birthplace (normalized)	greece

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Peter Brown

Head · 1940 · age 49 · b. ~1891 · Massachusetts

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40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01585-00133)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Peter Brown THIS PERSON	49	Head	Proprietor	Greece
2	Anastasia Brown	46	Wife	—	Greece
3	Anthony Brown	18	Son	Clerk	Mass
4	Constance Brown	17	Daughter	—	Mass
5	Betty Brown	16	Daughter	—	Mass
6	Thomas Brown	14	Son	—	Mass
7	Paul Brown	13	Son	—	Mass
8	George Brown	12	Son	—	Mass
9	Jennie Brown	11	Daughter	—	Mass
10	Theodore Brown	9	Son	—	Mass
11	Spiro Brown	6	Son	—	Mass
12	Katherine Brown	2	Daughter	—	Mass
13	Anthony J. Silva	39	Head	Gardner	Mass
14	Irene Silva	40	Wife	Laundress	Ireland
15	Doris V. Silva	10	Daughter	—	Mass
16	Peter Di Makis	51	Head	Proprietor	Greece
17	Rose Di Makis	50	Wife	Waitress	Greece
18	John Di Makis	17	Son	—	Mass
19	Anthony Di Makis	16	Son	—	Mass
20	Stella Di Makis	12	Daughter	—	Mass
21	Clarence Lovely	45	Head	Gardner	New Hampshire
22	Arthur Pike	61	Head	Painter	Canada Eng
23	Evelyn Pike	17	Daughter	—	Mass
24	Julia Mahoney	48	Head	Laundress	Mass
25	Michael Mahoney	19	Son	Carpenter	Mass
26	Christopher Mahoney	17	Son	—	Mass
27	Joe Mahoney	11	Daughter	—	Mass
28	Roch Maijewski	67	Head	—	Poland
29	Josephine Maijewski	50	Wife	—	Poland
30	Josephine Maijewski	26	Daughter	Domestic	Mass
31	Walter Maijewski	22	Son	Laborer	Mass
32	Sophie Maijewski	17	Daughter	—	Mass
33	George Maijewski	12	Son	—	Mass
34	Benedict Zulaski	27	Son-in-law	Tanner	Mass
35	Jean Zulaski	27	Daughter	Laundress	Mass
36	Bruce Le Blanc	33	Head	Estate Foreman	So. Carolina
37	Margaret Le Blanc	30	Wife	Charwoman	So. Carolina
38	Andrew Reid	14	Lodger	—	Mass
39	Anita Sturgis	41	Head	Secretary	Mass
40	Susan B. Sturgis	45	Sister	Asst Manager	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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