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What if you had a window into the history of your family? With historical records, you do. From home life to career, records help bring your relatives' experiences into focus. There were 117 people named Gavaghan in the 1930 U.S. Census. In 1940, there were 34% more people named Gavaghan in the United States. What was life like for them?

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In 1940, 157 people named Gavaghan were living in the United States. In a snapshot:

  • The youngest was 1 and the oldest was 69
  • 97% rented out rooms to boarders
  • Most common occupation was stenographer
  • 61%, or 20 people, lived in homes they rented

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As Gavaghan families continued to grow, they left more tracks on the map:

  • 66 were first-generation Americans
  • 13 migrated within the United States from 1935 to 1940
  • They most commonly lived in Indiana
  • 31 were born in foreign countries