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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Landers

In the city directories 1940 · ten people at seven addresses

The directories print ten people named Lander at seven addresses in 1940 in six of the city's neighbourhoods, with the close spelling Leander. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family. The most under one roof: three Landers at 1454 East 49th in 1940.

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Where the Landers lived

Each pin is on its own block, numbered as the households below. Today's land, parks, main roads and local areas: City of Vancouver Open Data (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).
  1. 1

    1454 East 49th Avenue

    Victoria-Fraserview, 1940

    • A Leander, a machinist for W J Hodgson 1940
    • Howard G A Leander, a mechanic at BC Motor Transportation 1940
    • Mildred H C Leander, a finisher at the Jantzen Knit Mills 1940

    Next door in 1940: J McLellan at 1408 and R D Thomas at 1492. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    449 East 62nd Avenue

    Sunset, 1940

    • Mrs A L Lander, widow of W C 1940
  3. 3

    25 North Templeton Drive

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • E Lander 1940

    Next door in 1940: J C Mond at 33. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1280 Rossland Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • Robert Lander, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: M Nygren at 1260. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    2245 Turner Street

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • Alex Leander, a musician 1940

    Next door in 1940: A C Withers at 2205 and Mrs J Willis at 2255. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    54 West 10th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • Mrs C V Lander, widow of E C 1940
    • Edward G Lander, a president at Ted Lander Ltd 1940

    Next door in 1940: W J Anderson at 46 and A Pering at 60. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    967 West 10th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Helen Lander, a maid for P J Mackay 1940

    Next door in 1940: A Clark at 955 and garnlea court at 975. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for six of the ten: a finisher, a machinist, a maid, a mechanic, a musician and a president. Two are widows, listed under their own names.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Grandview-Woodland (2), Fairview, Hastings-Sunrise, Mount Pleasant, Sunset and Victoria-Fraserview. 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 A Leander at 1454 East 49th Avenue; 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 Andrew Leander there as the householder, a machinist for W J Hodgson, with Howard G A Leander, a mechanic at BC Motor Transportation, and Mildred H C Leander, a finisher at the Jantzen Knit Mills. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs A L Lander at 449 East 62nd Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Annie L Lander there as the householder, widow of W C.

In 1940 the directory lists E Lander at 25 North Templeton Drive. The 1940 name section lists Ernest Lander there as the householder. The 1940 name section lists Robert Lander at 1280 Rossland Street as the householder, retired. The 1940 name section lists Alex Leander at 2245 Turner Street, a musician.

In 1940 the directory lists Mrs C V Lander at 54 West 10th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Clara V Lander there as the householder, widow of E C, with Edward G Lander, a president at Ted Lander Ltd. The 1940 name section lists Helen Lander at 967 West 10th Avenue, a maid for P J Mackay.

Today

449 East 62nd and 2245 Turner still have their buildings from before 1946; 1280 Rossland (1984) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1454 East 49th, 25 North Templeton Drive, 54 West 10th and 967 West 10th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 14 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
1940

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 L. Want a name removed? Tell us.