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Richard Murphy — 1930 US Census Record
Model Tree available1930 United States Federal Census · Middlesex, Massachusetts
Our Model Tree links this Richard Murphy across the 1900, 1910, 1920 and 1930 US Censuses in Middlesex, Massachusetts (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents John & Mary — first a head (b.~1899), then head of a 3-person household.
Age 31
b. ~1899
Male
Head
Born: Massachusetts
Married
1930 Census Record Details
| Census Year | 1930 |
| Location | Middlesex, Massachusetts |
| Surname | Murphy |
| Given Name | Richard A. |
| Relationship to Head | Head |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 31 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Massachusetts |
| Age at First Marriage | 28 |
| Father's Birthplace | Maine |
| Mother's Birthplace | Maine |
| Additional Details | |
| Occupation | Clerk |
| Industry | City of Newton |
| Class of Worker | W |
| Can Read/Write | Yes |
| Home Owned/Rented | R |
| Home Value / Rent | 35 |
| Veteran | No |
| Birth State | Massachusetts |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | massachusetts |
| Occupation | Clerk |
| Township / Ward | Newton City |
| Est. Birth Year | ~1899 |
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 1930 census.
| Name | Relation to head | Relative to Richard | Age | Birth yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dorothy Murphy | Daughter | — | 1 | ~1929 |
| Alice Murphy | Other | — | 26 | ~1904 |
| Richard Murphy | Head | — | 31 | ~1899 |
Census Appearances
1900
Middlesex, Massachusetts
Son, age 2
Middlesex, Massachusetts · implied b. ~1898 — 4 household members
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Primary link
· ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost
Household
| Surname | Murphy |
| Given Name | Richard |
| Relationship to Head | Son |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 1 |
| Marital Status | Single |
| Birthplace | Massachusetts |
| Birth Month | Oct |
| Birth Year | 1898 |
| Father's Birthplace | Maine |
| Mother's Birthplace | Maine |
| Birth State | Massachusetts |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | massachusetts |
1910
Middlesex, Massachusetts
Son, age 11
Middlesex, Massachusetts · implied b. ~1899 — 6 household members
●
Primary link
· ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost
Household
| Surname | Murphy |
| Given Name | Richard |
| Relationship to Head | son |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 11 |
| Marital Status | Single |
| Birthplace | Massachusetts |
| Father's Birthplace | Maine |
| Mother's Birthplace | Maine |
| Occupation | none |
| Can Read | Yes |
| Can Write | Yes |
| Speaks English | English |
| Birth State | Massachusetts |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | massachusetts |
1920
Middlesex, Massachusetts
Son, age 21
Middlesex, Massachusetts · implied b. ~1899 — 6 household members
●
Primary link
· ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost
Household
| Surname | Murphy |
| Given Name | Richard A. |
| Relationship to Head | Son |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 21 |
| Marital Status | Single |
| Birthplace | Massachusetts |
| Father's Birthplace | Maine |
| Mother's Birthplace | Maine |
| Occupation | Clerk |
| Industry | City |
| Class of Worker | W |
| Can Read | Yes |
| Can Write | Yes |
| Speaks English | Yes |
| Birth State | Massachusetts |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | massachusetts |
1930
Middlesex, Massachusetts
Head, age 31
Middlesex, Massachusetts · implied b. ~1899 — 3 household members
| Surname | Murphy |
| Given Name | Richard A. |
| Relationship to Head | Head |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 31 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Massachusetts |
| Age at First Marriage | 28 |
| Father's Birthplace | Maine |
| Mother's Birthplace | Maine |
| Occupation | Clerk |
| Industry | City of Newton |
| Class of Worker | W |
| Can Read/Write | Yes |
| Home Owned/Rented | R |
| Home Value / Rent | 35 |
| Veteran | No |
| Birth State | Massachusetts |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | massachusetts |
Model Tree
An inferred pedigree reconstructed from census links — up to 4 generations within the 1900–1950 window. Closer generations are built from household co-residence; deeper ones are bridged by following a relative to their own childhood census. Confidence compounds and weakens with each generation.
Our Model Tree links Richard Murphy across 4 US Census years (1900, 1910, 1920 and 1930) in Middlesex, Massachusetts, using XGBoost record linkage. Identified parents: father John Murphy (~0.92 confidence) and mother Mary Murphy (~0.92 confidence) and father Daniel Murphy (~0.92 confidence) and father John Murphy (~0.92 confidence) and mother Mary Murphy (~0.92 confidence) and mother Mary Murphy (~0.92 confidence). The pedigree spans 1 generation with 6 identified ancestors.
