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Sarah Watson — 1900 US Census Record
Model Tree available1900 United States Federal Census · Merrimack, New Hampshire
Our Model Tree links this Sarah Watson across the 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Merrimack, New Hampshire (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Andrew & Andrew — first a daughter (b.~1874), then head of a 4-person household.
Age 26
b. ~1874
Female
Daughter
Born: New Hampshire
Single
1900 Census Record Details
| Census Year | 1900 |
| Location | Merrimack, New Hampshire |
| Surname | Watson |
| Given Name | Sarah J |
| Relationship to Head | Daughter |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 26 |
| Marital Status | Single |
| Birthplace | New Hampshire |
| Birth Month | May |
| Birth Year | 1874 |
| Father's Birthplace | New Hampshire |
| Mother's Birthplace | New Hampshire |
| Additional Details | |
| Occupation | Stenographer |
| Can Read | Yes |
| Can Write | Yes |
| Speaks English | Yes |
| Birth State | New Hampshire |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | new hampshire |
| Occupation | Stenographer |
| Township / Ward | Concord 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.
4 people recorded at the same address in the 1900 census.
| Name | Relation to head | Relative to Sarah | Age | Birth yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Watson | Head | — | 61 | ~1839 |
| Sarah Watson | Daughter | — | 26 | ~1874 |
| Jennie Watson | Spouse | — | 59 | ~1841 |
| Edna Watson | Daughter | — | 35 | ~1865 |
Census Appearances
1900
Merrimack, New …
Daughter, age 26
Merrimack, New Hampshire · implied b. ~1874 — 4 household members
| Surname | Watson |
| Given Name | Sarah J |
| Relationship to Head | Daughter |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 26 |
| Marital Status | Single |
| Birthplace | New Hampshire |
| Birth Month | May |
| Birth Year | 1874 |
| Father's Birthplace | New Hampshire |
| Mother's Birthplace | New Hampshire |
| Occupation | Stenographer |
| Can Read | Yes |
| Can Write | Yes |
| Speaks English | Yes |
| Birth State | New Hampshire |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | new hampshire |
1910
Merrimack, New …
Daughter, age 36
Merrimack, New Hampshire · implied b. ~1874 — 4 household members
●
Primary link
· ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost
Household
| Surname | Watson |
| Given Name | Sadie J |
| Relationship to Head | Daughter |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 36 |
| Marital Status | Single |
| Birthplace | New Hampshire |
| Father's Birthplace | New Hampshire |
| Mother's Birthplace | New Hampshire |
| Occupation | Stenographer |
| Industry | Law Office |
| Can Read | Yes |
| Can Write | Yes |
| Speaks English | Yes |
| Birth State | New Hampshire |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | new hampshire |
1920
Merrimack, New …
Daughter, age 46
Merrimack, New Hampshire · implied b. ~1874 — 4 household members
●
Primary link
· ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost
Household
| Surname | Watson |
| Given Name | Sadie J |
| Relationship to Head | Daughter |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 46 |
| Marital Status | Single |
| Birthplace | New Hampshire |
| Father's Birthplace | New Hampshire |
| Mother's Birthplace | New Hampshire |
| Occupation | Stenographer |
| Industry | Office |
| Class of Worker | W |
| Can Read | Yes |
| Can Write | Yes |
| Speaks English | Yes |
| Birth State | New Hampshire |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | new hampshire |
1930
Merrimack, New …
Other, age 57
Merrimack, New Hampshire · implied b. ~1873 — 2 household members
●
Primary link
· ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost
Household
| Surname | Watson |
| Given Name | Sadie J |
| Relationship to Head | Sister-H |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 57 |
| Marital Status | Single |
| Birthplace | New Hampshire |
| Father's Birthplace | New Hampshire |
| Mother's Birthplace | New Hampshire |
| Occupation | Stenographer |
| Industry | Office |
| Class of Worker | W |
| Can Read/Write | Yes |
| Mother Tongue | English |
| Birth State | New Hampshire |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | new hampshire |
1940
Merrimack-County, New …
Other, age 67
Merrimack-County, New Hampshire · implied b. ~1873 — 2 household members
●
Primary link
· ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost
Household
| Surname | WATSON |
| Given Name | SADIE J. |
| Relationship to Head | Sister |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 67 |
| Marital Status | Single |
| Birthplace | New Hampshire |
| 1935 Residence (City) | Concord |
| Occupation | law office |
| Industry | PW |
| Class of Worker | 780 |
| Highest Grade | 8 |
| 1935 Residence | 33 |
| Birth State | New Hampshire |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | new hampshire |
Model Tree
An inferred pedigree reconstructed from census links — up to 4 generations within the 1900–1950 window. Closer generations are built from household co-residence; deeper ones are bridged by following a relative to their own childhood census. Confidence compounds and weakens with each generation.
Our Model Tree links Sarah Watson across 5 US Census years (1900, 1910, 1920, 1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage. Identified parents: father Andrew Watson (~0.92 confidence) and father Andrew Watson (~0.92 confidence) and mother Betsy Watson (~0.92 confidence) and mother Edna Watson (~0.60 confidence) and mother Jennie Watson (~0.92 confidence) and father Andrew Watson (~0.54 confidence) and father Andrew Watson (~0.54 confidence) and mother Betsy Watson (~0.54 confidence) and mother Jennie Watson (~0.54 confidence). The pedigree spans 2 generations with 9 identified ancestors.
