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The Callaghans

In the city directories 1940 · 16 people at 13 addresses

The directories print 16 people named Callaghan at 13 addresses in 1940 in eight of the city's neighbourhoods. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family. The most under one roof: three Callaghans at 425 East 11th in 1940.

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Where the Callaghans lived

Each pin is on its own block, numbered as the households below. One address isn't on today's map, so it has no pin. Today's land, parks, main roads and local areas: City of Vancouver Open Data (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).
  1. 1

    6661 Beechwood Street

    Kerrisdale, 1940

    • W A Callaghan, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: R Leiterman at 6651 and A A Beaton at 6681. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    2202 Cypress Street

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Mrs E M Callaghan 1940

    Next door in 1940: J E Harrington at 2216. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    425 East 11th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • A Callaghan, a driver 1940
    • Lewis J A Callaghan 1940
    • Pearl E Callaghan 1940

    Next door in 1940: Bethal Evangelical Free Ch at 449. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1856 East 1st Avenue

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • John Callaghan, an apprentice for Bogardus Wickens 1940

    Next door in 1940: W A McCubbin at 1850. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    1571 East 6th Avenue

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • T Callaghan 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Thomson at 1565 and S T Mercer at 1581. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    970 Howe Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • James A Callaghan, a plater at N Vancouver Ship Repairs 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Thomas at 962 and Mrs T Nagato at 972. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    1733 Nelson Street

    West End, 1940

    • Edward Callaghan, a salesman at Singer Sewing Machinery 1940

    Next door in 1940: W Fieldhouse at 1729 and Miss M M Hood at 1737. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    123 Powell Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • T Callaghan 1940

    Next door in 1940: B C Junk at 135. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    746 Richards Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Fred Callaghan, a janitor at Stonehse Motors 1940

    Next door in 1940: A J Hood at 742 and Ryan Bros Ltd at 748. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    2786 West 31st Avenue

    Arbutus Ridge, 1940

    • J G Callaghan, a salesman at Neon Products 1940

    Next door in 1940: Miss I M Swanston at 2776 and J C Ashdown at 2796. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    4473 West 7th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • Patricia Callaghan, a stenographer at J P Meehan & Co 1940

    Next door in 1940: L Gilbert at 4465 and R S Goodwin at 4485. The block, door by door

  12. 12

    2616 West Broadway

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • C Callaghan 1940
    • Beryl Callaghan 1940

    Next door in 1940: H Chapelas at 2606 and A S Gaylard at 2620. The block, door by door

  13. 13

    940 West Pender Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • James Callaghan, a machinist 1940

    Next door in 1940: Lundberg A Co at 938 and L J Mahrer at 942. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for eight of the 16: a salesman (2), an apprentice, a driver, a janitor, a machinist and a plater, among others.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Downtown (4), Grandview-Woodland (2), Kitsilano (2), Arbutus Ridge, Kerrisdale, Mount Pleasant, West End and West Point Grey. 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 W A Callaghan at 6661 Beechwood Street; 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, where each person's work is printed, lists William A Callaghan there as the householder, retired. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs E M Callaghan at 2202 Cypress Street.

A Callaghan is listed at 425 East 11th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Albert Callaghan there as the householder, a driver, with Lewis J A Callaghan and Pearl E Callaghan. The 1940 name section lists John Callaghan at 1856 East 1st Avenue, an apprentice for Bogardus Wickens. In 1940 the directory lists T Callaghan at 1571 East 6th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too.

The 1940 name section lists James A Callaghan at 970 Howe Street, a plater at N Vancouver Ship Repairs. The 1940 name section lists Edward Callaghan at 1733 Nelson Street, a salesman at Singer Sewing Machinery. The 1940 name section lists T Callaghan at 123 Powell Street. The 1940 name section lists Fred Callaghan at 746 Richards Street, a janitor at Stonehse Motors.

J G Callaghan is listed at 2786 West 31st Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists J Gordon Callaghan there as the householder, a salesman at Neon Products. The 1940 name section lists Patricia Callaghan at 4473 West 7th Avenue, a stenographer at J P Meehan & Co.

In 1940 the directory lists C Callaghan at 2616 West Broadway. The 1940 name section lists Charles Callaghan there as the householder, with Beryl Callaghan. The 1940 name section lists James Callaghan at 940 West Pender Street, a machinist.

Today

1856 East 1st, 2786 West 31st and 4473 West 7th still have their buildings from before 1946; 2202 Cypress (1989), 425 East 11th (1977) and 2616 West Broadway (1982) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 6661 Beechwood, 1571 East 6th, 970 Howe, 1733 Nelson, 123 Powell, 746 Richards and 940 West Pender, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 20 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
1940

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 C. Want a name removed? Tell us.