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The Laycocks

In the city directories 1940 · 16 people at eleven addresses

The directories print 16 people named Laycock at eleven addresses in 1940 in ten 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 Laycocks at 1356 East 10th in 1940.

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Where the Laycocks 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

    942 Broughton Street

    West End, 1940

    • Lila V Laycock, a clerk at Georgia Pharmacy 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs A L Simpson at 912 and G C Hodge at 958. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    3670 Cameron Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • George Laycock, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: A W Donaghy at 3660 and Mrs S A Burch at 3680. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1356 East 10th Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • Mrs J Laycock, widow of T 1940
    • Leonard V Laycock, a foundry helper at Easthope Bros 1940
    • Ruth G Laycock, a stenographer for Parsons Brown 1940
    • Thomas S Laycock, a clerk at the City of Vancouver 1940

    Next door in 1940: J A Cummings at 1350 and Miss J G Murray at 1362. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    2105 East 42nd Avenue

    Victoria-Fraserview, 1940

    • E Laycock, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: W T Holmes at 2115. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    1608 Franklin Street

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • George E Laycock, retired 1940
  6. 6

    1190 West 10th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Mrs E J Laycock, widow of J P 1940

    Next door in 1940: W H Law at 1188. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    770 West 19th Avenue

    South Cambie, 1940

    • Mrs M Laycock, widow of R 1940

    Next door in 1940: R A Todrick at 760 and W R Whittam at 776. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    3030 West 44th Avenue

    Kerrisdale, 1940

    • W B Laycock, retired 1940
    • Phyllis A Laycock, a stenographer 1940
    • Sylvia Laycock, a music teacher 1940

    Next door in 1940: J P Watkins at 3070. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    4354 West 9th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • J Laycock, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs S W Webb at 4344. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    1744 West Broadway

    Fairview, 1940

    • Clara E M Laycock, a widow 1940

    Next door in 1940: W M Ross at 1734 and Mrs C M Bottineau at 1754. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    850 West Hastings Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • J C Laycock, in real estate 1940

    Next door in 1940: Rounsefell Ceperley at 846. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for six of the 16: a clerk (2), a stenographer (2), a foundry helper and a music teacher. Four are widows, listed under their own names.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Fairview (2), Downtown, Grandview-Woodland, Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Kerrisdale, Kitsilano, South Cambie, Victoria-Fraserview, 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

The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Lila V Laycock at 942 Broughton Street, a clerk at Georgia Pharmacy. The 1940 name section lists George Laycock at 3670 Cameron Avenue, retired. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs J Laycock at 1356 East 10th 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 lists Jane Laycock there as the householder, widow of T, with Leonard V Laycock, a foundry helper at Easthope Bros, Ruth G Laycock, a stenographer for Parsons Brown, and Thomas S Laycock, a clerk at the City of Vancouver.

In 1940 the directory lists E Laycock at 2105 East 42nd Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Edward Laycock there as the householder, retired. The 1940 name section lists George E Laycock at 1608 Franklin Street, retired.

Mrs E J Laycock is listed at 1190 West 10th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Eliza J Laycock there as the householder, widow of J P. Mrs M Laycock is listed at 770 West 19th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Minerva Laycock there as the householder, widow of R.

W B Laycock is listed at 3030 West 44th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Wallace B Laycock there as the householder, retired, with Phyllis A Laycock, a stenographer, and Sylvia Laycock, a music teacher. J Laycock is listed at 4354 West 9th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Joseph Laycock there as the householder, retired.

The 1940 name section lists Clara E M Laycock at 1744 West Broadway, a widow. In 1940 the directory lists J C Laycock, in real estate, at 850 West Hastings Street.

Today

1356 East 10th, 770 West 19th, 3030 West 44th and 850 West Hastings still have their buildings from before 1946, 770 West 19th and 850 West Hastings on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 3670 Cameron (2001), 2105 East 42nd (1985), 1190 West 10th (1969) and 4354 West 9th (2015) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 942 Broughton, 1608 Franklin and 1744 West Broadway, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 22 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
1940

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.