Show:
Gen 1
Parents
confidence ≈ 0.72
Father
Andrew Watson
b. ~1831
Source father
● Household
· direct · ~0.92
Father
Andrew Watson
b. ~1839
Source father
● Household
· direct · ~0.92
Mother
Betsy Watson
b. ~1841
Source mother
● Household
· direct · ~0.92
Mother
Edna Watson
b. ~1868
Source mother
● Household
· direct · ~0.6
Mother
Jennie Watson
b. ~1841
Source mother
● Household
· direct · ~0.92
Father
Andrew Watson
b. ~1831
Source mother>father
● Household
· direct · ~0.54
Father
Andrew Watson
b. ~1839
Source mother>father
● Household
· direct · ~0.54
Mother
Betsy Watson
b. ~1841
Source mother>mother
● Household
· direct · ~0.54
Mother
Jennie Watson
b. ~1841
Source mother>mother
● Household
· direct · ~0.54
This person
Anchor record
Sarah Watson
Daughter · 1900 · age 26 · b. ~1874 · New Hampshire
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Sibling
Edna Watson
Sibling · 1900 · age 35
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Confirmed / household (~0.90+)
Probable / derived (~0.65–0.89)
Candidate (<0.65, unverified)
Original Census Page
1900 US Federal Census — Merrimack, New Hampshire
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1900 US Federal Census — Merrimack, New Hampshire
Page Contents
50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1900:12thcensusofpopu949unit:0491)
| Line | Name | Age | Relation | Occupation | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrew Watson | 61 | Head | Day Laborer | New Hampshire |
| 2 | Jennie Watson | 58 | Wife | — | New Hampshire |
| 3 | Edna Watson | 34 | Daughter | School Teacher | New Hampshire |
| 4 | Sarah J Watson THIS PERSON | 26 | Daughter | Stenographer | New Hampshire |
| 5 | Samuel Paige | 44 | Head | Farmer | New Hampshire |
| 6 | Kate E Paige | 42 | Wife | — | New Hampshire |
| 7 | Maude P Paige | 22 | Daughter | School Teacher | New Hampshire |
| 8 | Ethel Paige | 18 | Daughter | At School | New Hampshire |
| 9 | Charles Brown | 70 | Head | Farmer | New Hampshire |
| 10 | Sarah J Brown | 67 | Wife | — | New Hampshire |
| 11 | Jennie E Brown | 42 | Daughter | School Teacher | New Hampshire |
| 12 | Mary A Brown | 30 | Daughter | — | New Hampshire |
| 13 | Gertrude Parker | 18 | Assistant | House Servant | New Hampshire |
| 14 | John Robinson | 64 | Head | Farmer | New Hampshire |
| 15 | Isabel Robinson | 56 | Wife | — | New Hampshire |
| 16 | Robinson | 12 | Son | At School | New Hampshire |
| 17 | Arthur W Robinson | 8 | Son | At School | New Hampshire |
| 18 | Edward T Robinson | 6 | Son | At School | New Hampshire |
| 19 | Edna Robinson | 20 | Daughter | At School | New Hampshire |
| 20 | Maude R Robinson | 16 | Daughter | — | New Hampshire |
| 21 | Edwin Robinson | 2 | Son | — | New Hampshire |
| 22 | Dorothy Robinson | 0 | Daughter | — | New Hampshire |
| 23 | Lucian Pickering | 63 | Head | Dairy Farmer | New Hampshire |
| 24 | Juliaetta P Pickering | 59 | Wife | — | New Hampshire |
| 25 | William Pervere | 17 | Assistant | Farm Laborer | Maine |
| 26 | Charles H Smith | 57 | Head | Meat Merchant | Canada |
| 27 | Clara M Smith | 27 | Wife | — | Massachusetts |
| 28 | William Smith | 3 | Son | At School | Massachusetts |
| 29 | Doris M Smith | 2 | Daughter | — | New Hampshire |
| 30 | Grace C Smith | 0 | Daughter | — | New Hampshire |
| 31 | Julius Winsberg | 60 | Son-in-Law | Driver Fish Cart | Sweden |
| 32 | Albert Winsberg | 19 | Son-in-Law | Farm Laborer | Massachusetts |
| 33 | Joel B Kelly | 36 | Head | Farmer | New Hampshire |
| 34 | Georgia M Kelly | 23 | Wife | — | New Hampshire |
| 35 | Mary C Kelly | 1 | Daughter | — | New Hampshire |
| 36 | Dwight E Walker | 47 | Head | Farmer | Vermont |
| 37 | Lydia M Walker | 39 | Wife | — | Iowa |
| 38 | Ashley Walker | 15 | Son | — | New Hampshire |
| 39 | Robert W Walker | 12 | Son | At School | New Hampshire |
| 40 | Eloise E Walker | 10 | Daughter | At School | New Hampshire |
| 41 | Mary R Walker | 5 | Daughter | — | New Hampshire |
| 42 | Obadiah Larkin | 60 | Head | Farmer | New York |
| 43 | Ella Larkin | 45 | Wife | — | New York |
| 44 | David S Boynton | 62 | Boarder | Pensioner | New Hampshire |
| 45 | John D Lard | 27 | Boarder | Day Laborer | Canada |
| 46 | Charles Fellows | 51 | Boarder | Clumber | Maine |
| 47 | Horace Mathews | 49 | Head | Carriage Painter | New Hampshire |
| 48 | Mary Mathews | 47 | Wife | — | Massachusetts |
| 49 | Helen P Mathews | 4 | Daughter | — | Massachusetts |
| 50 | Joseph E Provencial | 18 | Boarder | Carriage Painter | New Hampshire |
Pedigree Summary
Sarah + 1 sibling
Gen 1 · 5 parents
~0.86
Gen 2 · 4 grandparents
~0.54
Max depth 4 (1900–1950 window)
About This Record & Model Tree
This record was independently indexed by YourRoots from the 1900 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)