William Barr — 1940 US Census Record

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

Our Model Tree links this William Barr across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Queens-County, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a son (b.~1928), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 12 b. ~1928 Male Son Born: New York Single

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Queens-County, New York
Surname	Barr
Given Name	William Jr.
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	12
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	New York
1935 Residence (City)	N. Y. City
1935 Residence (County)	Queens
Additional Details
Class of Worker	0
Highest Grade	6
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york
Township / Ward	N Y City
Est. Birth Year	~1928

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to William	Age	Birth yr
Helen Barr	Spouse	—	49	~1891
Carl Barr	Son	—	9	~1931
William Barr	Head	—	49	~1891
Bernadette Barr	Daughter	—	13	~1927
William Barr	Son	—	12	~1928

Census Appearances

1930

Kings, New …

Son, age 1

Kings, New York · implied b. ~1929 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Barr
Given Name	William Jr
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	1
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	New York
Father's Birthplace	Scotland
Mother's Birthplace	Scotland
Industry	W
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

1940

Queens-County, New …

Son, age 12

Queens-County, New York · implied b. ~1928 — 5 household members

Surname	Barr
Given Name	William Jr.
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	12
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	New York
1935 Residence (City)	N. Y. City
1935 Residence (County)	Queens
Class of Worker	0
Highest Grade	6
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

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William Barr

Son · 1940 · age 12 · b. ~1928 · New York

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Sibling

Bernadette Barr

Sibling · 1940 · age 13

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Carl Barr

Sibling · 1940 · age 9

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 — Queens-County, New York Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02724-00355)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Grace Schmidt	22	Head	—	New York
42	Helen Schmidt	0	Niece	—	New York
43	Sandy Ferrara	53	Head	Janitor	Italy
44	Mary Ferrara	53	Wife	—	Italy
45	Lillian Ferrara	24	Daughter	Stenographer	New York
46	Rosemarie Ferrara	22	Daughter	Stenographer	New York
47	George Ferrara	20	Son	Clerk	New York
48	Patrick Fay	61	Lodger	Dock Builder	Ireland
49	Joseph Zebilant	64	Head	Laborer	New York
50	Matthew Zebilant	52	Brother	—	New York
51	Aharon Chagachbanian	46	Head	Proprietor	Armenia
52	Zvart Chagachbanian	31	Wife	—	Armenia
53	John Chagachbanian	6	Son	—	New York
54	Edward Farrell	69	Head	—	Ireland
55	Mary Farrell	72	Wife	—	Ireland
56	John Howard	55	Son-in-law	Window Cleaner	New York
57	Betty Howard	46	Daughter	—	New York
58	John M. Minites	60	Head	Foreman	New York
59	Margaret Minites	60	Wife	—	New York
60	Joseph Minites	30	Son	Collector	New York
61	Margaret Minites	27	Daughter	Typist	New York
62	Agnes Mcneil	38	Niece	Clerk	New York
63	John Foley	59	Son-in-law	Laborer	New York
64	Bertha Blis	38	Head	Waitress	New York
65	Minnie Blis	80	Mother	—	New York
66	Robert Lefleur	39	Lodger	Chauffeur	New Hampshire
67	Flora Stockich	37	Lodger	Waitress	Maryland
68	Edward O'Rourke	40	Head	Policeman	New York
69	Frances O'Rourke	38	Wife	—	New York
70	Edward Jr. O'Rourke	9	Son	—	New York
71	Mary O'Rourke	8	Daughter	—	New York
72	John O'Rourke	6	Son	—	New York
73	Patrick O'Rourke	2	Son	—	New York
74	Jane Mcgoldrick	72	Sister-in-law	—	Ireland
75	Jean Mcgoldrick	36	Sister-in-law	Bookkeeper	New York
76	William Barr	49	Head	Bartender	New York
77	Helen Barr	49	Wife	Proofreader	New York
78	Bernadette Barr	13	Daughter	—	New York
79	William Jr. Barr THIS PERSON	12	Son	—	New York
80	Carl Barr	9	Son	—	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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