A family name on Windsor Street, Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Mount Pleasant and Sunset
The Hugheses
In the city directories 1940 · four people at two addresses
The directories print four people named Hughes at two addresses in 1940, all on Windsor Street. No first name or initials tie one address to the other: we can't tell if they're one family. The most under one roof: three Hugheses at 5217 Windsor in 1940. 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
5217 Windsor Street
Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940
- Mrs E A Hughes, widow of J 1940
- John M Hughes, a steelworker 1940
- Vera Hughes, who worked for Star Laundry 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs E H Quaife at 5205 and T Dalrymple at 5251. The block, door by door
- 2
5319 Windsor Street
Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940
- R H Hughes, a helper for F W Stewart 1940
Next door in 1940: H E Woodrow at 5311 and J Morgan at 5333. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for three of the four: an employee, a helper and a steelworker. One is a widow, listed under her own name.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Kensington-Cedar Cottage (2). 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 Mrs E A Hughes at 5217 Windsor 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 Elizabeth A Hughes there as the householder, widow of J, with John M Hughes, a steelworker, and Vera Hughes, who worked for Star Laundry. In 1940 the directory lists R H Hughes at 5319 Windsor Street. The 1940 name section lists Ralph H Hughes there as the householder, a helper for F W Stewart.
Today
5319 Windsor still has its building from before 1946, dated 1925 by the City's record; 5217 Windsor (2011) 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.
- *Hughes Mrs E A5217 Windsor, p. 169
- Hughes Eliz A wid J5217 Windsor, p. 287
- Hughes John M steelwkr5217 Windsor, p. 287
- Hughes Vera emp Star Lndy5217 Windsor, p. 287
- Hughes R H5319 Windsor, p. 169
- Hughes Ralph H hlpr F W Stewart5319 Windsor, p. 287
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
The book of the Hugheses
Every directory, as one book
The family book reads the Hughes name in each Vancouver directory we hold from 1901 to 1945: everyone printed under it at every address, their work from the name sections, who lived next door, and the page behind every line, to read here or save as a PDF to print or give.
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Another name, or a house
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.