William Crawford — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Allegheny-County, Pennsylvania

Our Model Tree links this William Crawford across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Allegheny-County, Pennsylvania (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1884), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 56 b. ~1884 Male Head Born: Scotland Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Allegheny-County, Pennsylvania
Surname	Crawford
Given Name	William
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	56
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Scotland
1935 Residence (City)	Kennedy Township
1935 Residence (County)	Allegheny
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Additional Details
Occupation	Cutter
Industry	Steel Co
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	32
Income (1939)	2200
Highest Grade	C 6
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Scotland
Birthplace (normalized)	scotland
Occupation	Cutter
Township / Ward	Kennedy Township
Est. Birth Year	~1884

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
Margaret Crawford	Daughter	—	26	~1914
Emily Crawford	Daughter	—	25	~1915
William Crawford	Head	—	56	~1884
Edward Crawford	Son	—	21	~1919
Margaret Crawford	Spouse	—	53	~1887

Census Appearances

1920

Allegheny, Pennsylvania

Head, age 34

Allegheny, Pennsylvania · implied b. ~1886

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XGBoost

Surname	Crawford
Given Name	William
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	34
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Scotland
Naturalization Status	Un
Father's Birthplace	Scotland
Mother's Birthplace	Holland
Occupation	Heater
Industry	Steel Plant
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Free/Mortgaged	M
Birth Country	Scotland
Birthplace (normalized)	scotland

1930

Allegheny, Pennsylvania

Head, age 46

Allegheny, Pennsylvania · implied b. ~1884 — 6 household members

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XGBoost Household

Surname	Crawford
Given Name	William
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	46
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Scotland
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Year of Immigration	1906
Age at First Marriage	29
Father's Birthplace	Scotland
Mother's Birthplace	Scotland
Occupation	Roller
Industry	Steel Mill
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Value / Rent	6500
Veteran	No
Birth Country	Scotland
Birthplace (normalized)	scotland

1940

Allegheny-County, Pennsylvania

Head, age 56

Allegheny-County, Pennsylvania · implied b. ~1884 — 5 household members

Surname	Crawford
Given Name	William
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	56
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Scotland
1935 Residence (City)	Kennedy Township
1935 Residence (County)	Allegheny
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Occupation	Cutter
Industry	Steel Co
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	32
Income (1939)	2200
Highest Grade	C 6
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Scotland
Birthplace (normalized)	scotland

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William Crawford

Head · 1940 · age 56 · b. ~1884 · Pennsylvania

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Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-03407-00023)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Sally Kinsey	3	Daughter	Same Place	Penna
2	Alfred Kinsey	35	Head	40	Ohio
3	Helen Kinsey	31	Wife	—	Penna
4	Robert Kinsey	6	Son	—	Penna
5	Ronald Kinsey	2	Son	—	Penna
6	William Crawford THIS PERSON	56	Head	Cutter	Scotland
7	Margaret Crawford	53	Wife	—	Scotland
8	Margaret Crawford	26	Daughter	—	Penna
9	Emily M Crawford	25	Daughter	32	Penna
10	Edward Crawford	21	Son	40	Penna
11	George Curry	50	Head	44	Penna
12	Katherine Curry	49	Wife	—	Ohio
13	Alexander Punchur	35	Head	40	Penna
14	Nellie Punchur	35	Wife	14	Penna
15	Nancy Punchur	6	Daughter	—	Penna
16	Mary Punchur	3	Daughter	—	Penna
17	James Punchur	2	Son	—	Penna
18	Harry Gardner	69	Head	—	Penna
19	Lola Gardner	61	Wife	—	Penna
20	Edward Strauch	47	Head	42	Penna
21	Elsie Strauch	45	Wife	—	Penna
22	John Sokal	32	Head	52	Penna
23	Agnes Sokal	32	Wife	—	Penna
24	Robert Sokal	5	Son	—	Penna
25	John Sokal	3	Son	—	Penna
26	George Lueck	62	Head	16	Penna
27	Amanda Lueck	64	Wife	—	Penna
28	Elizabeth Kramer	73	Head	Custodian	Poland
29	Elizabeth Kramer	39	Daughter	—	Penna
30	Dorothy Kramer	13	Daughter	—	Penna
31	Peter Denis	25	Head	24	Penna
32	Cecelia Denis	21	Wife	—	Penna
33	Louis Trull	53	Head	Laborer	Ukraine
34	Anna Trull	50	Wife	—	Ukraine
35	Stephen Trull	22	Son	12	Penna
36	Catherine Trull	20	Daughter	50	Penna
37	Helen Trull	16	Daughter	—	Penna
38	Annette Trull	14	Daughter	—	Penna
39	Nicholas Gallay	47	Head	Car Repairer	Austria
40	Elywen Gallay	45	Wife	—	Austria

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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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