1940 United States Federal Census


SIXTEENTH CENSUS OF THE UNITED STATES; 1940 - POPULATION SCHEDULE

State: Connecticut

County: Fairfield

Incorporated Place: Bridgeport City

Township or Other Division of County: Bridgeport

Ward of city: 12A

Block Nos.: 537

Unincorporated Place: [BLANK]

Institution: [BLANK]

S.D. No.: 4

E.D. No.: 9-154

Sheet No. 3 B

Enumerated by me on April 5, 1940, Ann M Elliott, Enumerator

Place of Abode

Street, avenue, road, etc. Holly ST
House number (in cities or towns) 198
Number of household, in order of vistation 53
Home owned or rented R
Value of home, if owned, or monthly rental, if rented 17
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. Wright Edward P Wright Anna C? Wright Dorothy A
Relation Relationship of each person to the head of the family Head Wife Daughter
Personal Description Sex M F F
Color or race W W W
Age at last birthday 39 39 5
Marital condition M M S
Education Attended school any time since March 1, 1940 No No No
Highest grade of school completed 8 8 0
Place of Birth Connecticut New York Connecticut
Citizenship Citizenship of the foreign born      
Residence, April 1, 1935 City, town or village having 2,500 or more inhabitants 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  
If not, was he at work on, or assigned to public Emergency Work during week of March 24-30, 1940   No  
Was this person Seeking Work?   No  
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 40    
If seeking work or assigned to public emergency work - Duration of unemployment up to March 30, 1940 in weeks      
Occupation
Trade, profession, or particular kind of work, as
frame spinner, salesman, laborer, rivet heater, music teacher
Stock Clerk    
Industry
Industry or business, as
cotton mill, retail grocery, farm, shipyard, public school
Electrical Mfg    
Class of worker PW    
Code 266-35-1    
Number of weeks worked in 1939 (Equivalent in full-time weeks) 52 0  
Income in 1939 - Amount of money wages or salary received 1144 0  
Did this person receive income of $50 or more from sources other than money wages or salary? NO NO  


Source: 1940; Census Place: Bridgeport, Fairfield, Connecticut; Roll: T627_533; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 9-154

Source: ancestry.co.uk - 1940 United States Federal Census