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The Hodginses

In the city directories 1940 · 13 people at ten addresses

The directories print 13 people named Hodgins at ten addresses in 1940 in seven 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 Hodginses at 3493 West 23rd in 1940.

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Where the Hodginses 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

    2613 Adanac Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • G L Hodgins, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: M M Olsen at 2603 and G Berts at 2625. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    524 East 11th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • E M Hodgins, a welder 1940
    • Margaret G Hodgins, widow of R 1940

    Next door in 1940: A E Hill at 518 and L Winbow at 528. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    462 East 8th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • A C Hodgins, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs L A Pim at 460 and Mrs A Wilson at 464. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    3332 Venables Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • J F Hodgins, a timekeeper at Canadian White Pine 1940

    Next door in 1940: G Beanland at 3320 and A Goldsby at 3344. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    6376 Vivian Street

    Killarney, 1940

    • R A Hodgins, a president at Marine Garage 1940

    Next door in 1940: F C Brown at 6356. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    527 West 10th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Mrs A Hodgins, widow of T G 1940

    Next door in 1940: R R McLennan at 525 and Miss A B Elmsley at 531. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    3493 West 23rd Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • Mrs I G Hodgins, widow of W 1940
    • Cora Hodgins, a stenographer 1940
    • Willa Hodgins 1940

    Next door in 1940: F A Coyle at 3475. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    3283 West 37th Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • T D H Hodgins, a clerk at Dodwell & Co 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs J M Bruce at 3275. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    2763 West 7th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • L Hodgins, who worked for the CN Institute 1940

    Next door in 1940: R N Allan at 2751 and A Ward at 2785. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    1875 West King Edward Avenue

    Shaughnessy, 1940

    • Dr G L Hodgins, of Medical Clinic 1940

    Next door in 1940: T Sorensen at 1825. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for six of the 13: a clerk, an employee, a president, a stenographer, a timekeeper and a welder. Three are widows, listed under their own names.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Dunbar-Southlands (2), Hastings-Sunrise (2), Mount Pleasant (2), Fairview, Killarney, 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 G L Hodgins at 2613 Adanac 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 George L Hodgins there as the householder, retired. In 1940 the directory lists E M Hodgins at 524 East 11th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Earl M Hodgins there as the householder, a welder, with Margaret G Hodgins, widow of R.

In 1940 the directory lists A C Hodgins at 462 East 8th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Adam C Hodgins there as the householder, retired. In 1940 the directory lists J F Hodgins at 3332 Venables Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists James F Hodgins there as the householder, a timekeeper at Canadian White Pine.

In 1940 the directory lists R A Hodgins at 6376 Vivian Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Robert A Hodgins there as the householder, a president at Marine Garage. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs A Hodgins at 527 West 10th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Augusta Hodgins there as the householder, widow of T G.

In 1940 the directory lists Mrs I G Hodgins at 3493 West 23rd Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Ida G Hodgins there as the householder, widow of W, with Cora Hodgins, a stenographer, and Willa Hodgins. In 1940 the directory lists T D H Hodgins at 3283 West 37th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Thomas D H Hodgins there as the householder, a clerk at Dodwell & Co.

In 1940 the directory lists L Hodgins at 2763 West 7th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Lester Hodgins there as the householder, who worked for the CN Institute. In 1940 the directory lists Dr G L Hodgins at 1875 West King Edward Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists G Lyall Hodgins there as the householder, of Medical Clinic.

Today

524 East 11th, 462 East 8th, 2763 West 7th and 1875 West King Edward still have their buildings from before 1946; 2613 Adanac (1960), 3332 Venables (2005), 6376 Vivian (1961) and 3283 West 37th (2014) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 527 West 10th and 3493 West 23rd, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 23 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 H. Want a name removed? Tell us.