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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 son (b.~1899), then head of a 8-person household.

Age 21 b. ~1899 Male Son Born: New York Single

1920 Census Record Details

Census Year1920
LocationNew York, New York
SurnameJohnston
Given NameThomas Jr
Relationship to HeadSon
SexM
Color / RaceWhite
Age21
Marital StatusSingle
BirthplaceNew York
Father's BirthplaceNew York
Mother's BirthplaceIreland
Additional Details
OccupationBookkeeper
IndustryOffice
Class of WorkerW
Can ReadYes
Can WriteYes
Speaks EnglishYes
Birth StateNew York
Birth CountryUnited States
Birthplace (normalized)new york
OccupationBookkeeper
Township / WardManhattan
Est. Birth Year~1899

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
William Johnston Son — 19 ~1901
George Johnston Son — 16 ~1904
Helen Johnston Daughter — 12 ~1908
Rose Johnston Daughter — 7 ~1913
Margaret Johnston Daughter — 9 ~1911
Thomas Johnston Head — 46 ~1874
Thomas Johnston Son — 21 ~1899
Rose Johnston Spouse — 42 ~1878

Census Appearances

1910
New York, …
Son, age 11
New York, New York · implied b. ~1899 — 7 household members
●  Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost Household
Surname Johnston
Given Name Thomas Jr.
Relationship to Head Son
Sex M
Color / Race White
Age 11
Marital Status Single
Birthplace New York
Father's Birthplace New York
Mother's Birthplace England
Birth State New York
Birth Country United States
Birthplace (normalized) new york
1920
New York, …
Son, age 21
New York, New York · implied b. ~1899 — 8 household members
Surname Johnston
Given Name Thomas Jr
Relationship to Head Son
Sex M
Color / Race White
Age 21
Marital Status Single
Birthplace New York
Father's Birthplace New York
Mother's Birthplace Ireland
Occupation Bookkeeper
Industry Office
Class of Worker W
Can Read Yes
Can Write Yes
Speaks English Yes
Birth State New York
Birth Country United States
Birthplace (normalized) new york

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.
Linked across censuses
Our Model Tree links Thomas Johnston across 2 US Census years (1910 and 1920) in New York, New York, using XGBoost record linkage.
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Anchor record
Thomas Johnston
Son · 1920 · age 21 · b. ~1899 · New York
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Sibling
William Johnston
Sibling · 1920 · age 19
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Rose Johnston
Sibling · 1920 · age 7
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Margaret Johnston
Sibling · 1920 · age 9
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
George Johnston
Sibling · 1920 · age 16
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Helen Johnston
Sibling · 1920 · age 12
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

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 46 Head Plumber New York
20 Rose Johnston 42 Wife — Ireland
21 Thomas Jr Johnston THIS PERSON 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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About This Record & Model Tree

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.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)

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