William Stephenson — 1940 US Census Record

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

Our Model Tree links this William Stephenson across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Bergen-County, New Jersey (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a son (b.~1928), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 12 b. ~1928 Male Son Born: New Jersey Single

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Bergen-County, New Jersey
Surname	Stephenson
Given Name	William B.
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	12
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	New Jersey
1935 Residence (City)	Rutherford Borough
1935 Residence (County)	Bergen
Additional Details
Highest Grade	G 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	New Jersey
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new jersey
Township / Ward	Rutherford Borough
Est. Birth Year	~1928

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to William	Age	Birth yr
Gertrude Stephenson	Spouse	—	47	~1893
Joyce Stephenson	Daughter	—	19	~1921
William Stephenson	Head	—	49	~1891
William Stephenson	Son	—	12	~1928
Evelyn Stephenson	Daughter	—	16	~1924

Census Appearances

1930

Bergen, New …

Son, age 2

Bergen, New Jersey · implied b. ~1928 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Stephens
Given Name	William B.
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	2
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	New Jersey
Father's Birthplace	England
Mother's Birthplace	England
Birth State	New Jersey
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new jersey

1940

Bergen-County, New …

Son, age 12

Bergen-County, New Jersey · implied b. ~1928 — 5 household members

Surname	Stephenson
Given Name	William B.
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	12
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	New Jersey
1935 Residence (City)	Rutherford Borough
1935 Residence (County)	Bergen
Highest Grade	G 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	New Jersey
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new jersey

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Our Model Tree links William Stephenson across 2 US Census years (1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage.

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William Stephenson

Son · 1940 · age 12 · b. ~1928 · New Jersey

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Sibling

Evelyn Stephenson

Sibling · 1940 · age 16

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Joyce Stephenson

Sibling · 1940 · age 19

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Confirmed / household (~0.90+) Probable / derived (~0.65–0.89) Candidate (<0.65, unverified)

Original Census Page

1940 US Federal Census — Bergen-County, New Jersey Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02314-00429)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Mary G. Kelly	59	Head	—	New Jersey
2	Marguerite Kelly	37	Daughter	Beautician	New Jersey
3	Francis Brassell	52	Lodger	Stone-Cutter	New Jersey
4	William J. Blakey	62	Head	Guard	New Jersey
5	Mary (X) Blakey	63	Wife	—	New Jersey
6	William J. Blakey	33	Son	Clerk	New Jersey
7	Samuel Blakey	27	Son	Clerk	New Jersey
8	Caroline Shafer	62	Sister-in-law	Stenographer	New Jersey
9	Leo (X) Lillius	54	Head	Computer Engineer	New Jersey
10	Elizabeth Lillius	48	Wife	—	New Jersey
11	Kenneth Lillius	19	Son	—	New Jersey
12	Paul Stephens	42	Head	Port Engineer	Michigan
13	Beatrice (X) Stephens	41	Wife	—	Montana
14	Patrick Stephens	8	Son	—	New Jersey
15	John Brown	59	Head	Car Inspector	Scotland
16	Emma (X) Brown	58	Wife	—	England
17	Lester Brown	26	Son	Sub. Clerk	New Jersey
18	Ulysses Feltt	25	Son-in-law	Chauffeur	New York
19	Frances Feltt	23	Daughter	—	New Jersey
20	Joan Feltt	0	Niece	—	New Jersey
21	Ethel Leubhar	29	Daughter	Bookkeeper	New Jersey
22	John Leubhar	8	Nephew	—	New Jersey
23	Kenneth Leubhar	4	Nephew	—	New Jersey
24	James Ramsay	70	Head	—	Scotland
25	Jessie Ramsay	42	Daughter	Trust Clerk	New York
26	George Schaible	33	Son-in-law	Draftsman	New Jersey
27	Helen (X) Schaible	30	Daughter	—	New Jersey
28	Catherine Hagedorn	76	Head	—	New Jersey
29	Charles Hagedorn	39	Son	Senior Stenog.	New Jersey
30	John Mayer	41	Head	Clerk	New Jersey
31	Dora (X) Mayer	41	Wife	—	New Jersey
32	B. Charles Mayer	20	Son	Clerk	New Jersey
33	Dorothy Mayer	18	Daughter	—	New Jersey
34	Julia Mayer	16	Daughter	—	New Jersey
35	William Stephenson	49	Head	Foreman Machinist	England
36	Gertrude (X) Stephenson	47	Wife	—	England
37	Joyce Stephenson	19	Daughter	Clerk	Canada
38	Evelyn Stephenson	16	Daughter	—	New York
39	William B. Stephenson THIS PERSON	12	Son	—	New Jersey
40	Salvatore Loiappono	41	Head	Manager	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.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)

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