{"id":16192,"date":"2012-06-08T23:18:16","date_gmt":"2012-06-09T06:18:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/?p=16192"},"modified":"2012-06-08T23:18:16","modified_gmt":"2012-06-09T06:18:16","slug":"the-helen-davignon-household-in-the-1940-united-states-federal-census","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/16192","title":{"rendered":"The Helen Davignon Household in the 1940 United States Federal Census"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Helen\u00c2\u00a0(n\u00e9e Izbicki) Davignon was enumerated in the 1940 US Federal Census at 20 Central Ave, Norwich, New London Co., Connecticut, USA .\u00a0 Helen was the daughter of Andrzej Izbicki and Emilia Gwiazdowska and the divorced wife of Arthur Frederick Davignon.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/CUS-Davignon-Helen-1940-Left.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-16193\" title=\"1940 US Federal Census Record for the Helen Davignon Household (Left)\" src=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/CUS-Davignon-Helen-1940-Left.jpg\" alt=\"1940 US Federal Census Record for the Helen Davignon Household (Left)\" width=\"540\" height=\"247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/CUS-Davignon-Helen-1940-Left.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/CUS-Davignon-Helen-1940-Left-300x137.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/CUS-Davignon-Helen-1940-Left-1024x468.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 the\u00c2\u00a0Davignon Household (Left)<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/CUS-Davignon-Helen-1940-Right.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-16194\" title=\"1940 US Federal Census Record for the Helen Davignon Household (Right)\" src=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/CUS-Davignon-Helen-1940-Right.jpg\" alt=\"1940 US Federal Census Record for the Helen Davignon Household (Right)\" width=\"540\" height=\"247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/CUS-Davignon-Helen-1940-Right.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/CUS-Davignon-Helen-1940-Right-300x137.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/CUS-Davignon-Helen-1940-Right-1024x468.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 the\u00c2\u00a0Davignon Household (Right)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>SOURCE: 1940 U.S. Census, New London County, Connecticut, population schedule, Norwich, enumeration district (ED) 6-77, sheet 7A, household 81, Helen Davignon; digital image, Ancestry.com (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ancestry.com\/\">http:\/\/www.ancestry.com<\/a> : accessed 08 Jun 2012); citing National Archives microfilm publication T627 roll 00525.<\/p>\n<p>Click on the link for a PDF copy of the 1940 US Federal Census Record for the\u00c2\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/CUS-Davignon-Helen-1940.pdf\">Helen Davignon Household<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The record states that:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Helen Davignon\u00c2\u00a0lived at 20 Central Ave, Norwich, New London Co., Connecticut, USA on 01 April 1940,\u00a0she lived in\u00c2\u00a0household\u00c2\u00a081 in order of visitation, she rented her dwelling for $15 per month,\u00a0she lived in the same house on 01 April 1935, and\u00c2\u00a0she did not live on a farm<\/li>\n<li>Helen Davignon was head of household, provided the information for the census, was a white male, 34 years old, divorced, was not attending school, had attended 9 years of school, was born in Connecticut, was working the week of March 24-30 doing housework for the WPA, worked in\u00c2\u00a0government work, worked 52 weeks in 1939, earned $650, and did earn more than $50 from sources other than wages<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The occupation for Helen Davignon was as a \u00e2\u20ac\u0153doing housework for the WPA\u201d .\u00a0 Her occupational code recorded in column F was\u00c2\u00a0520-86-2 which is defined as:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Servants, private family<\/p>\n<p>Domestic service<\/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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