Shirley Brown — 1940 US Census Record

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

Our Model Tree links this Shirley Brown across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Bronx-County, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1892), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 48 b. ~1892 Female Spouse Born: Poland Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Bronx-County, New York
Surname	Brown
Given Name	Shirley
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	48
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Poland
1935 Residence (City)	New York
1935 Residence (County)	Bx
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Additional Details
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	NY
Birth Country	Poland
Birthplace (normalized)	poland
Township / Ward	New York
Est. Birth Year	~1892

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 1940 census.

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Shirley	Age	Birth yr
Shirley Brown	Spouse	—	48	~1892
Julius Brown	Son	—	12	~1928
Abe Brown	Head	—	46	~1894
Irving Brown	Son	—	17	~1923

Census Appearances

1920

Kings, New …

Spouse, age 30

Kings, New York · implied b. ~1890 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Brown
Given Name	Sophie
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	30
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Poland
Year of Immigration	1906
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Father's Birthplace	Poland
Mother's Birthplace	Poland
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	Yiddish
Birth Country	Poland
Year of Naturalization	1915
Birthplace (normalized)	poland

1930

Kings, New …

Spouse, age 38

Kings, New York · implied b. ~1892 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Brown
Given Name	Sophie
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	38
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Poland
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Year of Immigration	1907
Age at First Marriage	18
Father's Birthplace	Poland
Mother's Birthplace	Poland
Occupation	none
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	Yiddish
Birth Country	Poland
Birthplace (normalized)	poland

1940

Bronx-County, New …

Spouse, age 48

Bronx-County, New York · implied b. ~1892 — 4 household members

Surname	Brown
Given Name	Shirley
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	48
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Poland
1935 Residence (City)	New York
1935 Residence (County)	Bx
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	NY
Birth Country	Poland
Birthplace (normalized)	poland

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Shirley Brown

Spouse · 1940 · age 48 · b. ~1892 · New York

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

Page Contents

37 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02466-00846)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Bertha Ruskowski	38	Sister	Operator	New York
42	Francis Ruskowski	22	Brother	Clerk	New York
43	Raymond Ruskowski	19	Brother	—	New York
44	Daniel Christy	50	Head	Machinist	Ireland
45	Suzane Christy	47	Wife	—	Scotland
46	Lucy Christy	25	Daughter	Waitress	Scotland
47	Joseph Christy	13	Son	Clerk Delivery	Scotland
48	Elizabeth Christy	21	Daughter	Food Checker	Scotland
49	James Christy	17	Son	—	New York
50	John Coleman	39	Head	Salesman	New York
51	Mary Coleman	37	Wife	—	New York
52	Margaret Geary	31	Head	Clerk	New York
53	Margaret Geary	62	Mother	—	Eire
54	John Geary	32	Brother	Field Deputy	New York
55	Thomas Geary	29	Brother	Clerk	New York
56	James Geary	22	Brother	—	New York
57	Robert Geary	19	Brother	Office Boy	New York
58	Martin Roam	31	Head	Agent	Eire
59	Mary Roam	30	Wife	—	New York
60	Constance Roam	7	Daughter	—	New York
61	Dean Roam	5	Daughter	—	New York
62	Hans Pohl	38	Head	Chef	Germany
63	Hetti Pohl	44	Wife	—	Germany
64	Walter Terbestone	37	Head	Bartender	New York
65	Sophie Terbestone	27	Wife	Bookkeeper	New York
66	Frank P. Ruhe	40	Head	Engineer	New York
67	Marie Ruhe	37	Wife	—	New York
68	Frank P. Jr. Ruhe	5	Son	—	New York
71	Michael Lengyal	65	Head	Supt	Hungary
72	Rosie Lengyal	55	Wife	—	Hungary
73	Abe Brown	46	Head	Fitter	Poland
74	Shirley Brown THIS PERSON	48	Wife	—	Poland
75	Irving Brown	17	Son	—	New York
76	Julius Brown	12	Son	—	New York
77	James O'Brien	32	Head	Meter Reader	New York
78	Margaret O'Brien	32	Wife	—	New York
79	Margaret O'Brien	1	Daughter	—	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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