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Name Laura Brown [Laura Browns] [Laura Council]
Age 42
Estimated Birth Year abt 1898
Gender Female
Race Negro (Black)
Birthplace Virginia
Marital Status Widowed
Relation to Head of House Head
Home in 1940 Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland
Street Argyle Avenue
House Number 1538
Farm No
Inferred Residence in 1935 Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland
Residence in 1935 Baltimore
Sheet Number 1B
Number of Household in Order of Visitation 15
Occupation Maid
Industry Department Store
House Owned or Rented Rented
28
Attended School or College No
Highest Grade Completed Elementary school, 5th grade
Hours Worked Week Prior to Census 48
Class of Worker Wage or salary worker in private work
Weeks Worked in 1939 52
Income 520
Income Other Sources No
Neighbors
Household Members (Name) Age Relationship
Laura Brown 42 Head
Rebecca Council 69 Mother
Justine Robinson 28 Sister
Louis Robinson 30 Brother-in-law
Marion Robinson 13 Niece
Grace Robinson 11 Niece
Shirley Robinson 10 Niece
Melvin Robinson 9 Nephew
Anna Bloxom 53 Lodger
Edith Bloxom 25 Lodger
George Bloxom 21 Lodger

Source Citation

Year: 1940; Census Place: Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland; Roll: m-t0627-01523; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 4-389

Source Information

Ancestry.com. 1940 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.

Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627, 4,643 rolls.

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