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Thomas Kelly — 1930 US Census Record
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Our Model Tree links this Thomas Kelly across the 1910, 1920 and 1930 US Censuses in Union, New Jersey (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents William & Margaret — first a son (b.~1909), then head of a 7-person household.
Age 21
b. ~1909
Male
Son
Born: New Jersey
Single
1930 Census Record Details
| Census Year | 1930 |
| Location | Union, New Jersey |
| Surname | Kelly |
| Given Name | Thomas |
| Relationship to Head | son |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 21 |
| Marital Status | Single |
| Birthplace | New Jersey |
| Father's Birthplace | New Jersey |
| Mother's Birthplace | New Jersey |
| Additional Details | |
| Occupation | machine builder |
| Industry | sewing mach co |
| Class of Worker | W |
| Can Read/Write | Yes |
| Birth State | New Jersey |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | new jersey |
| Occupation | Machine Builder |
| Township / Ward | Elizabeth City |
| Est. Birth Year | ~1909 |
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 1930 census.
| Name | Relation to head | Relative to Thomas | Age | Birth yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lydia Kelly | Daughter | — | 16 | ~1914 |
| William Kelly | Head | — | 56 | ~1874 |
| Edward Kelly | Son | — | 18 | ~1912 |
| William Kelly | Son | — | 28 | ~1902 |
| Nelson Kelly | Son | — | 27 | ~1903 |
| Thomas Kelly | Son | — | 21 | ~1909 |
| Margaret Kelly | Spouse | — | 56 | ~1874 |
Census Appearances
1910
Union, New …
Son, age 1
Union, New Jersey · implied b. ~1909 — 6 household members
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Primary link
· ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost
Household
| Surname | Kelly |
| Given Name | Thomas |
| Relationship to Head | Son |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 1 |
| Marital Status | Single |
| Birthplace | New Jersey |
| Father's Birthplace | New Jersey |
| Mother's Birthplace | New Jersey |
| Birth State | New Jersey |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | new jersey |
1920
Union, New …
Son, age 11
Union, New Jersey · implied b. ~1909 — 9 household members
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Primary link
· ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost
Household
| Surname | Kelly |
| Given Name | Thomas |
| Relationship to Head | Son |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 11 |
| Marital Status | Single |
| Birthplace | New Jersey |
| Father's Birthplace | New Jersey |
| Mother's Birthplace | New Jersey |
| Can Read | Yes |
| Can Write | Yes |
| Speaks English | Yes |
| Birth State | New Jersey |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | new jersey |
1930
Union, New …
Son, age 21
Union, New Jersey · implied b. ~1909 — 7 household members
| Surname | Kelly |
| Given Name | Thomas |
| Relationship to Head | son |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 21 |
| Marital Status | Single |
| Birthplace | New Jersey |
| Father's Birthplace | New Jersey |
| Mother's Birthplace | New Jersey |
| Occupation | machine builder |
| Industry | sewing mach co |
| Class of Worker | W |
| Can Read/Write | Yes |
| Birth State | New Jersey |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | new jersey |
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.
Our Model Tree links Thomas Kelly across 3 US Census years (1910, 1920 and 1930) in Union, New Jersey, using XGBoost record linkage. Identified parents: father William Kelly (~0.92 confidence) and mother Margaret Kelly (~0.92 confidence) and father William Kelly (~0.92 confidence) and mother Margaret Kelly (~0.92 confidence) and mother Margaret Kelly (~0.92 confidence). The pedigree spans 1 generation with 5 identified ancestors.
