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1940 US Federal Census Data Belfast

Families with one East European immigrant



	N B: Information on place of birth.
	Some people replied with the name of the place when they left; others replied with the name of place when the census was taken; in other cases it just seems that it was easier for the census taker to write ‘Russia’ rather than Lithuania, Ukraine or other unfamiliar country names.
	And there is another reason to be skeptical of the accuracy of the place of birth information. Immigrants from the Pale had a very justified fear of the Russian and often local governments. One way to manage this reality was to tell government representatives what they expected they wanted to hear or what they thought would bring them the least trouble. This may well explain why a number of family members, who were clearly from Eastern Europe, may have answered ‘Maine’ or ‘New York’.

Name	est birth year	birth place	marital status	relation to head of household	street	occupation	industry	residence in 1935	Highest Grade	weeks worked in 1939	appx income 1939
			M	Head	12 Market Street, BELFAST	Die Insurance Salesman	Life Insurance Co.	same	High School, 3rd year	52	2500
Lawrence Berson	1910	Maine	M	Wife	12 Market Street, BELFAST				High School, 4th year	0	0
Sylvia Berson	1912	Maine	M	Father	12 Market Street, BELFAST	Proprietor	Clothing Store		none	52	0
Abraham Berson	1873	Lithuania	M	Head	25 High Street, BELFAST			same	High School, 4th year	0	0
Morris Frankel	1871	Lithuania	M	Wife	25 High Street, BELFAST	Proprietor	______ clothing Retail		High School, 4th year	52	0
Ida Frankel	1880	Lithuania	S	Daughter	25 High Street, BELFAST	Saleswoman	Womens Apparel Retail		High School, 4th year	52	1040
Sarah Frankel	1900	New York	S	Daughter	25 High Street, BELFAST	Saleswoman	Womens Apparel Retail		High School, 4th year	52	1040
Marian Frankel	1901	New York	S	Son	25 High Street, BELFAST	Bookkeeper	Womens Apparel Retail		High School, 4th year	52	1040
Lewis Frankel	1902	Massachusetts	Wid	Head	16 Cross Street, BELFAST	Truck Dealer	own business	same	none	52	5000
Isaac W. Ruben	1883	Russia	S	Son	16 Cross Street, BELFAST	Laborer	not recorded		College, 3rd year	36	216
Howard Ruben	1919	Maine	S	Daughter	16 Cross Street, BELFAST				High School, 4th year	not recorded	not recorded
Molly Ruben	1922	Maine	M	Head	31 Pearl Street, BELFAST	Manager	Part Factory	same	none	52	2966
Max Maisel	1883	Russia	M	Wife	31 Pearl Street, BELFAST	Housekeeper	not recorded		High School, 4th year	52	not recorded
Esther Maisel	1889	Poland	S	Daughter	31 Pearl Street, BELFAST				College, 3rd year
Sophia Maisel	1919	Alabama	M	Son-in-law	31 Pearl Street, BELFAST	Salesman	Retail Furniture		High School, 4th year	52	1800
David Dorsky	1913	Maine	M	Daughter	31 Pearl Street, BELFAST	Housekeeper			College, 1st year	52	not recorded
Grace Dorsky	1918	Poland	S	Granddaughter	31 Pearl Street, BELFAST
Sandra H. Dorsky	1940	Maine	S	Nephew	31 Pearl Street, BELFAST			Mobile, Alabama	High School, 2nd year
Max J. Maisel	1923	Alabama	M	Head	9 Premrose Street, BELFAST	Proprietor	Retail Clothing Store	same	High School, 4th year	52	0
Charles Robinson	1894	Poland	M	Wife	9 Premrose Street, BELFAST	Clerk	Retail Clothing Store		High School, 4th year	52	0
Bertha Robinson	1899	Maine	M	Head	Wight Street, BELFAST	Fireman	Lumber Factory	same	Elementary School, 8th grade	52	1040

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