William Dwyer — 1940 US Census Record

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

Our Model Tree links this William Dwyer across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Kings-County, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a son (b.~1926), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 14 b. ~1926 Male Son Born: New York Single

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Kings-County, New York
Surname	Dwyer
Given Name	William
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	14
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	New York
1935 Residence (City)	New York City
1935 Residence (County)	Kings
Additional Details
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	New York
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york
Township / Ward	New York City
Est. Birth Year	~1926

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
Josephine Dwyer	Daughter	—	12	~1928
Mary Dwyer	Daughter	—	16	~1924
William Dwyer	Son	—	14	~1926
William Dwyer	Head	—	51	~1889
Mary Dwyer	Spouse	—	51	~1889

Census Appearances

1930

Kings, New …

Son, age 3

Kings, New York · implied b. ~1927 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Dwyer
Given Name	William F.
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	3
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	New York
Father's Birthplace	Irish Free State
Mother's Birthplace	Irish Free State
Can Read/Write	No
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

1940

Kings-County, New …

Son, age 14

Kings-County, New York · implied b. ~1926 — 5 household members

Surname	Dwyer
Given Name	William
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	14
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	New York
1935 Residence (City)	New York City
1935 Residence (County)	Kings
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	New York
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

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

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William Dwyer

Son · 1940 · age 14 · b. ~1926 · New York

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Sibling

Josephine Dwyer

Sibling · 1940 · age 12

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Mary Dwyer

Sibling · 1940 · 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

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

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02604-00900)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	William Dwyer	51	Head	Conductor	Eire
2	Mary Dwyer	51	Wife	0	Eire
3	Mary Dwyer	16	Daughter	—	New York
4	William Dwyer THIS PERSON	14	Son	—	New York
5	Josephine Dwyer	12	Daughter	—	New York
6	Christy Fouts	41	Head	Auditor	Missouri
7	Ruth Fouts	42	Wife	0	New York
8	Shirley Fouts	19	Daughter	—	New York
9	Hattie Duffy	39	Head	Registered Nurse	Vermont
10	M. Frances Duffy	52	Mother	0	Vermont
11	Richard White	12	Nephew	—	New York
12	Calvin White	11	Nephew	—	New York
13	Marie Clark	30	Head	Clerk	New York
14	John Delia	59	Lodger	Care Taker	New York
15	James Martin	49	Lodger	Laborer	New York
16	Rocco Esposito	25	Head	Barber	Italy
17	Angela Esposito	22	Wife	0	New York
18	Andrew Daly	66	Head	Assistant Superintendent	New York
19	Grace Daly	26	Daughter	Office Clerk	New York
20	Andrew Daly	21	Son	—	New York
21	Lawrence Gorman	38	Head	District Foreman	New York
22	Anna Gorman	31	Wife	—	New York
23	Lawrence Gorman	6	Son	—	New York
24	Richard Gorman	4	Son	—	New York
25	Gaetano Bonagura	36	Head	Driver	New York
26	Frances Bonagura	32	Wife	0	New York
27	Joseph Bonagura	20	Brother-in-law	Delivery Boy	New York
28	Eugene Conway	28	Head	Tapper	New York
29	Assumpta Conway	28	Wife	0	New York
30	Eugene J. Conway	2	Son	—	New York
31	Mary E. Conway	1	Daughter	—	New York
32	Alice Farrell	26	Sister-in-law	Attendant	New York
33	Michael Langan	69	Head	Driver	Eire
34	James Pollaci	40	Son-in-law	Clerical Work	New York
35	Mary Pollaci	36	Daughter	0	New York
36	Mary Pollaci	15	Daughter	—	New York
37	Cecelia Pollaci	13	Daughter	—	New York
38	Richard Langan	46	Cousin	Stationary Fireman	Eire
39	Albert Sullivan	29	Head	Auditor	Maryland
40	Marie Sullivan	26	Wife	0	Canada

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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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