Thomas Barrett — 1930 US Census Record

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1930 United States Federal Census · Union, New Jersey

Our Model Tree links this Thomas Barrett across the 1920 and 1930 US Censuses in Union, New Jersey (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1873), then head of a 10-person household.

Age 57 b. ~1873 Male Head Born: New York Married

1930 Census Record Details

Census Year	1930
Location	Union, New Jersey
Surname	Barrett
Given Name	Thomas
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	57
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
Age at First Marriage	21
Father's Birthplace	Ireland
Mother's Birthplace	Ireland
Additional Details
Occupation	Printer
Industry	Job Work
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Home Value / Rent	47.00
Radio Set	R
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york
Occupation	Printer
Township / Ward	Scotch Plains
Est. Birth Year	~1873

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.

10 people recorded at the same address in the 1930 census.

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Thomas	Age	Birth yr
John Barrett	Son	—	28	~1902
Blanche Barrett	Spouse	—	55	~1875
Doris Barrett	Daughter	—	20	~1910
Thomas Barrett	Head	—	57	~1873
Florence Barrett	Daughter	—	30	~1900
Esther Barrett	Daughter	—	23	~1907
Ruth Barrett	Other	—	22	~1908
Bradley Barrett	Son	—	22	~1908
Elizabeth Barrett	Daughter	—	18	~1912
Ralph Barrett	Son	—	25	~1905

Census Appearances

1920

Union, New …

Head, age 46

Union, New Jersey · implied b. ~1874 — 10 household members

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XGBoost Household

Surname	Barrett
Given Name	Thomas F.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	46
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
Father's Birthplace	Ireland
Mother's Birthplace	Ireland
Occupation	Printer
Industry	Job Printers
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

1930

Union, New …

Head, age 57

Union, New Jersey · implied b. ~1873 — 10 household members

Surname	Barrett
Given Name	Thomas
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	57
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
Age at First Marriage	21
Father's Birthplace	Ireland
Mother's Birthplace	Ireland
Occupation	Printer
Industry	Job Work
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Home Value / Rent	47.00
Radio Set	R
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

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Thomas Barrett

Head · 1930 · age 57 · b. ~1873 · New Jersey

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Page Contents

50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1930:newjerseycensus00reel1390:0598)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
51	Steven	11	Son	Helper	New Jersey
52	Walter	10	Son	—	New Jersey
53	John Downey	50	Head	Printing	New York
54	Mary Downey	41	Wife	—	New York
55	John Jr. Downey	3	Son	—	Pennsylvania
56	George Miller	73	Head	Messenger	Maryland
57	Charlotte Miller	41	Wife	Housework	Maryland
58	John Short	40	Head	Lineman	Newfoundland
59	Bertha Short	40	Wife	Pressing	Ireland
60	Catherine Short	16	Daughter	Sorter	New York
61	Marion Short	13	Daughter	—	New York
62	John Short	12	Son	—	New York
63	William Short	10	Son	—	New York
64	Walter Short	8	Son	—	New York
65	George Rawles	56	Head	Operator	New York
66	Emma Rawles	40	Wife	Housework	Virginia
67	Jane Morris	43	Roomer	Housework	Bermuda
68	Frank Post	33	Head	Machinist	New York
69	Hilda Post	34	Wife	—	New Jersey
70	Robert Post	1	Son	—	New Jersey
71	Harvey Rue	35	Head	Clerk	New Jersey
72	Carrie Rue	32	Wife	—	New Jersey
73	Grace Rue	12	Daughter	—	New Jersey
74	Harvey Rue	8	Son	—	New Jersey
75	Mary Rue	63	Mother	—	New Jersey
76	Eugene Polonara	55	Head	Laborer	Italy
77	Helen Polonara	52	Wife	—	Italy
78	Victor Polonara	26	Son	Bookkeeper	Italy
79	Linda Polonara	16	Daughter	—	Italy
80	Amerigo Polonara	13	Son	—	New York
81	Mark De Vito	35	Son-in-law	Laborer	New Jersey
82	Marie De Vito	25	Daughter	—	Italy
83	Mark De Vito	3	Grandson	—	New Jersey
84	Albert Knerr	49	Head	Lineman	Delaware
85	Ella Knerr	45	Wife	—	Delaware
86	Edwin Muckey	7	Grandson	—	New Jersey
87	Beatrice Muckey	5	Grand-daughter	—	New Jersey
88	G. M. Pindell	43	Head	Episcopal Clergyman	New York
89	Isabell Pindell	33	Wife	—	New York
90	Julia Pindell	62	Mother-in-law	—	New York
91	Thomas Barrett THIS PERSON	57	Head	Printer	New York
92	Blanche Barrett	55	Wife	—	New York
93	Florence Barrett	30	Daughter	Clerk	New Jersey
94	John Barrett	28	Son	Teacher	New Jersey
95	Esther Barrett	23	Daughter	Fire Clerk	New Jersey
96	Doris Barrett	20	Daughter	Nurse	New Jersey
97	Elizabeth Barrett	18	Daughter	—	New Jersey
98	Bradley Barrett	22	Son	Salesman	New Jersey
99	Ralph Barrett	25	Son	Salesman	New Jersey
100	Ruth Barrett	22	Daughter-in-law	—	New Jersey

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This record was independently indexed by YourRoots from the 1930 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)

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