William Bruce — 1940 US Census Record

Linked across censuses

1940 United States Federal Census · Allegheny-County, Pennsylvania

Our Model Tree links this William Bruce across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Allegheny-County, Pennsylvania (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1881), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 59 b. ~1881 Male Head Born: Austria Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Allegheny-County, Pennsylvania
Surname	Bruce
Given Name	William
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	59
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Austria
1935 Residence (City)	Wilmerding Road
1935 Residence (County)	Allegheny
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Additional Details
Occupation	Labor
Industry	Airbrake
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	1200
Highest Grade	H-2
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Austria
Birthplace (normalized)	austria
Occupation	Labor
Township / Ward	Wilmerding Road
Est. Birth Year	~1881

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to William	Age	Birth yr
William Bruce	Head	—	59	~1881
Joseph Bruce	Son	—	26	~1914
John Bruce	Son	—	24	~1916
Catherine Bruce	Spouse	—	48	~1892

Census Appearances

1920

Allegheny, Pennsylvania

Head, age 35

Allegheny, Pennsylvania · implied b. ~1885 — 9 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Bruce
Given Name	William
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	35
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Austria
Year of Immigration	1902
Naturalization Status	First papers filed
Father's Birthplace	Austria
Mother's Birthplace	Ohio
Occupation	Machinist
Industry	Steam Road
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	Polish
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth Country	Austria
Birthplace (normalized)	austria

1930

Allegheny, Pennsylvania

Head, age 50

Allegheny, Pennsylvania · implied b. ~1880 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Bruce
Given Name	William
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	50
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Austria
Naturalization Status	Un
Age at First Marriage	32
Father's Birthplace	Austria
Mother's Birthplace	Austria
Occupation	Yes
Industry	Mill weight
Class of Worker	Airbrake Works
Can Read/Write	No
Mother Tongue	Ukrainian
Home Owned/Rented	R
Home Value / Rent	2400
Birth Country	Austria
Birthplace (normalized)	austria

1940

Allegheny-County, Pennsylvania

Head, age 59

Allegheny-County, Pennsylvania · implied b. ~1881 — 4 household members

Surname	Bruce
Given Name	William
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	59
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Austria
1935 Residence (City)	Wilmerding Road
1935 Residence (County)	Allegheny
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Occupation	Labor
Industry	Airbrake
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	1200
Highest Grade	H-2
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Austria
Birthplace (normalized)	austria

Model Tree

Linked across censuses

Our Model Tree links William Bruce across 3 US Census years (1920, 1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage.

Show:

This person

Anchor record

William Bruce

Head · 1940 · age 59 · b. ~1881 · Pennsylvania

★ You are viewing this record

Confirmed / household (~0.90+) Probable / derived (~0.65–0.89) Candidate (<0.65, unverified)

Original Census Page

1940 US Federal Census — Allegheny-County, Pennsylvania Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-03414-00251)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	William Bruce THIS PERSON	59	Head	Labor	Austria
2	Catherine Bruce	48	Wife	—	Austria
3	John Bruce	24	Son	Labor	Penna
4	Joseph Bruce	26	Son	Labor	Penna
5	John Rovesti	42	Head	Labor	Penna
6	Margaret Rovesti	39	Wife	—	Penna
7	Marianne Rovesti	20	Daughter	—	Penna
8	Gloria Rovesti	19	Daughter	—	Penna
9	Wilma Rovesti	17	Daughter	—	Penna
10	John Rovesti	10	Son	—	Penna
11	Margaret Rovesti	2	Daughter	—	Penna
12	Mike Tyberski	31	Head	Labor	Penna
13	Helen Tyberski	21	Wife	—	Penna
14	Charles Segulas	58	Head	—	Czechoslovakia
15	Anna Segulas	52	Wife	—	Czechoslovakia
16	Albert Segulas	23	Son	Labor	Penna
17	Mary Segulas	23	Daughter	Labor	Penna
18	Laddie Segulas	15	Son	—	Penna
19	James Segulas	17	Son	—	Penna
20	Herman Mertz	55	Head	Labor	Penna
21	Josephine Mertz	52	Wife	—	Penna
22	Charles Mertz	22	Son	Labor	Penna
23	Anna Mertz	17	Daughter	—	Penna
24	Viola Mertz	14	Daughter	—	Penna
25	William Sherba\|Skerba	48	Head	Labor	Ukrainia
26	Katherine Sherba\|Skerba	38	Wife	—	Penna
27	Florence Sherba\|Skerba	20	Daughter	—	Penna
28	Regenia Sherba\|Skerba	15	Daughter	—	Penna
29	George Holup	32	Head	Labor	Penna
30	Angela Holup	27	Wife	—	Penna
31	Ronald Holup	5	Son	—	Penna
32	Andrew Kinkela	38	Head	Labor	Austria
33	Elway Kinkela	30	Wife	—	Yugoslavia
34	Jean Kinkela	6	Daughter	—	Penna
35	Robert Berque	36	Head	Labor	Penna
36	Elizabeth Berque	28	Wife	—	Penna
37	Donald Berque	10	Son	—	Penna
38	Frank Covic	47	Head	Labor	Austria
39	Mary Covic	39	Wife	—	Austria
40	Frank Jr. Covic	22	Son	Clerk	Penna

Search for William Bruce

All William Bruce Census Records Discover Bruce Family Tree

About This Record & Model Tree

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.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)

Report inaccurate data