William Dwyer — 1940 US Census Record

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

Our Model Tree links this William Dwyer across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Cortland-County, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a son (b.~1924), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 16 b. ~1924 Male Son Born: New York Single

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Cortland-County, New York
Surname	Dwyer
Given Name	William L
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	16
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	New York
1935 Residence (City)	Cortland (city)
1935 Residence (County)	Cortland
Additional Details
Highest Grade	H 3
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york
Township / Ward	Cortland City
Est. Birth Year	~1924

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
William Dwyer	Son	—	16	~1924
Joseph Dwyer	Son	—	12	~1928
John Dwyer	Son	—	5	~1935
William Dwyer	Head	—	45	~1895
Catherine Dwyer	Spouse	—	43	~1897

Census Appearances

1930

Cortland, New …

Son, age 6

Cortland, New York · implied b. ~1924 — 7 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Dwyer
Given Name	William
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	6
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

1940

Cortland-County, New …

Son, age 16

Cortland-County, New York · implied b. ~1924 — 5 household members

Surname	Dwyer
Given Name	William L
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	16
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	New York
1935 Residence (City)	Cortland (city)
1935 Residence (County)	Cortland
Highest Grade	H 3
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 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 16 · b. ~1924 · New York

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Sibling

John Dwyer

Sibling · 1940 · age 5

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Joseph Dwyer

Sibling · 1940 · age 12

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 — Cortland-County, New York Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02520-00092)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Ross Morgan	12	Son	—	New York
2	Frank W Coombs	60	Head	—	New York
3	Josephine M Coombs	60	Wife	—	New York
4	Henry Collier	48	Head	Clerk	New York
5	Dorothy Collier	39	Wife	Rural Mail Carrier	New York
6	Eleanor Collier	20	Daughter	—	New York
7	Lois Collier	19	Daughter	Waitress	New York
8	James Collier	16	Son	—	New York
9	Laura Collier	2	Daughter	—	New York
10	William Dwyer	45	Head	Civil Engineer	New York
11	Catherine Dwyer	43	Wife	—	New York
12	William L Dwyer THIS PERSON	16	Son	—	New York
13	Joseph C Dwyer	12	Son	—	New York
14	John F Dwyer	5	Son	—	New York
15	Floyd D Hollister	54	Head	Owner	New York
16	Harriet C Hollister	56	Wife	—	New York
17	Lewis Hollister	16	Son	—	New York
18	Betty O'Neil	47	Sister	Specialist	New York
19	Emma Taylor	71	Servant	Housework	Pennsylvania
20	Frank H Goddard	70	Head	Assistant Time Keeper	New York
21	Clara G Goddard	65	Wife	—	New York
22	Edith M Ingersoll	58	Head	—	New York
23	Lucas R Christiana	32	Head	Bookkeeper	Pennsylvania
24	Charlotte Christiana	35	Wife	—	South Dakota
25	John Christiana	8	Son	—	New York
26	Bertram Mackley	24	Head	Laborer	Maryland
27	Lorena Mackley	20	Wife	Clerk	New York
28	Robert G Clark	26	Head	Appliance Head	New York
29	Janet Clark	24	Wife	—	New York
30	Patricia J Clark	1	Daughter	—	New York
31	Rettie B Mcgary	72	Head	—	Eire
32	Harry Green	60	Lodger	—	New York
33	Leo Heffron	45	Head	Painter	New York
34	Bernice Heffron	43	Wife	Housework	New York
35	Thelma Heffron	19	Daughter	Housework	New York
36	Bruce Heffron	11	Son	—	New York
37	Alfred Nichols	22	Lodger	Waiter	New York
38	Paul Gleason	37	Head	Winder	New York
39	Easter Gleason	36	Wife	Registered Nurse	New York
40	Darrell Gleason	13	Son	—	New York

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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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