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William Steele — 1930 US Census Record
Linked across censuses1930 United States Federal Census · Essex, Massachusetts
Our Model Tree links this William Steele across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Essex, Massachusetts (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1880), then head of a 25-person household.
Age 50
b. ~1880
Male
Head
Born: Scotland
Married
1930 Census Record Details
| Census Year | 1930 |
| Location | Essex, Massachusetts |
| Surname | Steele |
| Given Name | William M |
| Relationship to Head | Head |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 50 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Scotland |
| Naturalization Status | Naturalized |
| Year of Immigration | 1900 |
| Age at First Marriage | 47 |
| Father's Birthplace | Scotland |
| Mother's Birthplace | Scotland |
| Additional Details | |
| Occupation | Stock Clerk |
| Industry | Bobbin Shop |
| Class of Worker | W |
| Can Read/Write | Yes |
| Mother Tongue | English |
| Home Owned/Rented | R |
| Home Value / Rent | 40 |
| Radio Set | R |
| Veteran | No |
| Birth Country | Scotland |
| Birthplace (normalized) | scotland |
| Occupation | Stock Clerk |
| Township / Ward | Lawrence 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.
25 people recorded at the same address in the 1930 census.
| Name | Relation to head | Relative to William | Age | Birth yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hazel Jordan | Other | — | 21 | ~1909 |
| James Turner | Other | — | 50 | ~1880 |
| Ernest Prescott | Other | — | 79 | ~1851 |
| Myrtle Corstine | Other | — | 24 | ~1906 |
| Lillian Green | Daughter | — | 29 | ~1901 |
| Annie Turner | Other | — | 49 | ~1881 |
| Robert Marshall | Other | — | 61 | ~1869 |
| Frederick Jarvis | Other | — | 45 | ~1885 |
| William Steele | Head | — | 50 | ~1880 |
| Bridget Nichols | Other | — | 68 | ~1862 |
| Frank Graphel | Other | — | 70 | ~1860 |
| Emma Moon | Other | — | 28 | ~1902 |
| Fred Prescott | Other | — | 34 | ~1896 |
| Dorothy Green | Other | — | 3 | ~1927 |
| Nellie Graphel | Other | — | 68 | ~1862 |
| John Morrissey | Other | — | 47 | ~1883 |
| Mary Mcdonald | Other | — | 42 | ~1888 |
| Mary Steele | Spouse | — | 52 | ~1878 |
| Hy Kaufman | Other | — | 22 | ~1908 |
| Telesphore Lavallee | Other | — | 52 | ~1878 |
| George Spear | Other | — | 39 | ~1891 |
| Alice Kelleher | Other | — | 70 | ~1860 |
| Agnes Corstine | Other | — | 53 | ~1877 |
| Samuel Lowe | Other | — | 73 | ~1857 |
| Edna Smith | Other | — | 29 | ~1901 |
Census Appearances
1920
Essex, Massachusetts
Other, age 40
Essex, Massachusetts · implied b. ~1880 — 21 household members
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· ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost
Household
| Surname | Steele |
| Given Name | William |
| Relationship to Head | Boarder |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 40 |
| Marital Status | Single |
| Birthplace | Scotland |
| Year of Immigration | 1900 |
| Naturalization Status | Alien |
| Father's Birthplace | Scotland |
| Mother's Birthplace | Scotland |
| Occupation | Cook |
| Industry | Restaurant |
| Class of Worker | W |
| Can Read | Yes |
| Can Write | Yes |
| Speaks English | Yes |
| Mother Tongue | English |
| Birth Country | Scotland |
| Birthplace (normalized) | scotland |
1930
Essex, Massachusetts
Head, age 50
Essex, Massachusetts · implied b. ~1880 — 25 household members
| Surname | Steele |
| Given Name | William M |
| Relationship to Head | Head |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 50 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Scotland |
| Naturalization Status | Naturalized |
| Year of Immigration | 1900 |
| Age at First Marriage | 47 |
| Father's Birthplace | Scotland |
| Mother's Birthplace | Scotland |
| Occupation | Stock Clerk |
| Industry | Bobbin Shop |
| Class of Worker | W |
| Can Read/Write | Yes |
| Mother Tongue | English |
| Home Owned/Rented | R |
| Home Value / Rent | 40 |
| Radio Set | R |
| Veteran | No |
| Birth Country | Scotland |
| Birthplace (normalized) | scotland |
1940
Essex-County, Massachusetts
Other, age 55
Essex-County, Massachusetts · implied b. ~1885 — 31 household members
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Primary link
· ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost
Household
| Surname | Steele |
| Given Name | William |
| Relationship to Head | lodger |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 55 |
| Marital Status | Widowed |
| Birthplace | Scotland |
| 1935 Residence (City) | Lawrence City |
| 1935 Residence (County) | Essex |
| Naturalization Status | Naturalized |
| Occupation | Stock Clerk |
| Industry | Bottling Shop |
| Class of Worker | PW |
| Hours Worked | 40 |
| Income (1939) | 1600 |
| Highest Grade | No 7 |
| 1935 Residence | Same place |
| Birth Country | Scotland |
| Birthplace (normalized) | scotland |
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Our Model Tree links William Steele across 3 US Census years (1920, 1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage.
