{"id":16084,"date":"2012-05-25T00:01:47","date_gmt":"2012-05-25T07:01:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/?p=16084"},"modified":"2012-05-23T22:47:16","modified_gmt":"2012-05-24T05:47:16","slug":"43-south-allen-street-albany-new-york-in-the-1940-united-states-federal-census","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/16084","title":{"rendered":"43 South Allen Street, Albany, New York in the 1940 United States Federal Census"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In 1961, my family purchased\u00c2\u00a0the first floor\u00c2\u00a0flat at 43 South Allen Street in Albany, Albany Co., New York, USA .\u00a0 Eventually, my family purchased the second floor flat as well .\u00a0 The house remained in my family for over 46 years until it was sold in 2007.<\/p>\n<p>In the 1940 US Federal Census, the house (or at least one of the flats) was owned by Louis H. and Mary Rose Alliers .\u00a0 Catherine Boylan rented the second flat, whether from the Allierses or someone else .\u00a0 I suspect the Allierses owned the entire building, since they stated their dwelling was worth $6000 (an amount that was likely too large for just one flat) and also because Louis Alliers stated that he earned more than $50 from sources other than wages (possibly from renting the second flat) .\u00a0 There is no way to tell which flat was occupied by the Allierses and which was occupied by Miss Boylan.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/CUS-43-South-Allen-Street-1940-Left.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-16087\" title=\"1940 US Federal Census Record for 43 South Allen Street (Left)\" src=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/CUS-43-South-Allen-Street-1940-Left.jpg\" alt=\"1940 US Federal Census Record for 43 South Allen Street (Left)\" width=\"540\" height=\"266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/CUS-43-South-Allen-Street-1940-Left.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/CUS-43-South-Allen-Street-1940-Left-300x147.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/CUS-43-South-Allen-Street-1940-Left-1024x504.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>The 1940 US Federal Census Record for 43 South Allen Street (Left)<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/CUS-43-South-Allen-Street-1940-Right.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-16088\" title=\"1940 US Federal Census Record for 43 South Allen Street (Right)\" src=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/CUS-43-South-Allen-Street-1940-Right.jpg\" alt=\"1940 US Federal Census Record for 43 South Allen Street (Right)\" width=\"540\" height=\"266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/CUS-43-South-Allen-Street-1940-Right.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/CUS-43-South-Allen-Street-1940-Right-300x147.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/CUS-43-South-Allen-Street-1940-Right-1024x504.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>The 1940 US Federal Census Record for\u00c2\u00a043 South Allen Street\u00c2\u00a0(Right)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>SOURCE: 1940 U.S. Census, Albany County, New York, population schedule, Albany, enumeration district (ED) 63-88, sheet 2B, households 40 &amp; 41, 43 South Allen Street; digital image, Ancestry.com (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ancestry.com\/\">http:\/\/www.ancestry.com<\/a> : accessed 23 May 2012); citing National Archives microfilm publication T627 roll 02820.<\/p>\n<p>Click on the link for a PDF copy of the 1940 US Federal Census Record for <a href=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/CUS-43-South-Allen-Street-1940.pdf\">43 South Allen Street<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The record states that:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Louis H. and Mary Rose Alliers lived at 43 South Allen Street, Albany, Albany Co., New York, USA on 01 April 1940, they were household\u00c2\u00a040 in order of visitation, they\u00c2\u00a0owned their dwelling which was worth $6000, they lived in the same place (meaning that they lived in Albany but not in the same house) on 01 April 1935, and they did not live on a farm.<\/li>\n<li>Catherine Boylan also lived at 43 South Allen Street, Albany, Albany Co., New York, USA on 01 April 1940,\u00a0she was household 41 in order of visitation\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0she rented\u00c2\u00a0her dwelling for\u00c2\u00a0an undisclosed amount\u00c2\u00a0per month,\u00a0she lived in the same\u00c2\u00a0house\u00c2\u00a0on 01 April 1935, and\u00c2\u00a0she did not live on a farm<\/li>\n<li>Louis H. Alliers was head of household, provided the information for the census, was a white male, 63 years old, married, was not attending school, had attended\u00c2\u00a04 years of high school, was born in Ohio, was working the week of March 24-30, worked\u00c2\u00a048 hours the week of March 24-30, 1940 as a supervisor for the railroad, worked in private work, worked\u00c2\u00a052 weeks in 1939, earned $4620, and earned more than $50 from sources other than wages<\/li>\n<li>Mary Rose Alliers was the wife of Louis,\u00a0was a white female,\u00a062 years old, married, was not attending school, had attended\u00c2\u00a04 years of high school, was born in Ohio, was not working the week of March 24-30, was not doing public emergency work, was not seeking work,\u00a0was doing housework, worked\u00c2\u00a00 weeks in 1939, earned $0, and did not earn more than $50 from sources other than wages<\/li>\n<li>Catherine Boylan\u00c2\u00a0was head of household, was a white female,\u00a050 years old, single, was not attending school, had attended 4 years of college, was born in New York, was not working the week of March 24-30, was not doing public emergency work, was not seeking work, did have a job as a teacher in a public school, worked in government work, worked 40 weeks in 1939, earned $1900, and did not earn more than $50 from sources other than wages<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The occupation for\u00c2\u00a0Louis Alliers\u00c2\u00a0was as a \u00e2\u20ac\u0153supervisor for the railroad\u201d .\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 His occupational code recorded in column F was 156-47-1 which is defined as:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Proprietors, managers, and officials (not elsewhere classified)<\/p>\n<p>Railroads (includes railroad repair shops)<\/p>\n<p>Wage or salary worker in private work (PW)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The occupation for\u00c2\u00a0Catherine Boylan\u00c2\u00a0was as a \u00e2\u20ac\u0153teacher in a public school\u201d .\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 Her occupational code recorded in column F was\u00c2\u00a0V34-91-2 which is defined as:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Teachers (not elsewhere classified) excludes college teachers and teachers of art, dancing, music, and athletics<\/p>\n<p>Educational services<\/p>\n<p>Wage or salary worker in Government work (GW)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Copyright \u00a9 2012 by Stephen J. 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