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Gen 1
Parents
confidence ≈ 0.92
Father
John Murphy
b. ~1863
Source father
● Household
· direct · ~0.92
Mother
Mary Murphy
b. ~1863
Source mother
● Household
· direct · ~0.92
Father
Daniel Murphy
b. ~1867
Source father
● Household
· direct · ~0.92
Father
John Murphy
b. ~1867
Source father
● Household
· direct · ~0.92
Mother
Mary Murphy
b. ~1867
Source mother
● Household
· direct · ~0.92
Mother
Mary Murphy
b. ~1872
Source mother
● Household
· direct · ~0.92
This person
Anchor record
Richard Murphy
Head · 1930 · age 31 · b. ~1899 · Massachusetts
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Confirmed / household (~0.90+)
Probable / derived (~0.65–0.89)
Candidate (<0.65, unverified)
Original Census Page
1930 US Federal Census — Middlesex, Massachusetts
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1930 US Federal Census — Middlesex, Massachusetts
Page Contents
50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1930:massachusettscensus00reel926:0209)
| Line | Name | Age | Relation | Occupation | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Arthur J. Horrigan | 46 | Head | Chauffeur | Massachusetts |
| 52 | Margaret T. Horrigan | 43 | Wife-H | Saleslady | Irish Free State |
| 53 | Mary G. Horrigan | 23 | Daughter | Stenographer | Massachusetts |
| 54 | A. Louise Horrigan | 21 | Daughter | — | Massachusetts |
| 55 | Raymond A. Meare | 43 | Head | Milk Salesman | Vermont |
| 56 | H. Russell Meare | 14 | Son | — | Massachusetts |
| 57 | Marion E. Meare | 12 | Daughter | — | Massachusetts |
| 58 | H. Allison Meare | 10 | Daughter | — | Massachusetts |
| 59 | Dorothy M. Meare | 8 | Daughter | — | New Hampshire |
| 60 | Richard A. Murphy THIS PERSON | 31 | Head | Clerk | Massachusetts |
| 61 | Alice F. Murphy | 26 | Wife-H | — | Massachusetts |
| 62 | Dorothy A. Murphy | 1 | Daughter | — | Massachusetts |
| 63 | Samuel L. Macdonald | 44 | Head | Pass. Conductor | Massachusetts |
| 64 | Mary L. Macdonald | 43 | Wife-H | — | Massachusetts |
| 65 | John J. Macdonald | 21 | Son | Stock Clerk | Massachusetts |
| 66 | Agnes F. Macdonald | 20 | Daughter | Stenographer | Massachusetts |
| 67 | Mary E. Macdonald | 18 | Daughter | — | Massachusetts |
| 68 | Samuel E. Macdonald | 17 | Son | — | Massachusetts |
| 69 | Louise K. Macdonald | 15 | Daughter | — | Massachusetts |
| 70 | Margaret J. Macdonald | 14 | Daughter | — | Massachusetts |
| 71 | Alice Macdonald | 10 | Daughter | — | Massachusetts |
| 72 | Frances M. Macdonald | 8 | Daughter | — | Massachusetts |
| 73 | Charles Macdonald | 6 | Son | — | Massachusetts |
| 74 | Jeanne T. Macdonald | 2 | Daughter | — | Massachusetts |
| 75 | Max A. Metzer | 33 | Head | Proprietor | Poland |
| 76 | Fannie Metzer | 28 | Wife-H | — | Russia |
| 77 | Jeannette Metzer | 7 | Daughter | — | Massachusetts |
| 78 | Sylvia Metzer | 3 | Daughter | — | Massachusetts |
| 79 | Ann E. Metzer | 0 | Daughter | — | Massachusetts |
| 80 | Joseph Macdonald | 53 | Head | Freight Conductor | Canada-English |
| 81 | Jessie A. Macdonald | 51 | Wife-H | — | Canada-English |
| 82 | Katherine V. Macdonald | 20 | Daughter | Stenographer | Massachusetts |
| 83 | Alexander J. Macdonald | 19 | Son | Learning Trade | Massachusetts |
| 84 | Gertrude A. Macdonald | 16 | Daughter | — | Massachusetts |
| 85 | Francis R. Macdonald | 10 | Son | — | Massachusetts |
| 86 | Charles P. York | 37 | Head | Teacher | Massachusetts |
| 87 | Margaret C. York | 36 | Wife-H | — | Massachusetts |
| 88 | Margaret M. York | 12 | Daughter | — | Massachusetts |
| 89 | Catherine York | 10 | Daughter | — | Massachusetts |
| 90 | Mary J. York | 9 | Daughter | — | Massachusetts |
| 91 | Charles A. York | 7 | Son | — | Massachusetts |
| 92 | Helen S. York | 3 | Daughter | — | Massachusetts |
| 93 | Edward G. York | 2 | Son | — | Massachusetts |
| 94 | Claire York | 1 | Daughter | — | Massachusetts |
| 95 | Erwin W. Leal | 36 | Head | Carpenter | Massachusetts |
| 96 | Dora A. Leal | 26 | Wife-H | — | Maine |
| 97 | Erwin W. Jr. Leal | 8 | Son | — | Massachusetts |
| 98 | Eleanor A. Leal | 6 | Daughter | — | Massachusetts |
| 99 | Carolyn M. Leal | 1 | Daughter | — | Massachusetts |
| 100 | Laura P. Stewart | 20 | Sister-in-law | Saleswoman | Maine |
Pedigree Summary
Richard
Gen 1 · 6 parents
~0.92
Max depth 4 (1900–1950 window)
About This Record & Model Tree
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)