Thomas Donahue — 1940 US Census Record

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

Our Model Tree links this Thomas Donahue across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Nassau-County, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1897), then head of a 7-person household.

Age 43 b. ~1897 Male Head Born: Ireland Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Nassau-County, New York
Surname	Donahue
Given Name	Thomas
Relationship to Head	head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	43
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ireland
1935 Residence (City)	Oyster Bay
1935 Residence (County)	Nassau
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Additional Details
Occupation	laborer
Industry	Estate
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	48
Income (1939)	1152
Highest Grade	H-4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Ireland
Birthplace (normalized)	ireland
Occupation	Laborer
Township / Ward	Oyster Bay
Est. Birth Year	~1897

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Thomas	Age	Birth yr
Thomas Donahue	Son	—	4	~1936
Martin Donahue	Son	—	2	~1938
Thomas Donahue	Head	—	43	~1897
Bernard Donahue	Son	—	10	~1930
Mary Donahue	Spouse	—	43	~1897
Theresa Donahue	Daughter	—	8	~1932
Margaret Donahue	Daughter	—	7	~1933

Census Appearances

1920

New York, …

Other, age 26

New York, New York · implied b. ~1894 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Donohue
Given Name	Thomas
Relationship to Head	Cousin
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	26
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Ireland
Year of Immigration	1913
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Father's Birthplace	Ireland
Mother's Birthplace	Ireland
Occupation	Clerk
Industry	Grocer
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Birth Country	Ireland
Year of Naturalization	1919
Birthplace (normalized)	ireland

1930

Bronx, New …

Other, age 34

Bronx, New York · implied b. ~1896 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Donohue
Given Name	Thomas P
Relationship to Head	Roomer
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	34
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Ireland
Father's Birthplace	Ireland
Mother's Birthplace	Ireland
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Machinist
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Veteran	No
Birth Country	Ireland
Birthplace (normalized)	ireland

1940

Nassau-County, New …

Head, age 43

Nassau-County, New York · implied b. ~1897 — 7 household members

Surname	Donahue
Given Name	Thomas
Relationship to Head	head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	43
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ireland
1935 Residence (City)	Oyster Bay
1935 Residence (County)	Nassau
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Occupation	laborer
Industry	Estate
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	48
Income (1939)	1152
Highest Grade	H-4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Ireland
Birthplace (normalized)	ireland

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Thomas Donahue

Head · 1940 · age 43 · b. ~1897 · New York

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

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02693-00708)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Margaret Clancy	3	daughter	—	Oyster Bay
2	Orlando Faraco	62	head	Laborer	Italy
3	Margaret Faraco	62	wife	—	Scotland
4	Catherine Faraco	83	mother	—	Italy
5	Victor Caguola	55	head	Line Man	Glen Cove
6	Martha Caguola	51	wife	—	Germany
7	Barbara Caguola	20	daughter	—	Glen Cove
8	Agnes Caguola	3	daughter	—	Albertson
9	Thomas Donahue THIS PERSON	43	head	Laborer	Ireland
10	Mary Donahue	43	wife	—	Ireland
11	Bernard Donahue	10	son	—	New York
12	Theresa Donahue	8	daughter	—	Oyster Bay
13	Margaret Donahue	7	daughter	—	Oyster Bay
14	Thomas Donahue	4	son	—	Oyster Bay
15	Martin Donahue	2	son	—	Oyster Bay
16	Pauline Pullen	30	head	—	Oyster Bay
17	John Pullen	68	husband	48	New York
18	Eugene Pullen	14	son	—	New York
19	Rachel Pullen	8	daughter	—	New York
20	Katherine Pullen	5	daughter	—	New York
21	Stanley Aymanesi	39	head	Gardner	Hungary
22	Josephine Aymanesi	32	wife	—	Ireland
23	Stanley Aymanesi	5	son	—	Oyster Bay
24	Joseph Mazzei	52	head	Gardner	Italy
25	Adeline Mazzei	40	wife	—	Italy
26	Mary Mazzei	15	daughter	—	Italy
27	Phyllis Mazzei	5	daughter	—	Oyster Bay
28	Bert Mazzei	24	son	Barber	Italy
29	Nelson Whaley	62	head	Laborer	College
30	Alice Whaley	60	wife	—	New York
31	Charles Whaley	37	son	—	Oyster Bay
32	Howard Whaley	34	son	—	Oyster Bay
33	Edward Whaley	24	son	—	Oyster Bay
34	Peter Maza	44	head	Gardner	Poland
35	Stella Maza	42	wife	—	Poland
36	Stanley Maza	21	son	54	Oyster Bay
37	Frank Maza	18	son	48	Oyster Bay
38	John Maza	16	son	—	Oyster Bay
39	John Brin	50	lodger	Gardner	Poland
40	Nicholas Mellio	56	head	Laborer	Italy

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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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