A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The Langridges
In the city directories 1940 · 14 people at ten addresses
The directories print 14 people named Langridge at ten addresses in 1940 in eight of the city's neighbourhoods. 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 Langridges at 3292 Laurel in 1940.
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Where the Langridges lived
- 1
958 Denman Street
West End, 1940
- Lily E Langridge, a student 1940
Next door in 1940: A V Mathieson at 952 and denman court at 980. The block, door by door
- 2
337 Dunsmuir Street
Downtown, 1940
- Ida F Longridge, an accountant at Pacific Milling 1940
Next door in 1940: Master Painters' Supp at 331. The block, door by door
- 3
745 East 7th Avenue
Mount Pleasant, 1940
- E G Langridge 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs C Melville at 729 and J S Boyce at 755. The block, door by door
- 4
1331 Hornby Street
Downtown, 1940
- W Langridge, a president at Simplex Engine & Manufacturing and of Simplex Marine Supplies 1940
Next door in 1940: A C Cooper at 1327 and H Scott at 1341. The block, door by door
- 5
3292 Laurel Street
South Cambie, 1940
- E P Langridge, a decorator 1940
- Gertrude A Langridge, a school teacher 1940
- Marion H Langridge, a school teacher 1940
Next door in 1940: W A Swift at 3280. The block, door by door
- 6
5551 Sherbrooke Street
Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940
- Nettie Langridge, widow of A 1940
Next door in 1940: J A Peters at 5557. The block, door by door
- 7
4678 Walden Street
Riley Park, 1940
- Arthur Langridge, a helper for Sigurdson Millwork 1940
- Margary Langridge, a laundress at the Vancouver General Hospital 1940
Next door in 1940: J J Gilmore at 4658 and G Swanson at 4680. The block, door by door
- 8
737 West 16th Avenue
South Cambie, 1940
- Miss H Langridge, a music teacher 1940
- Helen Langridge, a music teacher 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs G A Fryer at 735 and C Lundegren at 747. The block, door by door
- 9
3215 West 39th Avenue
Dunbar-Southlands, 1940
- Mrs E Laura Longridge 1940
Next door in 1940: J E Kingston at 3211 and L N B Evans at 3219. The block, door by door
- 10
2426 West 47th Avenue
Kerrisdale, 1940
- Laura Longridge, a nurse for C J Death 1940
Next door in 1940: A T D Wood at 2410. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for nine of the 14: a school teacher (2), an accountant, a decorator, a helper, a laundress and a music teacher, among others. One is a widow, listed under her own name.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Downtown (2), South Cambie (2), Dunbar-Southlands, Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Kerrisdale, Mount Pleasant, Riley Park and West End. 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
The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Lily E Langridge at 958 Denman Street, a student. The 1940 name section lists Ida F Longridge at 337 Dunsmuir Street, an accountant at Pacific Milling. In 1940 the directory lists E G Langridge at 745 East 7th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Edwin G Langridge there as the householder.
In 1940 the directory lists W Langridge at 1331 Hornby Street. The 1940 name section lists William Langridge there as the householder, with William L Langridge, a president at Simplex Engine & Manufacturing and of Simplex Marine Supplies. In 1940 the directory lists E P Langridge, a decorator, at 3292 Laurel 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 lists Ernest P Langridge there, a decorator, with Gertrude A Langridge, a school teacher, and Marion H Langridge, a school teacher.
The 1940 name section lists Nettie Langridge at 5551 Sherbrooke Street, widow of A. The 1940 name section lists Arthur Langridge at 4678 Walden Street, a helper for Sigurdson Millwork, with Margary Langridge, a laundress at the Vancouver General Hospital. In 1940 the directory lists Miss H Langridge, a music teacher, at 737 West 16th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Helen Langridge there, a music teacher.
The 1940 name section lists Mrs E Laura Longridge at 3215 West 39th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Laura Longridge at 2426 West 47th Avenue, a nurse for C J Death.
Today
3292 Laurel, 4678 Walden and 3215 West 39th still have their buildings from before 1946; 958 Denman (1955), 5551 Sherbrooke (2000) and 2426 West 47th (1995) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 337 Dunsmuir, 745 East 7th, 1331 Hornby and 737 West 16th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed
All 18 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Langridge Lily E studt958 Denman, p. 336
- Longridge Ida F acct Pac Milling337 Dunsmuir, p. 355
- Langridge E G745 East 7th, p. 190
- Langridge Edwin G745 East 7th, p. 336
- Langridge W1331 Hornby, p. 86
- Langridge Wm1331 Hornby, p. 336
- Langridge Wm L pres Simplex Engine & Mfg and of Simplex Marine Supp1331 Hornby, p. 336
- *Langridge E P decrtr3292 Laurel, p. 102
- Langridge Ernest P decrtr3292 Laurel, p. 336
- Langridge Gertrude A sch tchr3292 Laurel, p. 336
- Langridge Marion H sch tchr Van City3292 Laurel, p. 336
- Langridge Nettie wid A5551 Sherbrooke, p. 336
- Langridge Arth hlpr Sigurdson Millwork4678 Walden, p. 336
- Langridge Margary lndrs Van Genl Hosp4678 Walden, p. 336
- Langridge Miss H mus tchr737 West 16th, p. 222
- Langridge Helen mus tchr737 West 16th, p. 336
- Longridge Mrs E Laura3215 West 39th, p. 355
- Longridge Laura nurse C J Death2426 West 47th, p. 355
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, name section, where each person's work is printed
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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.