1940 United States Federal Census


SIXTEENTH CENSUS OF THE UNITED STATES; 1940 - POPULATION SCHEDULE

State: New York

County: Kings

Incorporated Place: Brooklyn

Township or Other Division of County: A.D.4

Ward of city: 4 part Block Nos.: ???

Unincorporated Place: [BLANK]

Institution: [BLANK]

S.D. No.: 7

E.D. No.: 24-583

Sheet No. 9 A

Enumerated by me on April 9, 1940, Celia Schwartz, Enumerator

Place of Abode

Street, avenue, road, etc. Lee Avenue
House number (in cities or towns) 171
Number of household, in order of visitation 202
Home owned or rented O
Value of home, if owned, or monthly rental, if rented 1000
Does this family live on a farm? No

The Name of each Person whose place of abode, on April 1, 1940, was in this family. Gest, Frances Preston?, Thomas
Relation Relationship of each person to the head of the family Head Lodger
Personal Description Sex F M
Color or race W W
Age at last birthday 74 69
Marital condition Wd Wd
Education Attended school any time since March 1, 1940 No No
Highest grade of school completed 3 8
Place of Birth England New York
Citizenship Citizenship of the foreign born Na  
Residence, April 1, 1935 City, town or village having 2,500 or more inhabitants same house same house
County    
State    
On a farm?    
Persons 14 years old and over - employment status Was this person at work for pay or profit in private or nonemergency Govt. work during week of March 24-30, 1940 No No
If not, was he at work on, or assigned to public Emergency Work during week of March 24-30, 1940 No No
Was this person Seeking Work? No Yes
If not seeking work, did he have a job, business etc.? No  
Indicate whether engaged in home housework, in school, unable to work or other H  
If at private or nonemergency Government work - Number of hours worked during the week of March 24-30, 1940    
If seeking work or assigned to public emergency work - Duration of unemployment up to March 30, 1940 in weeks   15
Occupation
Trade, profession, or particular kind of work, as
frame spinner, salesman, laborer, rivet heater, music teacher
  watchman
Industry
Industry or business, as
cotton mill, retail grocery, farm, shipyard, public school
  warehouse
Class of worker   PW
Code   602-52-1
Number of weeks worked in 1939 (Equivalent in full-time weeks)   52
Income in 1939 - Amount of money wages or salary received 0 1300
Did this person receive income of $50 or more from sources other than money wages or salary? Yes No


Year: 1940; Census Place: New York, Kings, New York; Roll: m-t0627-02561; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 24-583

Source: ancestry.com 1940 United States Federal Census