Walter Richardson — 1940 US Census Record

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

Our Model Tree links this Walter Richardson across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Livingston-County, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1898), then head of a 7-person household.

Age 42 b. ~1898 Male Head Born: New York Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Livingston-County, New York
Surname	Richardson
Given Name	Walter
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	42
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
1935 Residence (City)	Lima Village
1935 Residence (County)	Livingston
Additional Details
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Town roads
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	72
Income (1939)	250
Highest Grade	No 7
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york
Occupation	Laborer
Township / Ward	Lima Village
Est. Birth Year	~1898

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 Walter	Age	Birth yr
Ethel Richardson	Spouse	—	39	~1901
Joyce Richardson	Daughter	—	10	~1930
Walter Richardson	Head	—	42	~1898
Robert Richardson	Son	—	15	~1925
Shirley Richardson	Daughter	—	12	~1928
Bernard Richardson	Son	—	13	~1927
Donald Richardson	Son	—	16	~1924

Census Appearances

1930

Livingston, New …

Son, age 31

Livingston, New York · implied b. ~1899 — 2 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Richards
Given Name	Walter A.
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	31
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	New York
Father's Birthplace	New York
Mother's Birthplace	New York
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	O
Can Read/Write	Yes
Veteran	No
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

1940

Livingston-County, New …

Head, age 42

Livingston-County, New York · implied b. ~1898 — 7 household members

Surname	Richardson
Given Name	Walter
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	42
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
1935 Residence (City)	Lima Village
1935 Residence (County)	Livingston
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Town roads
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	72
Income (1939)	250
Highest Grade	No 7
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

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Walter Richardson

Head · 1940 · age 42 · b. ~1898 · New York

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

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02623-00444)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Richard Leahy	69	Head	Laborer	New York
2	Alice Leahy	62	Wife	—	England
3	John Leahy	28	Son	Laborer	New York
4	Carl Leahy	25	Son	—	New York
5	George Eichinger	54	Head	Mechanic	New York
6	Katherine Eichinger	58	Wife	—	New York
7	Virgil Eichinger	24	Son	Laborer	New York
8	Evelyn Eichinger	13	Daughter	—	New York
9	Joseph Tatie	71	Head	—	New York
10	Mae Tatie	59	Wife	—	New York
11	George Tatie	38	Son	Laborer	New York
12	Harold Tatie	32	Son	Laborer	New York
13	Florence Furnace	37	Daughter	Laborer	New York
14	Raymond Furnace	14	Grand-son	—	New York
15	Helen Furnace	10	Grand-daughter	—	New York
16	Walter Richardson THIS PERSON	42	Head	Laborer	New York
17	Ethel Richardson	39	Wife	—	New York
18	Donald Richardson	16	Son	—	New York
19	Robert Richardson	15	Son	—	New York
20	Bernard Richardson	13	Son	—	New York
21	Shirley Richardson	12	Daughter	—	New York
22	Joyce Richardson	10	Daughter	—	New York
23	George Hamsham	36	Head	Laborer	New York
24	Rebecca Hamsham	32	Wife	Stenographer	New York
25	George Wix	56	Head	Foreman	New York
26	James Wix	26	Son	Laborer	New York
27	John Wix	22	Son	Laborer	New York
28	Bernard Wix	19	Son	—	New York
29	Rose Wix	17	Daughter	—	New York
30	Kenneth Wix	14	Son	—	New York
31	Grace Havens	68	Housekeeper	Housekeeper	New York
32	Kenneth Whaley	27	Head	Press Operator	New York
33	Alice Whaley	22	Wife	Finisher	New York
34	Robert Whaley	8	Son	—	New York
35	Frank Whaley	7	Son	—	New York
36	Sylvia Whaley	6	Daughter	—	New York
37	Constance Whaley	3	Daughter	—	New York
38	John Whaley	1	Son	—	New York
39	Thomas Hanford	70	Head	—	New York
40	Arline (Ab) Hanford	27	Son	Actor	New York

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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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