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William Steele
Head · 1930 · age 50 · b. ~1880 · Massachusetts
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1930 US Federal Census — Essex, Massachusetts
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1930 US Federal Census — Essex, Massachusetts
Page Contents
50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1930:massachusettscensus00reel898:0820)
| Line | Name | Age | Relation | Occupation | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Leonel L Conkey | 27 | Lodger | Folder | North Carolina |
| 52 | Sam Hanos | 38 | Lodger | Cook | Greece |
| 53 | Edward H James | 55 | Lodger | Fireman | Massachusetts |
| 54 | James Ricardle | 52 | Lodger | Policeman | Ireland |
| 55 | Oscar Wagner | 59 | Lodger | Manager | Massachusetts |
| 56 | Annie E Wagner | 65 | Lodger | — | Canada English |
| 57 | Albert Beaud | 42 | Lodger | Weaver | Lithuania |
| 58 | Lane Blank | None | — | — | — |
| 59 | Alex Cowall | 37 | Head | Manager | Poland |
| 60 | Clarence Tatman | 38 | Lodger | Laborer | Massachusetts |
| 61 | Joseph F Waltais | 48 | Lodger | Cook | Canada French |
| 62 | William Murphy | 59 | Lodger | Cementer | Massachusetts |
| 63 | John Karnch | 52 | Lodger | — | Massachusetts |
| 64 | Adolfo Pettinato | 34 | Lodger | Photographer | Italy |
| 65 | Lane Blank | None | — | — | — |
| 66 | William M Steele THIS PERSON | 50 | Head | Stock Clerk | Scotland |
| 67 | Mary Ellen Steele | 52 | Wife | — | Massachusetts |
| 68 | Lillian M Green | 29 | Daughter | Forelady | Massachusetts |
| 69 | Dorothy E Green | 3 | Granddaughter | — | Massachusetts |
| 70 | Ernest J Prescott | 79 | Father | Retired | New Hampshire |
| 71 | Fred Prescott | 34 | Brother | Spinner | Vermont |
| 72 | Frank W Graphel | 70 | Lodger | Retired | Maine |
| 73 | Nellie O Graphel | 68 | Lodger | — | Maine |
| 74 | Robert J Marshall | 61 | Lodger | Spinner | Maine |
| 75 | Agnes Corstine | 53 | Lodger | — | England |
| 76 | Myrtle Corstine | 24 | Lodger | Laborer | Massachusetts |
| 77 | Alice Kelleher | 70 | Lodger | Retired | Ireland |
| 78 | Bridget Nichols | 68 | Lodger | Retired | Massachusetts |
| 79 | Frederick Jarvis | 45 | Lodger | Spinner | New Hampshire |
| 80 | James Turner | 50 | Lodger | Laborer | England |
| 81 | Annie J Turner | 49 | Lodger | Servant | England |
| 82 | John J Morrissey | 47 | Lodger | Bookkeeper | New Hampshire |
| 83 | Mary Mcdonald | 42 | Lodger | Servant | New Hampshire |
| 84 | Samuel O Lowe | 73 | Lodger | Auto Upholsterer | Massachusetts |
| 85 | Hy Kaufman | 22 | Lodger | Salesman | New York |
| 86 | Telesphore Lavallee | 52 | Lodger | Color Maker | Maine |
| 87 | George W Spear | 39 | Lodger | Dresser | Tennessee |
| 88 | Edna Smith | 29 | Lodger | Winder | Canada English |
| 89 | Emma Moon | 28 | Lodger | Winder | Canada French |
| 90 | Hazel Jordan | 21 | Lodger | — | Massachusetts |
| 91 | Napoleon Brouillette | 52 | Head | Manager | Canada French |
| 92 | Josephine Brouillette | 59 | Wife | — | Canada French |
| 93 | Arthur Brouillette | 22 | Son | — | Massachusetts |
| 94 | Gerald Dawes | 28 | Son-in-law | Laborer | England |
| 95 | Blanche Dawes | 17 | Daughter | — | Massachusetts |
| 96 | Edward Dawes | 1 | Grandson | — | Massachusetts |
| 97 | Elmer Abramov | 43 | Lodger | Operator | Russia |
| 98 | Stanley Abramov | 54 | Lodger | Operator | Russia |
| 99 | Soverie Routhier | 61 | Lodger | Carpenter | Canada French |
| 100 | Eugene Daigle | 45 | Lodger | Engineer | Canada French |
About This Record & Model Tree
This record was independently indexed by YourRoots from the 1930 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)