The Laings

The story, address by address

In 1940 the directory lists G F Laing at 3689 Angus Drive; 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 George F Laing there as the householder, retired. The 1940 name section lists Alex Laing at 1131 Barclay Street. The 1940 name section lists Peter Laing at 1283 Burrard Street.

In 1940 the directory lists C L Laing at 1331 Devonshire Crescent; the 1940 line is marked * too. C A Laing is listed at 1126 East 14th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Charles A Laing there as the householder, a tailor at Dicks.

R Laing is listed at 2030 East 1st Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Ron Laing there as the householder, a janitor at the BC Electric Railway. T J Laing is listed at 1570 East 20th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Thomas G Laing there as the householder, a longshoreman.

W N Laing is listed at 5255 Fairmont Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists William N Laing there as the householder, a meat cutter at Spencer's. The 1940 name section lists George Laing at 936 Granville Street, a longshoreman.

In 1940 the directory lists Dr J W Laing at 7449 Hudson Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Jack W Laing there as the householder, a physician at the Canadian Government. In 1940 the directory lists T Laing at 8809 Montcalm Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Thomas Laing there as the householder, retired.

In 1940 the directory lists J Laing at 3406 Ontario Street. The 1940 name section lists James Laing there as the householder, a salesman at Jersey Farms. The 1940 name section lists Gordon B Laing at 1735 Pendrell Street, retired. The 1940 name section lists James Laing at 1514 Powell Street.

In 1940 the directory lists R A Laing at 6093 Quebec Street. The 1940 name section lists Robert A Laing there as the householder, with Jean Laing, a student, and Robert B Laing, a delivery for S S Knill. In 1940 the directory lists H A Laing at 911 Richards Street. The 1940 name section lists H Arnold Laing there as the householder, a carpenter.

In 1940 the directory lists H Laing at 1151 Richards Street. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Laing at 1032 Seymour Street. In 1940 the directory lists J W Laing at 1360 Thurlow Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists John W Laing there as the householder, of Armstrong & Laing.

In 1940 the directory lists J D Laing at 2547 Trinity Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists James D Laing there as the householder, a fire captain at the City of Vancouver, with Jean L C Laing, a school teacher. In 1940 the directory lists J Laing at 3627 Turner Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists John Laing there as the householder, a janitor at BC Sugar, with James B Laing, and Jane Laing, widow of J.

In 1940 the directory lists Mrs M Laing at 4492 Welwyn Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Margaret Laing there as the householder, widow of G. The 1940 name section lists Zenobia Laing at 2015 West 14th Avenue, widow of E B.

A Laing is listed at 1575 West 15th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Arthur Laing there as the householder, a branch manager at Buckerfields. R C Laing is listed at 2676 West 37th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Robert C Laing there as the householder, a master mariner at Shell Oil.

The 1940 name section lists George S Laing at 2725 West 39th Avenue, a clerk at the Bank of Nova Scotia. The 1940 name section lists Madge Laing at 1758 West 40th Avenue, a maid for Dr D D Freeze. R Laing is listed at 4016 Willow Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Robert Laing there as the householder, a painter.

Today

3689 Angus Drive, 1131 Barclay, 2030 East 1st, 936 Granville, 7449 Hudson, 3406 Ontario, 3627 Turner, 4492 Welwyn, 2015 West 14th, 1575 West 15th, 2676 West 37th, 2725 West 39th and 1758 West 40th still have their buildings from before 1946, 1575 West 15th on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 1331 Devonshire Crescent (1995), 1570 East 20th (1993), 5255 Fairmont (1993), 1032 Seymour (2010) and 2547 Trinity (1998) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1283 Burrard, 1126 East 14th, 8809 Montcalm, 1735 Pendrell, 1514 Powell, 6093 Quebec, 911 Richards, 1151 Richards, 1360 Thurlow and 4016 Willow, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).