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The Laughtons

In the city directories 1940 · 14 people at ten addresses

The directories print 14 people named Laughton 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 Laughtons at 2467 West 13th in 1940.

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Where the Laughtons 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

    1250 Alberni Street

    West End, 1940

    • S K Laughton, a mechanic at Walmsley Motors 1940

    Next door in 1940: G S Berry at 1248 and Mrs M Eck at 1252. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    5603 Balsam Street

    Arbutus Ridge, 1940

    • A F Laughton, a carpenter 1940
    • Eleanor M Laughton, a student 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs F C Thompson at 5615. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    2770 Cambridge Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • T Laughton, a longshoreman 1940

    Next door in 1940: A Clegg at 2756 and Mrs E M Dougherty at 2792. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    222 East 15th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • Lillian Laughton 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs E Kirkwood at 220 and H Temple at 234. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    314 East 2nd Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • H Laughton, a carpenter 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Goakes at 310 and D Mignacca at 316. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    6876 Hudson Street

    Oakridge, 1940

    • Florence Laughton, a housekeeper for R J Foster 1940

    Next door in 1940: F H O'Neil at 6826. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    4928 Ruby Street

    Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940

    • J W Laughton, a construction foreman 1940

    Next door in 1940: G L Finley at 4942. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    2467 West 13th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • J W Laughton, a laborer at the City of Vancouver 1940
    • Edward W Laughton, a machinist at Bearing Supplies House 1940
    • William A Laughton, a warehouseman at Slade & Stewart 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs H Dickson at 2463 and W J Cunningham at 2485. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    3216 West 14th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Mrs J A Laughton 1940

    Next door in 1940: J S Fraser at 3212 and C M Heisler at 3250. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    4358 West 14th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • Mrs J E Laughton, widow of E 1940
    • Margaret J Laughton, a stenographer at Beatty Bros 1940

    Next door in 1940: F L Anscombe at 4354 and W L Robins at 4364. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for ten of the 14: a carpenter (2), a construction foreman, a housekeeper, a laborer, a longshoreman and a machinist, among others. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Kitsilano (2), Mount Pleasant (2), Arbutus Ridge, Hastings-Sunrise, Oakridge, Renfrew-Collingwood, West End and West Point Grey. 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 S K Laughton at 1250 Alberni Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Stuart K Laughton there as the householder, a mechanic at Walmsley Motors. In 1940 the directory lists A F Laughton at 5603 Balsam 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 Alex F Laughton there as the householder, a carpenter, with Eleanor M Laughton, a student.

In 1940 the directory lists T Laughton at 2770 Cambridge Street. The 1940 name section lists Thomas Laughton there as the householder, a longshoreman. The 1940 name section lists Lillian Laughton at 222 East 15th Avenue.

H Laughton is listed at 314 East 2nd Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Herbert Laughton there as the householder, a carpenter. The 1940 name section lists Florence Laughton at 6876 Hudson Street, a housekeeper for R J Foster.

In 1940 the directory lists J W Laughton at 4928 Ruby Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists John W Laughton there as the householder, a construction foreman. In 1940 the directory lists J W Laughton at 2467 West 13th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists James W Laughton there as the householder, a laborer at the City of Vancouver, with James Laughton, Edward W Laughton, a machinist at Bearing Supplies House, and William A Laughton, a warehouseman at Slade & Stewart.

In 1940 the directory lists Mrs J A Laughton at 3216 West 14th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Jessie A Laughton there as the householder. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs J E Laughton at 4358 West 14th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Jean E Laughton there as the householder, widow of E, with Margaret J Laughton, a stenographer at Beatty Bros.

Today

5603 Balsam, 2770 Cambridge, 2467 West 13th, 3216 West 14th and 4358 West 14th still have their buildings from before 1946, 2770 Cambridge on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 222 East 15th (1961) and 4928 Ruby (2002) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1250 Alberni, 314 East 2nd and 6876 Hudson, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 23 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.