William Macdonald — 1940 US Census Record

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

Our Model Tree links this William Macdonald across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Kings-County, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1864), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 76 b. ~1864 Male Head Born: Scotland Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Kings-County, New York
Surname	MacDonald
Given Name	William
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	76
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Scotland
1935 Residence (City)	New York City
1935 Residence (County)	Kings
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Additional Details
Occupation	Carpenter
Industry	Repair Shop
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	1100
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Scotland
Birthplace (normalized)	scotland
Occupation	Carpenter
Township / Ward	New York City
Est. Birth Year	~1864

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to William	Age	Birth yr
William Macdonald	Head	—	76	~1864
Glencae Macdonald	Daughter	—	5	~1935
Helena Macdonald	Spouse	—	32	~1908

Census Appearances

1920

New York, …

Head, age 51

New York, New York · implied b. ~1869 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	MacDonald
Given Name	William
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	51
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Scotland
Father's Birthplace	Scotland
Mother's Birthplace	Scotland
Occupation	none
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Home Owned/Rented	Un
Birth Country	Scotland
Year of Naturalization	Un
Birthplace (normalized)	scotland

1930

Kings, New …

Head, age 63

Kings, New York · implied b. ~1867 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	MacDonald
Given Name	William
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	63
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Scotland
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Year of Immigration	1887
Age at First Marriage	26
Father's Birthplace	Scotland
Mother's Birthplace	Scotland
Occupation	Winder
Industry	Elect Co
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	Scotch
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Value / Rent	2,500
Radio Set	R
Birth Country	Scotland
Birthplace (normalized)	scotland

1940

Kings-County, New …

Head, age 76

Kings-County, New York · implied b. ~1864 — 3 household members

Surname	MacDonald
Given Name	William
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	76
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Scotland
1935 Residence (City)	New York City
1935 Residence (County)	Kings
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Occupation	Carpenter
Industry	Repair Shop
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	1100
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Scotland
Birthplace (normalized)	scotland

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William Macdonald

Head · 1940 · age 76 · b. ~1864 · New York

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Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02568-00827)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	John Hiller	72	Head	Packer	Sweden
2	Ulrika Hiller	81	Wife	—	Sweden
3	William Gravely	53	Head	—	Virginia
4	Bessie Gravely	47	Wife	—	Virginia
5	Moses Tilles	49	Head	Clerk Whse	Mass
6	Goldie Tilles	57	Sister	—	Austria
7	William Macdonald THIS PERSON	76	Head	Carpenter	Scotland
8	Helena Macdonald	32	Wife	—	New York
9	Glencae Macdonald	5	Daughter	—	New York
10	Nicholas Antiver	30	Head	Owner	New York
11	Jean Antiver	29	Wife	—	New York
12	Doris Antiver	0	Daughter	—	New York
13	Francis Grant	30	Head	Driver	New York
14	Sophie Grant	23	Wife	—	Penn
15	George Habib	26	Head	Tippist	New York
16	Hazel Habib	24	Wife	—	New York
17	Christie Lipari	36	Head	Driver	New York
18	Shirley Lipari	30	Wife	—	Russia
19	Rose Lipari	14	Daughter	—	New York
20	John Sharely	27	Head	Driver	Washington D.C.
21	Mildred Sharely	24	Wife	Machine Opertr	New York
22	Stephen Vitoro	27	Head	Bookbinder	New York
23	Lena Vitoro	24	Wife	—	New York
24	Salvatore Norchere	50	Head	Tailor	Italy
25	Vincenza Norchere	45	Wife	—	Italy
26	Enidha Norchere	17	Daughter	—	New York
27	Frank Norchere	16	Son	—	New York
28	Joseph Di Blasi	63	Head	Laborer	Italy
29	Salvatrice Di Blasi	65	Wife	—	Italy
30	John Di Blasi	34	Son	Printer	New York
31	Matthew Di Blasi	31	Son	Driver	New York
32	Mary Di Blasi	22	Daughter	—	New York
33	Salvatore Di Blasi	19	Son	—	New York
34	Paul Engudall	36	Head	—	California
35	Mary Engudall	25	Wife	—	New York
36	Ronald Engudall	3	Son	—	New York
37	Joan Engudall	0	Daughter	—	New York
38	Jack Iovino	40	Head	—	Italy
39	Philomena Iovino	31	Wife	—	New York
40	Christina Iovino	12	Daughter	—	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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