A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The Laurillards
In the city directories 1940 · four people at two addresses
The directories print four people named Laurillard at two addresses in 1940 in two of the city's neighbourhoods. No first name or initials tie one address to the other: we can't tell if they're one family. The most under one roof: three Laurillards at 3463 West 29th in 1940.
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Where the Laurillards lived
- 1
3463 West 29th Avenue
Dunbar-Southlands, 1940
- J T Laurillard 1940
- A John Laurillard 1940
- Eric A Laurillard, of Ski & Sport Shop 1940
Next door in 1940: A Shearer at 3449 and H C Day at 3477. The block, door by door
- 2
3055 West 43rd Avenue
Kerrisdale, 1940
- W M Laurillard, who worked for Ski & Sport Shop 1940
Next door in 1940: F G Hurst at 3043 and G S Bell at 3067. The block, door by door
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Dunbar-Southlands and Kerrisdale. 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 J T Laurillard at 3463 West 29th 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 John T Laurillard there as the householder, with A John Laurillard, and Eric A Laurillard, of Ski & Sport Shop. In 1940 the directory lists W M Laurillard at 3055 West 43rd Avenue. The 1940 name section lists William M Laurillard there as the householder, who worked for Ski & Sport Shop.
Today
3463 West 29th still has its building from before 1946, dated 1928 by the City's record; 3055 West 43rd (2003) has a newer building, by the City's record.
Every line as printed
All 6 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- *Laurillard J T3463 West 29th, p. 245
- Laurillard A John3463 West 29th, p. 339
- Laurillard John T3463 West 29th, p. 339
- Laurillard Eric A of Ski & Sport Shop3463 West 29th, p. 339
- Laurillard W M3055 West 43rd, p. 260
- Laurillard Wm M act serv and of Ski & Sport Shop3055 West 43rd, p. 339
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
The book of the Laurillards
Every directory, as one book
The family book reads the Laurillard 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.