Thomas Johnston — 1920 US Census Record

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1920 United States Federal Census · New York, New York

Our Model Tree links this Thomas Johnston across the 1910 and 1920 US Censuses in New York, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1874), then head of a 8-person household.

Age 46 b. ~1874 Male Head Born: New York Married

1920 Census Record Details

Census Year	1920
Location	New York, New York
Surname	Johnston
Given Name	Thomas
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
Additional Details
Occupation	Plumber
Industry	Shop
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york
Occupation	Plumber
Township / Ward	Manhattan
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.

8 people recorded at the same address in the 1920 census.

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Thomas	Age	Birth yr
Helen Johnston	Daughter	—	12	~1908
Margaret Johnston	Daughter	—	9	~1911
William Johnston	Son	—	19	~1901
Rose Johnston	Spouse	—	42	~1878
Thomas Johnston	Head	—	46	~1874
Thomas Johnston	Son	—	21	~1899
Rose Johnston	Daughter	—	7	~1913
George Johnston	Son	—	16	~1904

Census Appearances

1910

New York, …

Head, age 36

New York, New York · implied b. ~1874 — 7 household members

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XGBoost Household

Surname	Johnston
Given Name	Thomas J.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	36
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
Years Married	14
Father's Birthplace	New York
Mother's Birthplace	England
Occupation	Plumber
Industry	Shop
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

1920

New York, …

Head, age 46

New York, New York · implied b. ~1874 — 8 household members

Surname	Johnston
Given Name	Thomas
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	Plumber
Industry	Shop
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

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Thomas Johnston

Head · 1920 · age 46 · b. ~1874 · New York

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1920 US Federal Census — New York, New York Open full size

Page Contents

46 people indexed on this census page (ia:1920:14thcensusofpopu1193unit:0106)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Annie Gaspari	42	Head	Cleaning	Poland
2	Camilla Gaspari	11	Daughter	—	New York
3	Agnes Gaspari	9	Daughter	—	New York
4	Stella Gaspari	7	Daughter	—	New York
5	Helen Gaspari	3	Daughter	—	New York
6	Herman Gogl	33	Head	Presser	Austria
7	Mary Gogl	32	Wife	—	Austria
8	Herman Jr Gogl	10	Son	—	New York
9	Christian Christensen	26	Head	At. Seller	Norway
10	Tryna Christensen	31	Wife	—	Poland
11	John Cifelli	38	Head	Container	New York
12	Edna T Cifelli	34	Wife	Nurse	New York
13	George Colucci	47	Head	Confectioner	Italy
14	Nellie Colucci	41	Wife	—	New York
15	Marie Colucci	19	Daughter	Stenographer	New York
16	Mildred Colucci	15	Daughter	—	New York
17	George Henkel	51	Head	Engineer	Germany
18	Ida Henkel	51	Wife	—	New York
19	Thomas Johnston THIS PERSON	46	Head	Plumber	New York
20	Rose Johnston	42	Wife	—	Ireland
21	Thomas Jr Johnston	21	Son	Bookkeeper	New York
22	William Johnston	19	Son	Clerk	New York
23	George Johnston	16	Son	Office Boy	New York
24	Helen Johnston	12	Daughter	School	New York
25	Margaret Johnston	9	Daughter	School	New York
26	Rose Johnston	7	Daughter	School	New York
27	Bridget Stixby	52	Head	—	Ireland
28	Joseph Gargiulo	27	Head	Butcher	Italy
29	Helen Gargiulo	20	Wife	—	New York
30	Charles Maser	64	Head	Tailor	Germany
31	Phoebe Maser	63	Wife	—	New York
32	Ernest Maser	26	Son	Clerk	New York
33	Herman Lungren	57	Head	Janitor	Sweden
34	Charlotte Lungren	56	Wife	—	Sweden
35	John Miller	81	Boarder	—	Germany
36	Kate Miller	43	Boarder	Clerk	New York
37	John Mcmanus	30	Head	Driver	New York
38	Ruth Mcmanus	22	Wife	—	New York
39	John Jr Mcmanus	5	Son	—	New York
40	Ruth Mcmanus	3	Daughter	—	New York
41	James Flood	44	Head	Laborer	Ireland
42	Margaret Flood	43	Wife	—	Ireland
43	Mary Flood	19	Daughter	Typewriter	New York
44	Susan Flood	16	Daughter	Stenographer	New York
45	Margaret Flood	14	Daughter	School	New York
46	Anna Flood	12	Daughter	School	New York

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This record was independently indexed by YourRoots from the 1920 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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