A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The Hudspeths
In the city directories 1940 · three people at three addresses
The directories print three people named Hudspeth at three addresses in 1940 in two 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 Hudspeths lived
- 1
1557 East 21st Avenue
Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940
- G W Hudspeth, a factory foreman for Alaska Pine 1940
Next door in 1940: C R Sharp at 1547. The block, door by door
- 2
4911 Moss Street
Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940
- M L Hudspeth, retired 1940
Next door in 1940: M J Fixott at 4925. The block, door by door
- 3
4926 Moss Street
Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940
- J L Hudspeth, a pressman at Grant & Sons 1940
Next door in 1940: G Myott at 4920 and L K Bockus at 4932. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for two of the three: a factory foreman and a pressman.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Renfrew-Collingwood (2) and Kensington-Cedar Cottage. 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 W Hudspeth at 1557 East 21st Avenue. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists George W Hudspeth there as the householder, a factory foreman for Alaska Pine. In 1940 the directory lists M L Hudspeth at 4911 Moss 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 Michael L Hudspeth there as the householder, retired.
In 1940 the directory lists J L Hudspeth at 4926 Moss Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists John L Hudspeth there as the householder, a pressman at Grant & Sons.
Today
1557 East 21st and 4926 Moss still have their buildings from before 1946; 4911 Moss (2004) has a newer building, by the City's record.
Every line as printed
All 6 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Hudspeth G W1557 East 21st, p. 232
- Hudspeth Geo W fcty formn Alaska Pine1557 East 21st, p. 287
- *Hudspeth M L4911 Moss, p. 116
- Hudspeth Michl L retired4911 Moss, p. 287
- *Hudspeth J L4926 Moss, p. 116
- Hudspeth John L prsmn Grant & Sons4926 Moss, p. 287
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.