William Klein — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Essex-County, New Jersey

Our Model Tree links this William Klein across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Essex-County, New Jersey (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1886), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 54 b. ~1886 Male Head Born: Hungary Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Essex-County, New Jersey
Surname	Klein
Given Name	William
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	54
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Hungary
1935 Residence (City)	Newark
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Additional Details
Occupation	Tailor
Industry	Own Business
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	68
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No H 2
1935 Residence	N.J.
Birth Country	Hungary
Birthplace (normalized)	hungary
Occupation	Tailor
Township / Ward	Irvington
Est. Birth Year	~1886

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.

4 people recorded at the same address in the 1940 census.

Name	Relation to head	Relative to William	Age	Birth yr
William Klein	Head	—	54	~1886
Ada Klein	Daughter	—	19	~1921
Gussie Klein	Spouse	—	43	~1897
Florence Klein	Daughter	—	18	~1922

Census Appearances

1920

Essex, New …

Head, age 33

Essex, New Jersey · implied b. ~1887 — 3 household members

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XGBoost Household

Surname	Klein
Given Name	William
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	33
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Hungary
Year of Immigration	1904
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Father's Birthplace	Hungary
Mother's Birthplace	Hungary
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	Yiddish
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth Country	Hungary
Year of Naturalization	1912
Birthplace (normalized)	hungary

1930

Essex, New …

Head, age 48

Essex, New Jersey · implied b. ~1882

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XGBoost

Surname	Klein
Given Name	William
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	48
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Hungary
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Year of Immigration	1902
Age at First Marriage	27
Father's Birthplace	Hungary
Mother's Birthplace	Hungary
Occupation	Tailor
Industry	Store
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	Yiddish
Home Owned/Rented	R
Home Value / Rent	20
Veteran	No
Birth Country	Hungary
Birthplace (normalized)	hungary

1940

Essex-County, New …

Head, age 54

Essex-County, New Jersey · implied b. ~1886 — 4 household members

Surname	Klein
Given Name	William
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	54
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Hungary
1935 Residence (City)	Newark
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Occupation	Tailor
Industry	Own Business
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	68
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No H 2
1935 Residence	N.J.
Birth Country	Hungary
Birthplace (normalized)	hungary

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William Klein

Head · 1940 · age 54 · b. ~1886 · New Jersey

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Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02335-00437)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Theresa Pennell	27	Wife	—	N.J.
42	Johanna Pennell	12	Daughter	—	N.J.
43	Thomas Carey	49	Head	Treasurer	N.J.
44	Emily Carey	43	Wife	—	N.J.
45	Thomas Carey	15	Son	—	N.J.
46	Cathaline Carey	20	Daughter	Steno.	N.J.
47	Vito Manno	38	Head	Salesman	Italy
48	Grazia Manno	39	Wife	—	Italy
49	Fortunato Manno	13	Son	—	N.J.
50	Vincent Manno	9	Son	—	N.J.
51	Vito Manno	3	Son	—	N.J.
52	James Higgins	39	Head	Guard	N.J.
53	Rose Higgins	36	Wife	Wrapper	Russia
54	David Burkitt	56	Head	Metal Worker	England
55	Marie Burkitt	51	Wife	—	N.J.
56	David Jr. Burkitt	30	Son	Clerk	N.J.
57	Carl Deckeert	43	Head	Factory Hand	Germany
58	Bertha Deckeert	25	Wife	—	N.J.
59	Franklin Deckeert	5	Son	Clerk	N.J.
60	Ruth Deckeert	12	Daughter	—	N.J.
61	Helen A. Beck	36	Head	Clerk	N.J.
62	Walford Graham	46	Head	Iron Worker	Penn
63	Frieda Graham	43	Wife	—	Penn
64	Julia L. Malsch	73	Mother	—	Penn
65	Carl F. Malsch	38	Son	Iron Worker	Penn
66	William Carlile	37	Head	Salesman	Scotland
67	Ann Carlile	32	Wife	—	Scotland
68	Robert Carlile	6	Son	—	N.J.
69	Rose Carlile	2	Daughter	—	N.J.
70	Mary Carlile	2	Daughter	—	N.J.
71	Joseph Franks	49	Head	Asst Foreman	N.J.
72	Wilhelmina Franks	38	Wife	—	N.J.
73	Mary Franks	18	Daughter	—	N.J.
74	William Kieving	30	Head	Printer	N.J.
75	Florence Kieving	28	Wife	Clerk	N.J.
76	William Klein THIS PERSON	54	Head	Tailor	Hungary
77	Gussie Klein	43	Wife	—	Hungary
78	Ada Klein	19	Daughter	Bookkeeper	N.J.
79	Florence Klein	18	Daughter	—	N.J.
80	Alfons Mavalena	57	Head	Butcher	Italy

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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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