William Shea — 1940 US Census Record

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

Our Model Tree links this William Shea across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Bronx-County, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1882), then head of a 6-person household.

Age 58 b. ~1882 Male Head Born: Ireland Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Bronx-County, New York
Surname	Shea
Given Name	William
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	58
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ireland
1935 Residence (City)	New York City
1935 Residence (County)	Bronx
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Additional Details
Occupation	Milkman
Industry	Dairy
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	30
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 6
1935 Residence	Same House
Birth Country	Ireland
Birthplace (normalized)	ireland
Occupation	Milkman
Township / Ward	New York City
Est. Birth Year	~1882

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 1940 census.

Name	Relation to head	Relative to William	Age	Birth yr
Elizabeth King	Daughter	—	30	~1910
Kathleen Shea	Daughter	—	19	~1921
William Shea	Son	—	17	~1923
Catherine Shea	Spouse	—	57	~1883
Mary Shea	Daughter	—	25	~1915
William Shea	Head	—	58	~1882

Census Appearances

1920

Bronx, New …

Head, age 38

Bronx, New York · implied b. ~1882 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Shea
Given Name	William
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	38
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ireland
Year of Immigration	1888
Naturalization Status	First papers filed
Father's Birthplace	Ireland
Mother's Birthplace	Ireland
Occupation	conductor
Industry	rail way
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

Bronx, New …

Head, age 52

Bronx, New York · implied b. ~1878 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Shea
Given Name	William
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	52
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ireland
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Year of Immigration	1890
Age at First Marriage	25
Father's Birthplace	Ireland
Mother's Birthplace	Ireland
Occupation	Court Clerk
Industry	N.Y. Police Dept.
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Home Value / Rent	100
Radio Set	R
Veteran	No
Birth Country	Ireland
Birthplace (normalized)	ireland

1940

Bronx-County, New …

Head, age 58

Bronx-County, New York · implied b. ~1882 — 6 household members

Surname	Shea
Given Name	William
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	58
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ireland
1935 Residence (City)	New York City
1935 Residence (County)	Bronx
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Occupation	Milkman
Industry	Dairy
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	30
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 6
1935 Residence	Same House
Birth Country	Ireland
Birthplace (normalized)	ireland

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William Shea

Head · 1940 · age 58 · b. ~1882 · New York

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Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02488-00079)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Grace Vinciguerra	17	Daughter	—	New York
42	Frank Vinciguerra	14	Son	—	New York
43	Sam Mereogliano	49	Head	Barber	Italy
44	Maria Mereogliano	37	Wife	—	Italy
45	Rocco Caruso	41	Head	Presser	Italy
46	Mary Caruso	37	Wife	Machine Oper.	Italy
47	Alice Caruso	13	Daughter	—	New York
48	Cladimiro Castro	27	Head	Bookkeeper	Italy
49	Jean Castro	27	Wife	Typist	New York
50	Eugene Lorelli	24	Head	Shipping Clerk	Italy
51	Debra Lorelli	24	Wife	Machine Operator	New York
52	Antonio Squitieri	59	Head	—	Italy
53	Rachel Squitieri	63	Sister	—	Italy
54	Maria Colasimo	45	Head	Dressmaker	Italy
55	William Shea THIS PERSON	58	Head	Milkman	Ireland
56	Catherine Shea	57	Wife	—	Eire
57	Mary Shea	25	Daughter	Telephone Oper.	New York
58	Kathleen Shea	19	Daughter	New Worker	New York
59	William Shea	17	Son	—	New York
60	Elizabeth King	30	Daughter	—	New York
61	Joseph Di Sanza	58	Head	Jeweler	Italy
62	Rose Di Sanza	53	Wife	—	Italy
63	Thomas Di Sanza	32	Son	School Teacher	Italy
64	Leo Di Sanza	19	Son	—	New York
65	Marius Di Sanza	17	Son	—	New York
66	Frank Di Sanza	15	Son	—	New York
67	Michael Di Sanza	50	Brother	Jeweler	Italy
68	Biagio Valone	69	Head	—	Italy
69	Maria Valone	27	Wife	—	Italy
70	Nicola Di Sanza	55	Head	Jeweler	Italy
71	Madeline Di Sanza	52	Wife	—	Italy
72	Anthony Bernich	48	Head	Carpenter	Austria
73	Mary Bernich	48	Wife	Superintendent	Austria
74	Anthony Jr. Bernich	25	Son	Diesel Engineer	Austria
75	Marie Bernich	20	Daughter	Factory Hand	Austria
76	Genesta Bernich	16	Daughter	—	Texas
77	Dominic Lancellotti	33	Head	Surveyor	New York
78	Concetta Lancellotti	32	Wife	—	New York
79	Michael Lancellotti	7	Son	—	New York
80	Thomas Lancellotti	6	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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