A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The Laughlins
In the city directories 1940 · six people at three addresses
The directories print six people named Laughlin at three addresses in 1940 in three 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: four Laughlins at 4743 Collingwood in 1940.
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Where the Laughlins lived
- 1
4743 Collingwood Street
Dunbar-Southlands, 1940
- A Laughlin, a layout man at Dominion Bridge 1940
- Cath M Laughlin, an operator at the BC Telephone 1940
- Frances M Laughlin, a stenographer 1940
- Mary A Laughlin, a stenographer at Elphick Securities 1940
Next door in 1940: G Ryan at 4731 and G J Kilpin at 4755. The block, door by door
- 2
1176 Granville Street
Downtown, 1940
- Roy Laughlin 1940
Next door in 1940: T Davis at 1168 and Peter Pan Cafe at 1180. The block, door by door
- 3
635 West 12th Avenue
Fairview, 1940
- David Laughlin 1940
Next door in 1940: N E Johnston at 625 and J B Bothwell at 645. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for four of the six: a stenographer (2), a layout man and an operator.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Downtown, Dunbar-Southlands and Fairview. 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 Laughlin at 4743 Collingwood 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, where each person's work is printed, lists Andrew Laughlin there as the householder, a layout man at Dominion Bridge, with Cath M Laughlin, an operator at the BC Telephone, Frances M Laughlin, a stenographer, and Mary A Laughlin, a stenographer at Elphick Securities. The 1940 name section lists Roy Laughlin at 1176 Granville Street. The 1940 name section lists David Laughlin at 635 West 12th Avenue.
Today
4743 Collingwood and 1176 Granville still have their buildings from before 1946; the City no longer lists 635 West 12th, so that building is probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 7 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- *Laughlin A4743 Collingwood, p. 32
- Laughlin Andw layout mn Dom Bridge4743 Collingwood, p. 338
- Laughlin Cath M opr BC Tel4743 Collingwood, p. 338
- Laughlin Frances M sten4743 Collingwood, p. 338
- Laughlin Mary A sten Elphick Securities4743 Collingwood, p. 338
- Laughlin Roy1176 Granville, p. 338
- Laughlin David635 West 12th, p. 338
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
The book of the Laughlins
Every directory, as one book
The family book reads the Laughlin name in each Vancouver directory we hold from 1901 to 1945: everyone printed under it at every address, their work from the name sections, who lived next door, and the page behind every line, to read here or save as a PDF to print or give.
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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.