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William Dempsey — 1920 US Census Record

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1920 United States Federal Census · Passaic, New Jersey

Our Model Tree links this William Dempsey across the 1910 and 1920 US Censuses in Passaic, New Jersey (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a son (b.~1910), then head of a 7-person household.

Age 10 b. ~1910 Male Son Born: New Jersey Single

1920 Census Record Details

Census Year	1920
Location	Passaic, New Jersey
Surname	Dempsey
Given Name	William
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	10
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	New Jersey
Father's Birthplace	New Jersey
Mother's Birthplace	New Jersey
Additional Details
Occupation	none
Birth State	New Jersey
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new jersey
Township / Ward	Paterson City
Est. Birth Year	~1910

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 1920 census.

Name	Relation to head	Relative to William	Age	Birth yr
Monica Dempsey	Daughter	—	4	~1916
Peter Dempsey	Son	—	13	~1907
William Dempsey	Son	—	10	~1910
Frank Dempsey	Son	—	24	~1896
Katie Dempsey	Daughter	—	19	~1901
Thomas Dempsey	Son	—	16	~1904
Maria Dempsey	Head	—	45	~1875

Census Appearances

1910

Passaic, New …

Son, age 1

Passaic, New Jersey · implied b. ~1909 — 8 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Dempsey
Given Name	William
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	1
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	New Jersey
Father's Birthplace	New Jersey
Mother's Birthplace	New Jersey
Birth State	New Jersey
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new jersey

1920

Passaic, New …

Son, age 10

Passaic, New Jersey · implied b. ~1910 — 7 household members

Surname	Dempsey
Given Name	William
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	10
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	New Jersey
Father's Birthplace	New Jersey
Mother's Birthplace	New Jersey
Occupation	none
Birth State	New Jersey
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new jersey

Model Tree

Linked across censuses

Our Model Tree links William Dempsey across 2 US Census years (1910 and 1920) in Passaic, New Jersey, using XGBoost record linkage.

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Anchor record

William Dempsey

Son · 1920 · age 10 · b. ~1910 · New Jersey

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Sibling

Peter Dempsey

Sibling · 1920 · age 13

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Katie Dempsey

Sibling · 1920 · age 19

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Frank Dempsey

Sibling · 1920 · age 24

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Monica Dempsey

Sibling · 1920 · age 4

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Thomas Dempsey

Sibling · 1920 · age 16

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

1920 US Federal Census — Passaic, New Jersey Open full size

Page Contents

50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1920:14thcensusofpopu1065unit:0536)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Ella Mccord	48	Daughter	Teacher	Ireland
2	Campbell Mccord	37	Son	Laborer	Ireland
3	Maria Mcdermott	44	Head	None	New York
4	Martin Mcdermott	22	Son	Reporter	New Jersey
5	Eleanor Mcdermott	21	Daughter	Clerk	New Jersey
6	Margaret Mcdermott	18	Daughter	Clerk	New Jersey
7	John Mcdermott	15	Son	Clerk	New Jersey
8	Marie Mcdermott	13	Son	None	New Jersey
9	Edward Mcdermott	11	Son	None	New Jersey
10	Richard Everts	40	Head	Laborer	New Jersey
11	Sadie Everts	34	Wife	Laborer	Pennsylvania
12	Helen Everts	18	Daughter	Nurse	New Jersey
13	Maria Dempsey	45	Head	None	New Jersey
14	Frank Dempsey	24	Son	Insulator	New Jersey
15	Katie Dempsey	19	Daughter	Clerk	New Jersey
16	Thomas Dempsey	16	Son	Helper	New Jersey
17	Peter Dempsey	13	Son	None	New Jersey
18	William Dempsey THIS PERSON	10	Son	None	New Jersey
19	Monica Dempsey	4	Daughter	None	New Jersey
20	Philip Murphy	38	Head	Chauffeur	New Jersey
21	Mary Ann Murphy	32	Wife	None	New Jersey
22	Elmer J. Campbell	30	Head	Shipping Clerk	Massachusetts
23	Marie Campbell	21	Wife	None	New Jersey
24	Margaret Hogan	48	Head	None	New York
25	Joseph Hogan	44	Brother	Yard Master	New York
26	Catherine Hogan	35	Sister	None	New York
27	Frank Hogan	45	Head	Inspector	New York
28	Ellen Hogan	42	Wife	None	Ireland
29	Angela Hogan	20	Daughter	Teacher	New Jersey
30	Catherine Hogan	16	Daughter	None	New Jersey
31	Frank Hogan	12	Son	None	New Jersey
32	William Hogan	7	Son	None	New Jersey
33	Virginia Hogan	4	Daughter	None	New Jersey
34	Ellen Geary	67	Head	None	Wales
35	James Geary	38	Son	Janitor	New Jersey
36	Mary Geary	36	Daughter	Teacher	New Jersey
37	Ellen Geary	34	Daughter	Warper	New Jersey
38	Elizabeth Geary	26	Daughter	None	New Jersey
39	John Geary	24	Son	Clerk	New Jersey
40	Patrick Tierney	50	Head	Fireman	New Jersey
41	Abbie Tierney	44	Wife	None	New Jersey
42	John Drake	57	Head	Machinist	Pennsylvania
43	Mary Drake	53	Wife	None	New York
44	Eldredge Mcgrath	48	Brother-in-law	Oiler	New York
45	Martin Bauer	27	Head	Laborer	New York
46	Edna Bauer	20	Wife	None	New Jersey
47	Margaret Bauer	0	Daughter	None	New Jersey
48	Bernard Brown	21	Head	Brakeman	New Jersey
49	May Brown	25	Wife	None	New Jersey
50	Florence Disney	19	Boarder	Culerer	New Jersey

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About This Record & Model Tree

This record was independently indexed by YourRoots from the 1920 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)

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