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Robert Fowler — 1940 US Census Record

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

Our Model Tree links this Robert Fowler across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in New-York-County, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1883), then head of a 9-person household.

Age 57 b. ~1883 Male Head Born: Scotland Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year1940
LocationNew-York-County, New York
SurnameFowler
Given NameRobert
Relationship to HeadHead
SexM
Color / RaceWhite
Age57
Marital StatusMarried
BirthplaceScotland
1935 Residence (City)N.Y.
1935 Residence (County)New York
Naturalization StatusNaturalized
Additional Details
OccupationPainter
IndustryStandard Oil Co.
Class of WorkerPW
Hours Worked40
Income (1939)1560
Highest Grade0
1935 ResidenceSame place
Birth CountryScotland
Birthplace (normalized)scotland
OccupationPainter
Township / WardNy
Est. Birth Year~1883

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.

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

Name Relation to head Relative to Robert Age Birth yr
Robert Fowler Son — 23 ~1917
Robert Fowler Head — 57 ~1883
Johanna Fowler Daughter — 8 ~1932
Mary Fowler Spouse — 50 ~1890
Mary Fowler Daughter — 19 ~1921
James Fowler Son — 11 ~1929
Frank Fowler Son — 15 ~1925
Florence Fowler Daughter — 13 ~1927
Elsie Fowler Daughter — 17 ~1923

Census Appearances

1930
New York, …
Head, age 46
New York, New York · implied b. ~1884 — 8 household members
●  Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost Household
Surname Fowler
Given Name Robert
Relationship to Head Head
Sex M
Color / Race White
Age 46
Marital Status Married
Birthplace Scotland
Naturalization Status Naturalized
Year of Immigration 1910
Father's Birthplace Scotland
Mother's Birthplace Scotland
Occupation Printer
Industry House
Class of Worker W
Can Read/Write Yes
Mother Tongue English
Home Owned/Rented R
Home Value / Rent 17
Birth Country Scotland
Birthplace (normalized) scotland
1940
New-York-County, New …
Head, age 57
New-York-County, New York · implied b. ~1883 — 9 household members
Surname Fowler
Given Name Robert
Relationship to Head Head
Sex M
Color / Race White
Age 57
Marital Status Married
Birthplace Scotland
1935 Residence (City) N.Y.
1935 Residence (County) New York
Naturalization Status Naturalized
Occupation Painter
Industry Standard Oil Co.
Class of Worker PW
Hours Worked 40
Income (1939) 1560
Highest Grade 0
1935 Residence Same place
Birth Country Scotland
Birthplace (normalized) scotland

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Robert Fowler
Head · 1940 · age 57 · b. ~1883 · New York
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Original Census Page

1940 US Federal Census — New-York-County, New York Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02649-00931)

Line Name Age Relation Occupation Birthplace
41 Edward Sattler 1 Son — New York State
42 Anthony Nehr 43 Head Pipe Fitter New York State
43 Margaret Nehr 42 Wife 0 New York State
44 Jack Nehr 22 Son Machine Operator New York State
45 Margaret Nehr 19 Daughter — New York State
46 Dorothy Nehr 9 Daughter — New York State
47 Rose Mary Nehr 5 Daughter — New York State
48 Hannah Humphrey 64 Head — New York State
49 Michael Heffern 63 Brother Sewer Man Ireland
50 Mary Schoefer 63 Head 0 Germany
51 James Schoefer 19 Son Stock Clerk Germany
52 Joseph W. Martin 41 Head Watchman New York State
53 Mary Martin 39 Wife 0 New York State
54 Joseph Jr. Martin 18 Son — New York State
55 James Martin 12 Son — New York State
56 Mary Martin 15 Daughter — New York State
57 Elizabeth Martin 11 Daughter — New York State
58 Margaret Martin 9 Daughter — New York State
59 Margaret Ryan 68 Head — New York State
60 Andrew Braham 40 Head Laborer New York State
61 Agnes Braham 33 Wife 0 Ireland
62 William Braham 16 Son — New York State
63 John Braham 11 Son — New York State
64 Robert Fowler THIS PERSON 57 Head Painter Scotland
65 Mary Fowler 50 Wife — Germany
66 Robert Jr. Fowler 23 Son Art Worker New York State
67 Mary Fowler 19 Daughter New Worker New York State
68 Elsie Fowler 17 Daughter New Worker New York State
69 Frank Fowler 15 Son — New York State
70 Florence Fowler 13 Daughter — New York State
71 James Fowler 11 Son — New York State
72 Johanna Fowler 8 Daughter — New York State
73 Annie Derrick 19 Head — Pennsylvania
74 Christine Hebling 75 Head — Germany
75 John Tiefenbacker 26 Grand-son Canvas Keeper New York State
76 Arthur Devlin 40 Head Steam Fitter Helper New York State
77 Susan Devlin 38 Wife 0 New York State
78 Nancy Devlin 17 Daughter New Worker New York State
79 Theresa Devlin 16 Daughter — New York State
80 Alice Devlin 6 Daughter — New York State

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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.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)

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