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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Langfords

In the city directories 1940 · twelve people at twelve addresses

The directories print twelve people named Langford at twelve addresses in 1940 in seven of the city's neighbourhoods. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family.

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Where the Langfords lived

Each pin is on its own block, numbered as the households below. One address isn't on today's map, so it has no pin. Today's land, parks, main roads and local areas: City of Vancouver Open Data (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).
  1. 1

    1834 Barclay Street

    West End, 1940

    • L H Langford, an adjustor for Parsons Brown 1940

    Next door in 1940: H R Bennett at 1832 and F L Fellowes at 1844. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    2020 Barclay Street

    West End, 1940

    • James M H Langford, a department manager for Boultbee Sweet 1940

    Next door in 1940: W H Fletcher at 2040. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1215 Bute Street

    West End, 1940

    • F N Langford, rooms to let 1940

    Next door in 1940: M McHardy at 1205. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1315 Cardero Street

    West End, 1940

    • Langford (no first name printed) 1940

    Next door in 1940: J G Fordham at 1325. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    2760 Duke Street

    Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940

    • A E Langford, a laborer at BC Sugar 1940

    Next door in 1940: H R Boutilier at 2752 and T Baker at 2778. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    384 East 38th Avenue

    Riley Park, 1940

    • T Langford, a laborer 1940

    Next door in 1940: W Warner at 372 and E Farrar at 390. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    2796 East 6th Avenue

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • E B Langford, a commissionaire 1940

    Next door in 1940: W G Pearson at 2778. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    4533 Gothard Street

    Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940

    • A E Langford, a branch manager 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Geddes at 4541. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    7972 Granville Street

    Marpole, 1940

    • R C Langford, a fireman at the City of Vancouver 1940

    Next door in 1940: S Ito at 7938 and wilbee's serv stores at 7982. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    1565 Harwood Street

    West End, 1940

    • L H Langford 1940
  11. 11

    6583 Marguerite Street

    Kerrisdale, 1940

    • Helen Langford, a maid for H M B Inglis 1940
  12. 12

    517 Thurlow Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Robert Langford 1940

    Next door in 1940: J D McSorley at 513 and C B Coupar at 521. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for eight of the twelve: a laborer (2), an adjustor, a branch manager, a commissionaire, a department manager and a fireman, among others.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in West End (5), Renfrew-Collingwood (2), Downtown, Hastings-Sunrise, Kerrisdale, Marpole and Riley Park. 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 L H Langford at 1834 Barclay Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists L Harry Langford there as the householder, an adjustor for Parsons Brown. The 1940 name section lists James M H Langford at 2020 Barclay Street, a department manager for Boultbee Sweet. F N Langford, rooms to let, is listed at 1215 Bute Street in 1940.

The 1940 name section lists Langford (no first name printed) at 1315 Cardero Street. A E Langford is listed at 2760 Duke Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Albert E Langford there as the householder, a laborer at BC Sugar.

T Langford is listed at 384 East 38th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Thomas Langford there as the householder, a laborer. E B Langford is listed at 2796 East 6th Avenue in 1940; 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 Edward B Langford there as the householder, a commissionaire.

A E Langford is listed at 4533 Gothard Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Albert E Langford there as the householder, a branch manager. R C Langford is listed at 7972 Granville Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Russell C Langford there as the householder, a fireman at the City of Vancouver.

L H Langford is listed at 1565 Harwood Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Helen Langford at 6583 Marguerite Street, a maid for H M B Inglis. The 1940 name section lists Robert Langford at 517 Thurlow Street.

Today

4533 Gothard, 1565 Harwood and 6583 Marguerite still have their buildings from before 1946, 1565 Harwood on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 1315 Cardero (1957), 2760 Duke (1973) and 384 East 38th (1977) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1834 Barclay, 2020 Barclay, 1215 Bute, 2796 East 6th, 7972 Granville and 517 Thurlow, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

The Sutherland wedding party with their flowers at 1901 Barclay Street
9 September 1932 The Sutherland wedding party with their flowers at 1901 Barclay Street. Not at the house at 1834 Barclay: no archive photo of the 1800 block is known that we can show. City of Vancouver Archives, CVA 99-4256. Public domain.

Every line as printed

All 18 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.