Thomas Shea — 1940 US Census Record

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

Our Model Tree links this Thomas Shea across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Erie-County, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Mary & Nellie — first a son (b.~1909), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 31 b. ~1909 Male Son Born: New York Single

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Erie-County, New York
Surname	Shea
Given Name	Thomas
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	31
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	New York
1935 Residence (City)	Buffalo city
1935 Residence (County)	Erie
Additional Details
Occupation	Maintenance
Industry	Building Contractor
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	1200
Highest Grade	H 3
1935 Residence	Same House
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york
Occupation	Maintenance
Township / Ward	Buffalo 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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Thomas	Age	Birth yr
Nellie Shea	Head	—	67	~1873
Thomas Shea	Son	—	31	~1909
Daniel Shea	Son	—	40	~1900

Census Appearances

1920

Erie, New …

Son, age 11

Erie, New York · implied b. ~1909 — 39 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Shea
Given Name	Thomas E.
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	New York
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

1930

Erie, New …

Son, age 21

Erie, New York · implied b. ~1909 — 7 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Shea
Given Name	Thomas
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	New York
Occupation	Bookkeeper
Industry	Bank
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

1940

Erie-County, New …

Son, age 31

Erie-County, New York · implied b. ~1909 — 3 household members

Surname	Shea
Given Name	Thomas
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	31
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	New York
1935 Residence (City)	Buffalo city
1935 Residence (County)	Erie
Occupation	Maintenance
Industry	Building Contractor
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	1200
Highest Grade	H 3
1935 Residence	Same House
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

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Our Model Tree links Thomas Shea across 3 US Census years (1920, 1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage. Identified parents: mother Mary Shea (~0.92 confidence) and mother Nellie Shea (~0.92 confidence). The pedigree spans 1 generation with 2 identified ancestors.

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Mother

Mary Shea

b. ~1880

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Nellie Shea

b. ~1873

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

Thomas Shea

Son · 1940 · age 31 · b. ~1909 · New York

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Sibling

Daniel Shea

Sibling · 1940 · age 40

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

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

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02826-00603)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Mathias Roman	12	Son	—	New York
2	Anna Wagner	55	Head	—	Germany
3	Joseph Wagner	35	Son	Fireman	New York
4	Herbert Wagner	25	Son	Chemist	New York
5	Raymond Wagner	20	Son	Chemist	New York
6	George Wagner	16	Son	—	New York
7	Anna Wagner	14	Daughter	—	New York
8	Nellie Shea	67	Head	—	British State
9	Daniel Shea	40	Son	—	New York
10	Thomas Shea THIS PERSON	31	Son	Maintenance	New York
11	Francis Nelly	33	Head	Laborer	New York
12	Irene Nelly	29	Wife	—	New York
13	John Nelly	12	Son	—	New York
14	Francis Jr. Nelly	8	Son	—	New York
15	Edwin Nelly	5	Son	—	New York
16	Mable Nelly	4	Daughter	—	New York
17	Fred Graves	24	Head	Laborer	New York
18	Ruth Graves	19	Wife	—	Ohio
19	Mary Graves	2	Daughter	—	New York
20	Helen Graves	0	Daughter	—	New York
21	William Mielens	39	Head	Laborer	New York
22	Eva Mielens	34	Wife	—	New York
23	Betty J. Mielens	17	Daughter	—	New York
24	Ina Mielens	16	Daughter	—	New York
25	William Jr. Mielens	15	Son	—	New York
26	Richard Mielens	14	Son	—	New York
27	Grace Mielens	12	Daughter	—	New York
28	Dorothy Mielens	10	Daughter	—	New York
29	Virginia Mielens	9	Daughter	—	New York
30	Patrick Paull	47	Head	Laborer	Pennsylvania
31	Sarah Paull	41	Wife	—	Pennsylvania
32	Mary Paull	18	Daughter	Seamstress	New York
33	Patrick Jr. Paull	15	Son	—	New York
34	Virginia Paull	14	Daughter	—	New York
35	Theresa Paull	13	Daughter	—	New York
36	Eugene Paull	12	Son	—	New York
37	Robert Paull	9	Son	—	New York
38	Agnes Paull	8	Daughter	—	New York
39	Joseph Paull	6	Son	—	New York
40	Charles Paull	5	Son	—	New York

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Pedigree Summary

Thomas + 1 sibling

Gen 1 · 2 parents ~0.92

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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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