Sarah Hughes — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Suffolk-County, Massachusetts

Our Model Tree links this Sarah Hughes across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Suffolk-County, Massachusetts (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1874), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 66 b. ~1874 Female Head Born: England Widowed

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Suffolk-County, Massachusetts
Surname	Hughes
Given Name	Sarah
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	66
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	England
1935 Residence (City)	Boston City
1935 Residence (County)	Suffolk
Naturalization Status	First papers filed
Additional Details
Occupation	Cleaner
Industry	Retail Dept. Store
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	714
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same house
Birth Country	England
Birthplace (normalized)	england
Occupation	Cleaner
Township / Ward	Boston City
Est. Birth Year	~1874

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 Sarah	Age	Birth yr
Sarah Hughes	Head	—	66	~1874
Helen Anderson	Other	—	24	~1916
Helen Kennedy	Daughter	—	21	~1919

Census Appearances

1920

Essex, Massachusetts

Spouse, age 43

Essex, Massachusetts · implied b. ~1877 — 8 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Hugh
Given Name	Sarah
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	43
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	England
Year of Immigration	1897
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	England
Year of Naturalization	1897
Birthplace (normalized)	england

1930

Suffolk, Massachusetts

Spouse, age 53

Suffolk, Massachusetts · implied b. ~1877 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Hugh
Given Name	Sarah L
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	53
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	England
Naturalization Status	Alien
Year of Immigration	1897
Age at First Marriage	18
Father's Birthplace	England
Mother's Birthplace	England
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Birth Country	England
Birthplace (normalized)	england

1940

Suffolk-County, Massachusetts

Head, age 66

Suffolk-County, Massachusetts · implied b. ~1874 — 3 household members

Surname	Hughes
Given Name	Sarah
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	66
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	England
1935 Residence (City)	Boston City
1935 Residence (County)	Suffolk
Naturalization Status	First papers filed
Occupation	Cleaner
Industry	Retail Dept. Store
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	714
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same house
Birth Country	England
Birthplace (normalized)	england

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Sarah Hughes

Head · 1940 · age 66 · b. ~1874 · Massachusetts

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1940 US Federal Census — Suffolk-County, Massachusetts Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01664-00110)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Agnes Davis	22	Head	Assembler	Massachusetts
2	Phillip Ab Davis	2	Son	—	Massachusetts
3	Jenny Faddie	30	Head	Presser	Maine
4	Irene Faddie	13	Daughter	—	Massachusetts
5	Donald Faddie	4	Son	—	Massachusetts
6	Joan Alleck	27	Head	Assistant Fore-Lady	California
7	Joseph Ab Alleck	26	Husband	Printer	Massachusetts
8	Francis Mccone	30	Head	Relief Chief Train Keeper	Massachusetts
9	Mary Mccone	41	Wife	—	Massachusetts
10	Joseph Kanalansky	23	Head	Buffer	Massachusetts
11	Dorothy Kanalansky	21	Wife	—	Massachusetts
12	Joanne Kanalansky	2	Daughter	—	Massachusetts
13	Sarah Hughes THIS PERSON	66	Head	Cleaner	England
14	Helen Kennedy	21	Daughter	Soda-Clerk	England
15	Helen Anderson	24	Lodger	Waitress	Massachusetts
16	Harry J Digioria	28	Head	Moulder'S Helper	Massachusetts
17	Josephine Digioria	22	Wife	—	Massachusetts
18	Ronald Severino	8	Adopted Son	—	Massachusetts
19	Peter A Beckerson	65	Head	—	Norway
20	Grace Beckerson	60	Wife	—	Maine
21	Herbert Davidson	37	Head	Laborer	Massachusetts
22	Thelma Davidson	22	Wife	—	New Hampshire
23	Paul Gouvira	1	Son	—	Massachusetts
24	Michael R Flaherty	25	Head	Bench Work	Massachusetts
25	Sarah Flaherty	23	Wife	—	Massachusetts
26	Delia A Shallow	81	Head	—	Eire
27	Catherine Galler	30	Head	—	Massachusetts
28	James Galler	4	Son	—	Massachusetts
29	Antonio Ab Splendore	52	Husband	Laborer	Italy
30	William Hussey	39	Head	Laborer	Massachusetts
31	Nathaniel Hussey	10	Brother	—	Newfoundland
32	Bernard Corrie	23	Lodger	Traveling Salesman	Massachusetts
33	John Koshgarian	63	Head	Laborer	Armenia
34	Harry Koshgarian	59	Wife	—	Germany
35	Stephen A Wallace	42	Head	Laborer	Eire
36	Margaret Wallace	39	Wife	—	Eire
37	Thomas Wallace	11	Son	—	Massachusetts
38	Mary Wallace	10	Daughter	—	Massachusetts
39	Barbara A Wallace	5	Daughter	—	Massachusetts
40	Stephen Sampenkus	52	Lodger	Laborer	Lithuania

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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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