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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Houghlands

In the city directories 1940 · nine people at eight addresses

The directories print nine people named Houghland at eight addresses in 1940 in six of the city's neighbourhoods, with the close spelling Highland. 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 Houghlands lived

Each pin is on its own block, numbered as the households below. Today's land, parks, main roads and local areas: City of Vancouver Open Data (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).
  1. 1

    5525 Blenheim Street

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • U E Houghland, an accountant at Price Waterhouse & Co 1940

    Next door in 1940: W Morrisette at 5503. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    743 Cambie Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Mrs Agnes Highland 1940
    • Joseph Highland 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs V Grundy at 741 and W Powar at 745. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1616 Commercial Drive

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • Echo Highland, a newspaper 1940

    Next door in 1940: odlin block at 1612 and F N Hamilton at 1618. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1221 Cotton Drive

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • Mrs S M Highland, widow of J E 1940

    Next door in 1940: W A French at 1233. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    7162 Cypress Street

    Kerrisdale, 1940

    • J H Houghland, an accountant at Wood & English 1940

    Next door in 1940: D S Bow at 7138 and S J Hatchett at 7188. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    740 East 24th Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • Mrs E Houghland, widow of U E 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Evanson at 744. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    1011 East 41st Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • C D Houghland, in drugs 1940

    Next door in 1940: J G James at 1021. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    6107 Fraser Street

    Sunset, 1940

    • C D Houghland, in drugs 1940

    Next door in 1940: R L Parker at 6113. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for three of the nine: an accountant (2) and a drugs. Two are widows, listed under their own names.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Grandview-Woodland (2), Kensington-Cedar Cottage (2), Downtown, Dunbar-Southlands, Kerrisdale and Sunset. 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 U E Houghland at 5525 Blenheim Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Urban E Houghland there as the householder, an accountant at Price Waterhouse & Co. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Agnes Highland at 743 Cambie Street, with Joseph Highland. Echo Highland, a newspaper, is listed at 1616 Commercial Drive in 1940.

In 1940 the directory lists Mrs S M Highland at 1221 Cotton Drive. The 1940 name section lists Sena M Highland there as the householder, widow of J E. In 1940 the directory lists J H Houghland at 7162 Cypress 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 lists J Harold Houghland there as the householder, an accountant at Wood & English.

In 1940 the directory lists Mrs E Houghland at 740 East 24th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Eliza Houghland there as the householder, widow of U E. In 1940 the directory lists C D Houghland at 1011 East 41st Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Charles D Houghland there as the householder, in drugs.

In 1940 the directory lists C D Houghland, in drugs, at 6107 Fraser Street.

Today

5525 Blenheim, 1616 Commercial Drive, 1221 Cotton Drive and 740 East 24th still have their buildings from before 1946; 1011 East 41st (1993) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 743 Cambie, 7162 Cypress and 6107 Fraser, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 14 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.