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Sarah Murray — 1940 US Census Record
Linked across censuses1940 United States Federal Census · New-York-County, New York
Our Model Tree links this Sarah Murray across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in New-York-County, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1894), then head of a 9-person household.
Age 46
b. ~1894
Female
Spouse
Born: South Carolina
Married
1940 Census Record Details
| Census Year | 1940 |
| Location | New-York-County, New York |
| Surname | Murray |
| Given Name | Sarah |
| Relationship to Head | Wife |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | Black |
| Age | 46 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | South Carolina |
| 1935 Residence (City) | nyc |
| 1935 Residence (County) | NEW YORK |
| Additional Details | |
| Highest Grade | No 4 |
| 1935 Residence | Same place |
| Birth State | South Carolina |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | south carolina |
| Township / Ward | Nyc |
| Est. Birth Year | ~1894 |
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 Sarah | Age | Birth yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah Murray | Daughter | — | 19 | ~1921 |
| Elizabeth Murray | Daughter | — | 15 | ~1925 |
| Ricardo Underwood | Son | — | 7 | ~1933 |
| Stephen Murray | Son | — | 17 | ~1923 |
| Idell Murray | Daughter | — | 22 | ~1918 |
| Frank Underwood | Son | — | 4 | ~1936 |
| James Murray | Head | — | 58 | ~1882 |
| Sarah Murray | Spouse | — | 46 | ~1894 |
| Margaret Underwood | Daughter | — | 25 | ~1915 |
Census Appearances
1930
New York, …
Other, age 32
New York, New York · implied b. ~1898 — 4 household members
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XGBoost
Household
| Surname | Murray |
| Given Name | Sadie |
| Relationship to Head | Lodger |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | Black |
| Age | 32 |
| Marital Status | Widowed |
| Birthplace | South Carolina |
| Age at First Marriage | 22 |
| Father's Birthplace | South Carolina |
| Mother's Birthplace | South Carolina |
| Occupation | Laundress |
| Industry | Hand Laundry |
| Class of Worker | W |
| Can Read/Write | Yes |
| Birth State | South Carolina |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | south carolina |
1940
New-York-County, New …
Spouse, age 46
New-York-County, New York · implied b. ~1894 — 9 household members
| Surname | Murray |
| Given Name | Sarah |
| Relationship to Head | Wife |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | Black |
| Age | 46 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | South Carolina |
| 1935 Residence (City) | nyc |
| 1935 Residence (County) | NEW YORK |
| Highest Grade | No 4 |
| 1935 Residence | Same place |
| Birth State | South Carolina |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | south carolina |
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Our Model Tree links Sarah Murray across 2 US Census years (1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage.
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Sarah Murray
Spouse · 1940 · age 46 · b. ~1894 · New York
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1940 US Federal Census — New-York-County, New York
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1940 US Federal Census — New-York-County, New York
Page Contents
40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02660-00744)
| Line | Name | Age | Relation | Occupation | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | William Mccalvin | 31 | Head | Cutter | Virginia |
| 42 | Alice Mccalvin | 24 | Wife | — | North Carolina |
| 43 | Walter Kemp | 62 | Head | Superintendent | Pennsylvania |
| 44 | Callie Kemp | 55 | Wife | — | North Carolina |
| 45 | Maude Mitchell | 44 | Head | — | New York |
| 46 | Cyril Benjamin | 23 | Son | Laborer | New York |
| 47 | Herman Quann | 40 | Head | Porter | Puerto Rico |
| 48 | Caryania Guima | 41 | Lodger | Porter | Unknown |
| 49 | Harris Harvey | 18 | Lodger | Delivery Boy | Virginia |
| 50 | Garvey Williams | 19 | Lodger | Clerk | Jamaica-B.W.I. |
| 51 | Arthur Hunter | 18 | Lodger | — | North Carolina |
| 52 | Wallace Keaton | 16 | Lodger | — | Virginia |
| 53 | Robert Smith | 16 | Lodger | — | Pennsylvania |
| 54 | Ed Willis | 31 | Head | — | South Carolina |
| 55 | Lillie May Willis | 14 | Daughter | — | South Carolina |
| 56 | Rosalie Willis | 12 | Daughter | — | South Carolina |
| 57 | Richard Willis | 10 | Son | — | South Carolina |
| 58 | Alice Chesholm | 49 | Mother | — | South Carolina |
| 59 | Rachel Mitchel | 28 | Lodger | — | Georgia |
| 60 | Charles Merritt | 34 | Head | Laborer | Barbados B.W.I. |
| 61 | Edna Merritt | 28 | Wife | — | Puerto Rico B.W.I. |
| 62 | Hubert Merritt | 5 | Son | — | New York |
| 63 | Dennis Merritt | 2 | Son | — | New York |
| 64 | Onsa Rosllo | 40 | Head | — | Aruba |
| 65 | Sixta Rosllo | 41 | Wife | — | Aruba Puerto Rico |
| 66 | Alice Rosllo | 6 | Daughter | — | New York |
| 67 | Mildred Rosllo | 2 | Daughter | — | New York |
| 68 | Catherine Taylor | 39 | Head | Maid | Louisiana |
| 69 | Sam Robinson | 65 | Head | Superintendent | South Carolina |
| 70 | Lucy Robinson | 54 | Wife | — | South Carolina |
| 71 | Willie B. Robinson | 7 | Son | — | South Carolina |
| 72 | James Murray | 58 | Head | Fireman | South Carolina |
| 73 | Sarah Murray THIS PERSON | 46 | Wife | — | South Carolina |
| 74 | Idell Murray | 22 | Daughter | Cleaning | South Carolina |
| 75 | Sarah Murray | 19 | Daughter | Servant | South Carolina |
| 76 | Stephen Murray | 17 | Son | — | South Carolina |
| 77 | Elizabeth Murray | 15 | Daughter | — | New York |
| 78 | Margaret Underwood | 25 | Daughter | Servant | South Carolina |
| 79 | Frank K. Underwood | 4 | Son | — | New York |
| 80 | Ricardo Underwood | 7 | 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.
Source: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)