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Name Peter Pederson [Peter Pedersen]
Age 39
Estimated Birth Year abt 1901
Gender Male
Race White
Birthplace Norway
Marital Status Married
Relation to Head of House Head
Home in 1940 New York, Queens, New York
Map of Home in 1940
Street 45-19-39th Place
Inferred Residence in 1935 Arendal, Norway
Residence in 1935 Arendal, Norway
Citizenship Having first papers
Sheet Number 5A
Number of Household in Order of Visitation 120
Occupation Supt
House Owned or Rented Rented
Value of Home 42
Attended School or College No
Highest Grade Completed Elementary school, 8th grade
Hours Worked Week Prior to Census 75
Class of Worker Wage or salary worker in private work
Weeks Worked in 1939 52
Income 624
Income Other Sources No
Neighbors
Household Members (Name) Age Relationship
Peter Pederson 39 Head
Randi Pederson 37 Wife
Ellen Pederson 3 Daughter

Source Citation

Year: 1940; Census Place: New York, Queens, New York; Roll: m-t0627-02724; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 41-211

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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