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The Hodgkinsons

In the city directories 1940 · eleven people at nine addresses

The directories print eleven people named Hodgkinson at nine 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 Hodgkinsons lived

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

    4856 Chatham Street

    Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940

    • C E Hodgkinson, an engineer 1940

    Next door in 1940: A W Packman at 4846. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    5294 Fraser Street

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • C W Hodgkinson 1940

    Next door in 1940: J C Reed at 5258. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    4514 Henry Street

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • C W Hodgkinson 1940

    Next door in 1940: D M Jenkins at 4506 and R S Rains at 4522. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    4898 Ontario Street

    Riley Park, 1940

    • C W Hodgkinson, a salesman for R H Stewart 1940
    • Victor L Hodgkinson, a driver 1940
  5. 5

    2570 Pandora Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • J Hodgkinson, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: G A MacDonald at 2562 and P W Henrich at 2576. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    44 Slocan Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • C Hodgkinson, a mechanic at the Hastings Garage & Signal Service 1940

    Next door in 1940: A Caletti at 36. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    2879 Wall Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • C Hodgkinson, a laborer 1940

    Next door in 1940: C S Ovens at 2875 and J D Barber at 2897. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    4473 West 10th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • S Hodgkinson, in real estate 1940

    Next door in 1940: A G Venables at 4471 and Celesta Shop at 4475. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    4524 West 2nd Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • S Hodgkinson, in real estate and insurance 1940
    • Edward F Hodgkinson, a student at UBC 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs E V Schwitzer at 4504. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for six of the eleven: a driver, an engineer, a laborer, a mechanic, a real estate and insurance and a salesman.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Hastings-Sunrise (3), Kensington-Cedar Cottage (2), West Point Grey (2), Renfrew-Collingwood and Riley Park. 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 C E Hodgkinson at 4856 Chatham 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 Charles E Hodgkinson there as the householder, an engineer. In 1940 the directory lists C W Hodgkinson at 5294 Fraser Street. The 1940 name section lists Charles W Hodgkinson there as the householder.

In 1940 the directory lists C W Hodgkinson at 4514 Henry Street. C W Hodgkinson is listed at 4898 Ontario Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Charles W Hodgkinson there as the householder, a salesman for R H Stewart, with Victor L Hodgkinson, a driver.

J Hodgkinson is listed at 2570 Pandora Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists James Hodgkinson there as the householder, retired. C Hodgkinson is listed at 44 Slocan Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Carl Hodgkinson there as the householder, a mechanic at the Hastings Garage & Signal Service.

C Hodgkinson is listed at 2879 Wall Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Charles Hodgkinson there as the householder, a laborer. S Hodgkinson, in real estate, is listed at 4473 West 10th Avenue in 1940.

In 1940 the directory lists S Hodgkinson at 4524 West 2nd Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Syd Hodgkinson there as the householder, in real estate and insurance, with Edward F Hodgkinson, a student at UBC.

Today

5294 Fraser, 4514 Henry, 2570 Pandora, 4473 West 10th and 4524 West 2nd still have their buildings from before 1946; 4856 Chatham (2020) and 4898 Ontario (1993) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 44 Slocan and 2879 Wall, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

A large group, Rev. Ebenezer Robson among them, in front of Mount Pleasant Methodist Church
About 1907 A large group, Rev. Ebenezer Robson among them, in front of Mount Pleasant Methodist Church. Not at the house at 4898 Ontario: no archive photo of the 4800 block is known that we can show. City of Vancouver Archives, Ch P166. Public domain.

Every line as printed

All 18 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
1940

British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section

The book of the Hodgkinsons

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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.