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Gen 1
Parents
confidence ≈ 0.92
Father
William Kelly
b. ~1874
Source father
● Household
· direct · ~0.92
Mother
Margaret Kelly
b. ~1874
Source mother
● Household
· direct · ~0.92
Father
William Kelly
b. ~1875
Source father
● Household
· direct · ~0.92
Mother
Margaret Kelly
b. ~1878
Source mother
● Household
· direct · ~0.92
Mother
Margaret Kelly
b. ~1884
Source mother
● Household
· direct · ~0.92
This person
Anchor record
Thomas Kelly
Son · 1930 · age 21 · b. ~1909 · New Jersey
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Sibling
Nelson Kelly
Sibling · 1930 · age 27
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
William Kelly
Sibling · 1930 · age 28
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Lydia Kelly
Sibling · 1930 · age 16
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Edward Kelly
Sibling · 1930 · age 18
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
1930 US Federal Census — Union, New Jersey
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1930 US Federal Census — Union, New Jersey
Page Contents
50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1930:newjerseycensus00reel1385:0397)
| Line | Name | Age | Relation | Occupation | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Emily Grace | 43 | wife | None | New Jersey |
| 52 | Emily Grace | 12 | daughter | None | New Jersey |
| 53 | Frank Grace | 11 | son | None | New Jersey |
| 54 | Marie Grace | 9 | daughter | None | New Jersey |
| 55 | Sesta Juan R | 29 | boarder | Cook | Venezuela |
| 56 | Martin E Johnson | 18 | boarder | Chef-Helper | Norway |
| 57 | Kristina Carlson | 46 | boarder | Housekeeper | Denmark |
| 58 | Manuel Perea | 30 | boarder | Machine Hand | Spain |
| 59 | Charles Petzer | 59 | boarder | Laborer | New York |
| 60 | Edward Eshoo | 24 | boarder | Can Wash | Persia |
| 61 | Ernest Montgomery | 55 | boarder | Laborer | New Jersey |
| 62 | Alice Ushonah | 18 | niece | Seamstress | Persia |
| 63 | Justino Correia | 33 | head | Iron Worker | Portugal |
| 64 | Herminda Correia | 30 | wife | None | Portugal |
| 65 | Amelia Correia | 8 | daughter | None | Portugal |
| 66 | Alice Correia | 7 | daughter | None | Brazil |
| 67 | Alfreda Correia | 6 | daughter | None | Portugal |
| 68 | Isabel Rose | 32 | boarder | Bench Grinder | Portugal |
| 69 | Hercules Ramalhao | 35 | boarder | Polisher | Brazil |
| 70 | Fred Lopes | 33 | head | Stock Clerk | Russia |
| 71 | Rose Lopes | 26 | wife | None | Russia |
| 72 | Thomas Lopes | 5 | son | None | New Jersey |
| 73 | Bernard Lopes | 3 | son | None | New Jersey |
| 74 | Joseph Hagin | 38 | head | Machinist | Hungary |
| 75 | Josephine Hagin | 60 | wife | None | Hungary |
| 76 | George Hartman | 28 | stepson | Foreman | Pennsylvania |
| 77 | Gertrude Hartman | 24 | step-daughter-in-law | None | New Jersey |
| 78 | George Hartman | 5 | grand-stepson | None | New Jersey |
| 79 | William Kelly | 56 | head | Needle Maker | New Jersey |
| 80 | Margaret Kelly | 56 | wife | None | New Jersey |
| 81 | William Kelly | 28 | son | Accounting | New Jersey |
| 82 | Nelson Kelly | 27 | son | Accounting | New Jersey |
| 83 | Thomas Kelly THIS PERSON | 21 | son | Machine Builder | New Jersey |
| 84 | Edward Kelly | 18 | son | None | New Jersey |
| 85 | Lydia Kelly | 16 | daughter | None | New Jersey |
| 86 | John W Kelly | 53 | head | Bookkeeper | New Jersey |
| 87 | Winifred Kelly | 45 | wife | None | New Jersey |
| 88 | John Kelly | 19 | son | Soda Dispenser | New Jersey |
| 89 | Anita Kelly | 17 | daughter | Typist | New Jersey |
| 90 | Edward Kelly | 15 | son | None | New Jersey |
| 91 | Robert Kelly | 13 | son | None | New Jersey |
| 92 | Eileen Kelly | 11 | daughter | None | New Jersey |
| 93 | Madeline Kelly | 9 | daughter | None | New Jersey |
| 94 | Daniel Reilly | 41 | head | Stillman | New Jersey |
| 95 | Margaret Reilly | 34 | wife | None | New Jersey |
| 96 | Margaret Reilly | 12 | daughter | None | New Jersey |
| 97 | Catherine Reilly | 10 | daughter | None | New Jersey |
| 98 | Anne Reilly | 7 | daughter | None | New Jersey |
| 99 | Agnes Reilly | 5 | daughter | None | New Jersey |
| 100 | Donald Reilly | 2 | son | None | New Jersey |
Related Census Records
Pedigree Summary
Thomas + 4 siblings
Gen 1 · 5 parents
~0.92
Max depth 4 (1900–1950 window)
About This Record & Model Tree
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)