William Douglas — 1940 US Census Record

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

Our Model Tree links this William Douglas across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Kings-County, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Samuel — first a head (b.~1915), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 25 b. ~1915 Male Head Born: New York Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Kings-County, New York
Surname	Douglas
Given Name	William F.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	25
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
1935 Residence (City)	New York City
1935 Residence (County)	Kings
Additional Details
Occupation	Chauffeur
Industry	Dry Cleaners
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	12
Income (1939)	1000
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same Place
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york
Occupation	Chauffeur
Township / Ward	New York City
Est. Birth Year	~1915

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
Mary Douglas	Daughter	—	2	~1938
William Douglas	Head	—	25	~1915
Joseph Lesyuk	Other	—	13	~1927
Charles Douglas	Son	—	2	~1938
Mary Douglas	Spouse	—	21	~1919

Census Appearances

1920

Kings, New …

Son, age 4

Kings, New York · implied b. ~1916 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Douglas
Given Name	Will
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	4
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	New York
Father's Birthplace	New York
Mother's Birthplace	New York
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

1930

Kings, New …

Son, age 15

Kings, New York · implied b. ~1915 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Douglas
Given Name	William
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	15
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	New York
Father's Birthplace	New York
Mother's Birthplace	New York
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

1940

Kings-County, New …

Head, age 25

Kings-County, New York · implied b. ~1915 — 5 household members

Surname	Douglas
Given Name	William F.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	25
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
1935 Residence (City)	New York City
1935 Residence (County)	Kings
Occupation	Chauffeur
Industry	Dry Cleaners
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	12
Income (1939)	1000
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same Place
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

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Our Model Tree links William Douglas across 3 US Census years (1920, 1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage. Identified parents: father Samuel Douglas (~0.92 confidence). The pedigree spans 1 generation with 1 identified ancestor.

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Father

Samuel Douglas

b. ~1879

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● Household · direct · ~0.92

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William Douglas

Head · 1940 · age 25 · b. ~1915 · New York

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

Original Census Page

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

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02587-00414)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Mykta Dzaloyko	52	Head	Laborer	Poland
42	Anthony Vayda	74	Head	—	Hungary
43	Theresa Vayda	58	Wife	House Clean	Hungary
44	Louise A. Broderick	66	Head	—	New York
45	Edward Broderick	32	Son	Stock Clerk	Maryland
46	Edward Kutkowski	28	Head	Cook	Poland
47	Geneva Kutkowski	23	Wife	—	New York
48	John Cresul	27	Head	Dock Builder	New York
49	Blanche Cresul	23	Wife	—	New York
50	Steven Domagalski	32	Head	Truck Helper	New York
51	Edna Domagalski	27	Wife	Stitcher	New York
52	Joan Domagalski	5	Daughter	—	New York
53	Helen Bacus	27	Sister-in-law	Shirt Operator	New York
54	Felix Kupczyński	36	Head	Carpenter	Russia
55	Dorothy Kupczyński	27	Wife	—	New Jersey
56	Benjamin Kupczyński	9	Son	—	New York
57	Felix Jr. Kupczyński	5	Son	—	New York
58	John Welk	51	Head	House Rocker	Poland
59	Sophia Welk	51	Wife	—	Poland
60	Katherine Welk	20	Daughter	Foot-Press Oper.	New York
61	Daniel D'Andrea	40	Head	Brick Layer	Italy
62	Mary Nemeth	67	Head	—	Hungary
63	Rudolph Nemeth	31	Son	Clerk	New York
64	William Doherty	56	Head	Resident	New York
65	William F. Douglas THIS PERSON	25	Head	Chauffeur	New York
66	Mary Douglas	21	Wife	Switch Assembler	Ohio
67	Charles J. Douglas	2	Son	—	New York
68	Mary Jane Douglas	2	Daughter	—	New York
69	Joseph Lesyuk	13	Brother	—	New York
70	Harry Weise	55	Head	—	New York
71	Henry Weise	28	Son	Shoe Making Helper	New York
72	David Weise	41	Son	Packer	New York
73	Martha P. Capps	31	Head	—	New Jersey
74	William Kosinski	32	Head	Laborer	Conn
75	Mary Kosinski	30	Wife	—	New York
76	Carol A. Kosinski	7	Daughter	—	New York
77	Julia Onuska	35	Head	Carpenter	Czechoslovakia
78	Margaret Onuska	30	Wife	—	Ohio
79	Andrew Cerrai	41	Head	Ironworker	Hungary
80	Helen Cerrai	35	Wife	—	New York

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Gen 1 · 1 parents ~0.92

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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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