Robert Johnston — 1940 US Census Record

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

Our Model Tree links this Robert Johnston across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Kings-County, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1869), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 71 b. ~1869 Male Head Born: Scotland Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Kings-County, New York
Surname	Johnston
Given Name	Robert
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	71
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Scotland
1935 Residence (City)	New York City
1935 Residence (County)	Kings
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Additional Details
Occupation	Porter
Industry	Safety Vault
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	46
Income (1939)	1200
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Scotland
Birthplace (normalized)	scotland
Occupation	Porter
Township / Ward	New York City
Est. Birth Year	~1869

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 1940 census.

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Robert	Age	Birth yr
Robert Johnston	Head	—	71	~1869
Robert Johnston	Son	—	47	~1893
Catherine Johnston	Spouse	—	70	~1870

Census Appearances

1920

New York, …

Head, age 54

New York, New York · implied b. ~1866 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Johnston
Given Name	Robert
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	54
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Scotland
Year of Immigration	1888
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Father's Birthplace	Scotland
Mother's Birthplace	Scotland
Occupation	Packer
Industry	Factory
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth Country	Scotland
Year of Naturalization	1918
Birthplace (normalized)	scotland

1930

New York, …

Head, age 60

New York, New York · implied b. ~1870 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Johnston
Given Name	Robert
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	60
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Scotland
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Year of Immigration	1890
Age at First Marriage	25
Father's Birthplace	Scotland
Mother's Birthplace	Scotland
Occupation	Guard
Industry	Bank
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Home Owned/Rented	R
Home Value / Rent	50
Radio Set	R
Birth Country	Scotland
Birthplace (normalized)	scotland

1940

Kings-County, New …

Head, age 71

Kings-County, New York · implied b. ~1869 — 3 household members

Surname	Johnston
Given Name	Robert
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	71
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Scotland
1935 Residence (City)	New York City
1935 Residence (County)	Kings
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Occupation	Porter
Industry	Safety Vault
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	46
Income (1939)	1200
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Scotland
Birthplace (normalized)	scotland

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Robert Johnston

Head · 1940 · age 71 · b. ~1869 · New York

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Page Contents

34 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02606-00243)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	George Albrecht	36	Head	Mechanic	New York
2	Catherine Albrecht	35	Wife	—	New York
3	Georgia Albrecht	5	Daughter	—	New York
4	Edward Fisher	47	Father-in-law	Laborer	Oregon
5	Minnie Fisher	56	Mother-in-law	—	New York
6	Marie E. Darrow	36	Sister-in-law	Telephone Op.	New York
7	Andrew Lynch	33	Head	Attorney	New York
8	Betty Lynch	30	Wife	—	New Jersey
9	James Lynch	5	Son	—	New Jersey
10	Frances Lynch	58	Mother	Beautician	Germany
11	John Dalton	41	Head	Art Teacher	New York
12	Virginia Dalton	20	Daughter	Typist Clerk	New York
13	Marjorie Dalton	14	Daughter	—	New York
14	Benjamin Vartabedian	34	Head	Proprietor	Armenia
15	Paul Vartabedian	25	Wife	—	New York
16	Derad Vartabedian	4	Son	—	New York
17	Michael Vartabedian	2	Son	—	New York
18	Armenag Vartabedian	67	Head	Proprietor	Armenia
19	Mary Vartabedian	63	Wife	—	Armenia
25	Henry Meyer	40	Head	Mechanic	New York
26	Frances Meyer	39	Wife	—	Mass.
27	Carol Meyer	5	Daughter	—	New York
28	Robert Johnston THIS PERSON	71	Head	Porter	Scotland
29	Catherine Johnston	70	Wife	—	Ireland
30	Robert Johnston	47	Son	Machinist	New Jersey
31	Sarah Weisenhoff	62	Head	—	Poland
32	Esther Weisenhoff	32	Daughter	Bookkeeper	Ohio
33	Emanuel Weisenhoff	25	Son	Orderly	New York
35	Charles Schulty	36	Head	Superintendent	Latvia
36	Mary Schulty	37	Wife	—	Latvia
37	Anna Schulty	7	Daughter	—	New York
38	Mary Schulty	3	Daughter	—	New York
39	Murray Hirsch	38	Head	Manager	New York
40	Ethel Hirsch	33	Wife	—	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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