A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The Coghlans
In the city directories 1940 · eight people at seven addresses
The directories print eight people named Coghlan at seven addresses in 1940 in five of the city's neighbourhoods, with the close spelling Coughlan. 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 Coghlans lived
- 1
1176 Granville Street
Downtown, 1940
- Thomas B Coughlan, a sealer at the BC Government 1940
Next door in 1940: T Davis at 1168 and Peter Pan Cafe at 1180. The block, door by door
- 2
475 Howe Street
Downtown, 1940
- John Coughlan, a president at J Coughlan & Sons 1940
Next door in 1940: Macaulay Nicolls Maitland & Co Ltd at 435. The block, door by door
- 3
1390 Laurier Avenue
Shaughnessy, 1940
- F T Coghlan, a dentist 1940
Next door in 1940: C W Chesterton at 1374. The block, door by door
- 4
2545 Main Street
Mount Pleasant, 1940
- Miss R L Coughlan 1940
- Rose L Coughlan, a stenographer at General Paint 1940
Next door in 1940: Belvedere Delctsn at 2543 and W E Turnbull at 2549. The block, door by door
- 5
924 Nicola Street
West End, 1940
- Harrison J Coughlan, an attendant at Vancouver Motors 1940
Next door in 1940: H Finestone at 916 and shaftsbury apts at 934. The block, door by door
- 6
694 West 70th Avenue
Marpole, 1940
- H Coughlan, a millworker at the Eburne Saw Mills 1940
Next door in 1940: H H Leathem at 648 and G Bennett at 696. The block, door by door
- 7
925 West Georgia Street
Downtown, 1940
- F T Coghlan, a dentist 1940
Next door in 1940: Lunch Sandwich at 915 and Macdonald's Prescriptions at 929. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for six of the eight: an attendant, a dentist, a millworker, a president, a sealer and a stenographer.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Downtown (3), Marpole, Mount Pleasant, Shaughnessy and West End. 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
The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Thomas B Coughlan at 1176 Granville Street, a sealer at the BC Government. The 1940 name section lists John Coughlan at 475 Howe Street, a president at J Coughlan & Sons. In 1940 the directory lists F T Coghlan at 1390 Laurier 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 Frederick T Coghlan there as the householder, a dentist.
In 1940 the directory lists Miss R L Coughlan at 2545 Main Street. The 1940 name section lists Rose L Coughlan there as the householder, a stenographer at General Paint. The 1940 name section lists Harrison J Coughlan at 924 Nicola Street, an attendant at Vancouver Motors.
H Coughlan is listed at 694 West 70th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Herbert Coughlan there as the householder, a millworker at the Eburne Saw Mills. F T Coghlan, a dentist, is listed at 925 West Georgia Street in 1940.
Today
1176 Granville, 475 Howe and 2545 Main still have their buildings from before 1946; the City no longer lists 1390 Laurier, 924 Nicola, 694 West 70th and 925 West Georgia, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 10 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Coughlan Thos B sealer BC Govt1176 Granville, p. 131
- Coughlan John pres J Coughlan & Sons475 Howe, p. 131
- *Coghlan F T1390 Laurier, p. 102
- Coghlan Fredk T dentist 1203, 925 W Georgia1390 Laurier, p. 118
- Coughlan Miss R L2545 Main, p. 108
- Coughlan Rose L sten Genl Paint2545 Main, p. 131
- Coughlan Harrison J atdt Van Mtrs924 Nicola, p. 131
- Coughlan H694 West 70th, p. 272
- Coughlan Herbt mlwkr Eburne Saw Mills694 West 70th, p. 131
- Coghlan F T dentist925 West Georgia, p. 58
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, name section, where each person's work is printed
The book of the Coghlans
Every directory, as one book
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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.