New England Families

Sources: Censuses, death record, headstone.

1910 Census, 2nd Ward of Boston, 7th Precinct, Suffolk Co., MA, Series T624, Roll 614, page 87, Enum. Dist 1281, Sheet 11A.
April 23, 1910
renting at 120 Everett Street, a three family home

James Jenkins, 57, married 1x for 27 years, born in Massachusetts, father in New York, mother in Ireland, laborer, docks, out of work 12 weeks in past year
Catherine Jenkins, 48, 6 children, 6 alive, born in Ireland, parents also, arrived 1860, column for naturalization information was blurred out or erased
Charles Jenkins Jr, 26, single, boiler maker's helper, boiler shop
Mary J Jenkins, 21, single, chocolate dipper, factory
Elizabeth Jenkins, 22, single, laundress, laundry
Catherine Jenkins, 18, married 1x for 1 year, 1 child, none alive, no occupation
John Jenkins, 15, single, no occupation

all children were born in Massachusetts. Nont of the children had been unemployed in the past year.

"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2KN-S9C : accessed 7 February 2016), James Jenkins, Boston Ward 2, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 1281, sheet 11A, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,374,627.

1920 Federal Census, 2nd Ward, East Boston, Suffolk Co., MA.
Series T625, Roll 728, page 290, Enum. Dist 41, Sheet 5.
at 120 Everett St.

Jenkins, Charles, Head, M, 37, S Boiler maker, MA MA ENG
----, Catherine, Moth, F, 57, Wd, None, ENG IRE IRE
-----------, John, Bro, M, 24, S, Freight Handler, RR MA MA ENG
--------, Mary J., Sis, F, 35, S, Candy Dipper, Candy Factory MA MA ENG

All three children were wage workers.
Catherine's citizenship status said Na (Naturalized), but column for
year of immigration said "100" over "jurta" or "guta".

1925 Boston City Directory
Mrs Catherine J Jenkins J Mrs h 120 Everett E B
Charles J Jenkins boilermaker res 120 Everett E B
John S Jenkins S laborer res 120 Everett E B

1930 Federal Census, Ward 1 of Boston, Suffolk, MA
Series T626, Roll 942, Page 8B. E. D. 33.
April 5, 1930
renting for $25/month at 442 Sumner St

Jenkins, Charles J., head, 47, single, born in Massachusetts, father also, mother in England, boilermaker, steel company
Jenkins, Mary, Sister, 44, single, born in Massachusetts, father also, mother in England, chocolate dipper, factory
Jenkins, John, Brother, 34, single, born in Massachusetts, father also, mother in England, laborer, veteran's bureau

1940 Census, Ward 1 (East) Boston
April 15, 1940
renting for $24/month at 442 Sumner St

Charles Jenkins, head, 57, single, 8 years school, boiler maker, Charlestown Navy Yard, government work, no salary listed, unemployed 312 weeks, did not work the last week of March
Mary Jenkins, sister, 55, single, 6 years school, dipper, chocolate company, worked 24 hours the last week of March, worked 52 weeks last year for total of $476
Elizabeth Jenkins, sister, 53, single, 4 years high school, bookkeeper, Stov? Towels, worked 52 weeks in 1939 for a total of $936
John J. S. Jenkins, brother, 43, single, 8 years school, laborer, post office building, private work, no salary listed, unemployed 312 weeks, did not work the last week of March

Mary provided the information. All were born in Massachusetts, all lived in Boston in 1935.

Jenkins children headstone
JENKINS
1896 John S 1967
1883 Mary J 1968
1885 Elizabeth F 1987

photo received from descendant of their sister Margaret, July 2018.

Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920, at americanancestors.org
Our Lady of the Assumption (East Boston) Baptisms and Confirmations, 1869-1892

January 20, 1895
I, the undersigned, baptized John Stephen, born 26th of last month, [son] of James A Crimm and Catherine Carrigan
godparents were Edward McKay and Mary McPherson
priest: J J McCarty