A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The Kaighins
In the city directories 1940 · three people at two addresses
The directories print three people named Kaighin at two addresses in 1940 in Kensington-Cedar Cottage. No first name or initials tie one address to the other: we can't tell if they're one family.
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Where the Kaighins lived
- 1
1318 East 19th Avenue
Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940
- F Kaighin, a service station manager at Shell Oil 1940
Next door in 1940: D A McDonald at 1308 and J Rowlands at 1328. The block, door by door
- 2
1045 Kingsway
Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940
- Mrs E Kaighin, widow of P 1940
- Kathleen M Kaighin, proprietor of the Kayvern School of Dancing 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs J Drinkwater at 1035 and A Bruce at 1055. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for two of the three: a proprietor and a service station manager. 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 F Kaighin at 1318 East 19th Avenue. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Fred Kaighin there as the householder, a service station manager at Shell Oil. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs E Kaighin at 1045 Kingsway; 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 Emily Kaighin there as the householder, widow of P, with Kathleen M Kaighin, proprietor of the Kayvern School of Dancing.
Today
1318 East 19th (2016) and 1045 Kingsway (1957) have newer buildings, by the City's record.
Every line as printed
All 5 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Kaighin F1318 East 19th, p. 228
- Kaighin Fred serv sta mgr Shell Oil1318 East 19th, p. 313
- *Kaighin Mrs E1045 Kingsway, p. 98
- Kaighin Emily wid P1045 Kingsway, p. 313
- Kaighin Kathleen M prop Kayvern Sch of Dancing1045 Kingsway, p. 313
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
The book of the Kaighins
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 K. Want a name removed? Tell us.