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William Healy — 1920 US Census Record

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1920 United States Federal Census · Middlesex, Massachusetts

Our Model Tree links this William Healy across the 1920 and 1930 US Censuses in Middlesex, Massachusetts (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1880), then head of a 6-person household.

Age 40 b. ~1880 Male Head Born: Ireland Married

1920 Census Record Details

Census Year1920
LocationMiddlesex, Massachusetts
SurnameHealy
Given NameWilliam
Relationship to HeadHead
SexM
Color / RaceWhite
Age40
Marital StatusMarried
BirthplaceIreland
Father's BirthplaceIreland
Mother's BirthplaceIreland
Additional Details
OccupationLaborer
Class of WorkerW
Can ReadYes
Can WriteYes
Speaks EnglishYes
Mother TongueEnglish
Home Owned/RentedR
Birth CountryIreland
Birthplace (normalized)ireland
OccupationLaborer
Township / WardWoburn City
Est. Birth Year~1880

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.

6 people recorded at the same address in the 1920 census.

Name Relation to head Relative to William Age Birth yr
Martin Healy Son — 15 ~1905
William Healy Head — 40 ~1880
Edith Healy Daughter — 6 ~1914
Louise Healy Spouse — 38 ~1882
Albert Healy Son — 13 ~1907
Edward Healy Son — 11 ~1909

Census Appearances

1920
Middlesex, Massachusetts
Head, age 40
Middlesex, Massachusetts · implied b. ~1880 — 6 household members
Surname Healy
Given Name William
Relationship to Head Head
Sex M
Color / Race White
Age 40
Marital Status Married
Birthplace Ireland
Father's Birthplace Ireland
Mother's Birthplace Ireland
Occupation Laborer
Class of Worker W
Can Read Yes
Can Write Yes
Speaks English Yes
Mother Tongue English
Home Owned/Rented R
Birth Country Ireland
Birthplace (normalized) ireland
1930
Middlesex, Massachusetts
Head, age 52
Middlesex, Massachusetts · implied b. ~1878 — 4 household members
●  Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost Household
Surname Healey
Given Name William J.
Relationship to Head Head
Sex M
Color / Race White
Age 52
Marital Status Married
Birthplace Ireland
Naturalization Status Naturalized
Year of Immigration 1897
Age at First Marriage 26
Father's Birthplace Ireland
Mother's Birthplace Ireland
Occupation Salesman
Industry Electrical Sup.
Class of Worker W
Can Read/Write Yes
Mother Tongue English
Home Owned/Rented O
Home Value / Rent 8000
Radio Set R
Veteran No
Birth Country Ireland
Birthplace (normalized) ireland

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Our Model Tree links William Healy across 2 US Census years (1920 and 1930) in Middlesex, Massachusetts, using XGBoost record linkage.
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William Healy
Head · 1920 · age 40 · b. ~1880 · Massachusetts
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Original Census Page

1920 US Federal Census — Middlesex, Massachusetts Open full size

Page Contents

50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1920:14thcensusofpopu720unit:0899)

Line Name Age Relation Occupation Birthplace
51 Margaret Murphy 18 Daughter — Massachusetts
52 Edward C Jr Murphy 4 Grandson — Massachusetts
53 Joseph Demagio 35 Head Stone Quarry Italy
54 Theresa Demagio 30 Wife — Italy
55 Nicholas Demagio 11 Son — Massachusetts
56 William Demagio 9 Son — Massachusetts
57 Mary Demagio 6 Daughter — Massachusetts
58 Edith Demagio 4 Daughter — Massachusetts
59 Joseph Demagio 2 Son — Massachusetts
60 Arthur Demagio 0 Son — Massachusetts
61 Thomas Mason 40 Head Laborer Ireland
62 Mary Mason 38 Wife — Ireland
63 Katherine Mason 11 Daughter — Massachusetts
64 Mary Mason 9 Daughter — Massachusetts
65 James Mason 7 Son — Massachusetts
66 Andrew James 45 Head Laborer Ireland
67 Catherine James 40 Wife — Ireland
68 Margaret James 16 Daughter — Massachusetts
69 William James 14 Son — Massachusetts
70 Frank James 12 Son — Massachusetts
71 Anna James 10 Daughter — Massachusetts
72 Alice James 8 Daughter — Massachusetts
73 Joseph Nilson 44 Head Laborer Sweden
74 Margaret Nilson 40 Wife — Ireland
75 Arthur Nilson 18 Son Salesman Massachusetts
76 Joseph Nilson 17 Son — Massachusetts
77 Edward Nilson 15 Son — Massachusetts
78 Raymond Nilson 13 Son — Massachusetts
79 Alice Nilson 11 Daughter — Massachusetts
80 Henry Nilson 9 Son — Massachusetts
81 Robert Nilson 7 Son — Massachusetts
82 Walter Nilson 5 Son — Massachusetts
83 Eugene Rowe 41 Head Laborer Ireland
84 Margaret Rowe 40 Wife — Ireland
85 Catherine Rowe 16 Daughter — Massachusetts
86 John Rowe 14 Son — Massachusetts
87 Josephine Rowe 12 Daughter — Massachusetts
88 Mary Rowe 10 Daughter — Massachusetts
89 Joseph Rowe 8 Son — Massachusetts
90 Eleanor Rowe 7 Daughter — Massachusetts
91 Bernard Rowe 5 Son — Massachusetts
92 Elizabeth Rowe 3 Daughter — Massachusetts
93 William Healy THIS PERSON 40 Head Laborer Ireland
94 Louise Healy 38 Wife — Ireland
95 Martin Healy 15 Son Laborer Massachusetts
96 Albert Healy 13 Son Laborer Massachusetts
97 Edward Healy 11 Son — Massachusetts
98 Edith Healy 6 Daughter — Massachusetts
99 Edward Murphy 45 Head Laborer Ireland
100 Mary Murphy 40 Wife — Ireland

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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