Sarah Kelly — 1940 US Census Record

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

Our Model Tree links this Sarah Kelly across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in New-York-County, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1888), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 52 b. ~1888 Female Spouse Born: Ireland Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	New-York-County, New York
Surname	Kelly
Given Name	Sarah
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	52
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ireland
1935 Residence (City)	Manhattan Bor.
1935 Residence (County)	New York
Additional Details
Class of Worker	0
Highest Grade	No 7
1935 Residence	Same house
Birth Country	Ireland
Birthplace (normalized)	ireland
Township / Ward	Manhattan Bor
Est. Birth Year	~1888

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Sarah	Age	Birth yr
Joseph Kelly	Son	—	29	~1911
William Kelly	Head	—	52	~1888
Cecelia Kelly	Daughter	—	16	~1924
Sarah Kelly	Spouse	—	52	~1888
William Kelly	Son	—	14	~1926

Census Appearances

1920

New York, …

Spouse, age 33

New York, New York · implied b. ~1887 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Kelly
Given Name	Sarah
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	33
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ireland
Year of Immigration	1907
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Father's Birthplace	Ireland
Mother's Birthplace	Ireland
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	Irish
Birth Country	Ireland
Birthplace (normalized)	ireland

1930

New York, …

Spouse, age 42

New York, New York · implied b. ~1888 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Kelly
Given Name	Sarah
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	42
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ireland
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Year of Immigration	1913
Age at First Marriage	24
Father's Birthplace	Ireland
Mother's Birthplace	Ireland
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Veteran	No
Birth Country	Ireland
Birthplace (normalized)	ireland

1940

New-York-County, New …

Spouse, age 52

New-York-County, New York · implied b. ~1888 — 5 household members

Surname	Kelly
Given Name	Sarah
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	52
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ireland
1935 Residence (City)	Manhattan Bor.
1935 Residence (County)	New York
Class of Worker	0
Highest Grade	No 7
1935 Residence	Same house
Birth Country	Ireland
Birthplace (normalized)	ireland

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Sarah Kelly

Spouse · 1940 · age 52 · b. ~1888 · New York

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

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02651-00802)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	William O'Brien	37	Head	Hotel Manager	New York
2	Mary O'Brien	37	Wife	—	Wyoming
3	William Jr. O'Brien	5	Son	—	New York
4	John Catalina	27	Head	Mechanic	Massachusetts
5	Beatrice Catalina	26	Wife	—	New York
6	John S. Catalina	1	Son	—	New York
7	Michael Hughes	41	Head	Janitor	Scotland
8	Ellen Hughes	40	Wife	—	Scotland
9	Margaret M. Hughes	3	Daughter	—	New York
10	Nicholas Tamakis	48	Head	Proprietor	Greece
11	Barbara Tamakis	40	Wife	—	Roumania
12	Sabbas Tamakis	14	Son	—	New York
13	James O'Boyle	53	Head	—	Ireland
14	Ellen O'Boyle	48	Wife	Saleslady	England
15	Margaret M. O'Boyle	21	Daughter	File Clerk	New York
16	Eileen O'Boyle	19	Daughter	File Clerk	New York
17	Kathleen M. O'Boyle	15	Daughter	—	New Jersey
18	Ricardo Fernandez	29	Head	Laborer	Spain
19	Philipa Fernandez	27	Wife	—	Puerto Rico
20	Ricardo Jr. Fernandez	12	Son	—	New York
21	Joseph Fernandez	11	Son	—	New York
22	Aurora Cordero	38	Sister in law	New Worker	Puerto Rico
23	Honoria Jimenez	35	Sister in law	—	Puerto Rico
24	Josephine Jimenez	16	Niece	—	Puerto Rico
25	Isaac Brown	50	Head	Tailor	Russia
26	Becky Brown	50	Wife	Tailor'S Assistant	Russia
27	Hannah Schlag	64	Lodger	—	Poland
28	Matilda Schlag	45	Lodger	—	Poland
29	Samuel Silverstein	66	Head	Painter	New York
30	Mamie Silverstein	67	Wife	—	New York
31	William J. Kelly	52	Head	Fireman	New York
32	Sarah Kelly THIS PERSON	52	Wife	—	Ireland
33	Joseph Kelly	29	Son	Letter Carrier	New York
34	Cecelia Kelly	16	Daughter	—	New York
35	William Kelly	14	Son	—	New York
36	William L. Carey	54	Head	—	Ireland
37	Mary Carey	47	Wife	—	Ireland
38	Michael F. Carey	20	Son	Grocery Clerk	New York
39	John J. Carey	19	Son	Truck Driver	New York
40	William L. Carey	17	Son	—	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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