A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The Argues
In the city directories 1940 · nine people at eight addresses
The directories print nine people named Argue at eight addresses in 1940 in five of the city's neighbourhoods. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family.
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Where the Argues lived
- 1
5630 Dunbar Street
Dunbar-Southlands, 1940
- J Argue, a longshoreman 1940
- Mrs Mary C Argue, proprietor of Jean's Beauty Shoppe 1940
Next door in 1940: Produce Mayfair at 5626 and Safeway Stores at 5640. The block, door by door
- 2
1225 West 10th Avenue
Fairview, 1940
- Miss D F Argue, a school teacher 1940
Next door in 1940: N O Arseneau at 1215 and A Berlet at 1235. The block, door by door
- 3
1054 West 12th Avenue
Fairview, 1940
- James B Argue, a clerk at Cunningham Drug 1940
Next door in 1940: H J Voysey at 1046 and J F Selman at 1066. The block, door by door
- 4
1676 West 13th Avenue
Fairview, 1940
- Nora I Argue, a stenographer at London & Lancashire Insurance 1940
Next door in 1940: A Cristall at 1666 and J McKenna at 1686. The block, door by door
- 5
1575 West 15th Avenue
Fairview, 1940
- W P Argue, who worked for Spencer's 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs P E Mathieson at 1565 and oxford apts at 1585. The block, door by door
- 6
2225 West 2nd Avenue
Kitsilano, 1940
- Argue (no first name printed) 1940
Next door in 1940: highview lodge at 2207 and Mrs E M Buchanan at 2233. The block, door by door
- 7
1235 West 33rd Avenue
Shaughnessy, 1940
- R S Argue, an engineer at the BC Telephone 1940
Next door in 1940: L H Webster at 1221 and J T O'Bryan at 1249. The block, door by door
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What they did
The name section prints a trade for seven of the nine: an agent, a clerk, an engineer, a longshoreman, a proprietor and a school teacher, among others.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Fairview (4), Dunbar-Southlands, Kerrisdale, Kitsilano and Shaughnessy. Each neighbourhood's page shows its trades, its people and every street in it, the way the directory printed them.
The story, address by address
In 1940 the directory lists J Argue at 5630 Dunbar Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists James Argue there as the householder, a longshoreman, with Mrs Mary C Argue, proprietor of Jean's Beauty Shoppe. The 1940 name section lists Miss D F Argue at 1225 West 10th Avenue, a school teacher. The 1940 name section lists James B Argue at 1054 West 12th Avenue, a clerk at Cunningham Drug.
The 1940 name section lists Nora I Argue at 1676 West 13th Avenue, a stenographer at London & Lancashire Insurance. W P Argue is listed at 1575 West 15th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists William P Argue there as the householder, who worked for Spencer's. The 1940 name section lists Argue (no first name printed) at 2225 West 2nd Avenue.
In 1940 the directory lists R S Argue at 1235 West 33rd Avenue; the 1940 line is marked *: some member of the family owns the property, to the best of our knowledge (the directory's own mark). The 1940 name section lists Ralph S Argue there as the householder, an engineer at the BC Telephone. In 1940 the directory lists W P Argue at 2906 West 43rd Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists William P Argue there as the householder, an agent at Sun Life.
Today
1575 West 15th, 1235 West 33rd and 2906 West 43rd still have their buildings from before 1946, 1575 West 15th on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 1225 West 10th (1956) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 5630 Dunbar, 1054 West 12th, 1676 West 13th and 2225 West 2nd, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 13 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Argue J5630 Dunbar, p. 45
- Argue Jas lngshmn5630 Dunbar, p. 18
- Argue Mrs Mary C prop Jean's Beauty Shoppe5630 Dunbar, p. 18
- Argue Miss D F sch tchr Van City1225 West 10th, p. 18
- Argue Jas B clk Cunningham Drug1054 West 12th, p. 18
- Argue Nora I sten London & Lancashire Ins1676 West 13th, p. 18
- Argue W P1575 West 15th, p. 220
- Argue Wm P fi walker Spencers1575 West 15th, p. 18
- Argue Mrs —2225 West 2nd, p. 18
- *Argue R S1235 West 33rd, p. 248
- Argue Ralph S eng BC Tel1235 West 33rd, p. 18
- *Argue W P2906 West 43rd, p. 260
- Argue Wm P agt Sun Life2906 West 43rd, p. 18
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
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Sources
Henderson's and successor city directories for Vancouver, read by us line by line: the street sections for 1905, 1915, 1925, 1935, 1940 and 1945, and the name section for 1930 and 1940 where we've read it (Vancouver Public Library, BC City Directories). Names are shown through 1945, as printed. Close spellings are grouped, as on the house pages, since a family's name was often spelled differently from one year to the next; one name can still be several families, and we join lines only where the first names or initials agree. Many Chinese, Japanese and other residents weren't named by the canvassers, so they can't be listed by name: their houses' pages say where. More family names under A. Want a name removed? Tell us.