1940 United States Federal Census


SIXTEENTH CENSUS OF THE UNITED STATES; 1940 - POPULATION SCHEDULE

State: Michigan

County: Wayne

Incorporated Place: Detroit City

Township or Other Division of County: [BLANK]

Ward of city: 1 Block Nos.: 1-

Unincorporated Place: [BLANK]

Institution: [BLANK]

S.D. No.: 13

E.D. No.: 84-71

Sheet No. 1 A

Enumerated by me on April 2, 1940, Bernice Couchon? Heron, Enumerator

Place of Abode

Street, avenue, road, etc. W. Winchester
House number (in cities or towns) 1379
Number of household, in order of visitation 12
Home owned or rented O
Value of home, if owned, or monthly rental, if rented 6000
Does this family live on a farm?  

The Name of each Person whose place of abode, on April 1, 1940, was in this family. Rigby, George Rigby, Millie Wigton, Joseph Kinnet? Wigton, Donald
Relation Relationship of each person to the head of the family Head Wife Step Son Step Son
Personal Description Sex M F M M
Color or race W W W W
Age at last birthday 61 53 18 16
Marital condition M M S S
Education Attended school any time since March 1, 1940 No No No No
Highest grade of school completed 8 6 H-4 8
Place of Birth Ohio England Michigan Michigan
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 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 Yes No Yes 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 48   44  
If seeking work or assigned to public emergency work - Duration of unemployment up to March 30, 1940 in weeks       8
Occupation
Trade, profession, or particular kind of work, as
frame spinner, salesman, laborer, rivet heater, music teacher
Assembler   Steno. Messenger
Industry
Industry or business, as
cotton mill, retail grocery, farm, shipyard, public school
Motor Car   Steel maf. Telegraph
Class of worker PW   PW PW
Code ??   ?? ??
Number of weeks worked in 1939 (Equivalent in full-time weeks) 44 0 30 4
Income in 1939 - Amount of money wages or salary received 1200 0 800 15
Did this person receive income of $50 or more from sources other than money wages or salary? No No No No


Year: 1940; Census Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: m-t0627-01840; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 84-71

Source: ancestry.com 1940 United States Federal Census