A family name on Davie Street, West End and Downtown
The Hugheses
In the city directories 1940 · five people at four addresses
The directories print five people named Hughes at four addresses in 1940, all on Davie Street. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family. The directories print the name on 92 other streets too, all listed on the Hughes name's own page.
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Where the Hugheses lived
- 1
422 Davie Street
Downtown, 1940
- G W Hughes, a painter 1940
Next door in 1940: S A Lintott at 402. The block, door by door
- 2
1153 Davie Street
West End, 1940
- Mrs H Hughes, widow of H H 1940
- Doris Hughes, a laundress at Pioneer Laundry 1940
Next door in 1940: M McDonald at 1147 and H B Roberts at 1157. The block, door by door
- 3
1309 Davie Street
West End, 1940
- John F L Hughes, a chiropractor 1940
Next door in 1940: F West at 1315. The block, door by door
- 4
1612 Davie Street
West End, 1940
- Evelyn Hughes, a saleswoman at Woodward's 1940
Next door in 1940: Garneau Dairy at 1610 and Miss A Pollock at 1616. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for four of the five: a chiropractor, a laundress, a painter and a saleswoman. One is a widow, listed under her own name.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in West End (3) and Downtown. 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 Hughes at 422 Davie Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists George W Hughes there as the householder, a painter. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs H Hughes, rooms to let, at 1153 Davie Street. The 1940 name section lists Harriet Hughes there, widow of H H, with Doris Hughes, a laundress at Pioneer Laundry.
The 1940 name section lists John F L Hughes at 1309 Davie Street, a chiropractor. The 1940 name section lists Evelyn Hughes at 1612 Davie Street, a saleswoman at Woodward's.
Today
422 Davie (2003) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1153 Davie, 1309 Davie and 1612 Davie, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 7 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Hughes G W422 Davie, p. 40
- Hughes Geo W pntr422 Davie, p. 287
- Hughes Mrs H rooms1153 Davie, p. 41
- Hughes Doris lndrs Pioneer Lndy1153 Davie, p. 287
- Hughes Harriet wid H H rooms1153 Davie, p. 287
- Hughes John F L chiro 4, 2118½ W 411309 Davie, p. 287
- Hughes Evelyn slswm Woodwards1612 Davie, p. 287
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
The book of the Hugheses
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 H. Want a name removed? Tell us.