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The Legges

In the city directories 1940 · 14 people at ten addresses

The directories print 14 people named Legge at ten addresses in 1940 in six of the city's neighbourhoods. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family.

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Where the Legges lived

Each pin is on its own block, numbered as the households below. Today's land, parks, main roads and local areas: City of Vancouver Open Data (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).
  1. 1

    1749 East 56th Avenue

    Victoria-Fraserview, 1940

    • Arthur H Legge, a civil engineer 1940

    Next door in 1940: L S Rice at 1727. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    2684 East 8th Avenue

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • A D Legge, on active service 1940
    • Eleanor G Legge, a domestic 1940

    Next door in 1940: R Craig at 2680 and J H Simpson at 2696. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1689 Robson Street

    West End, 1940

    • Mrs E Legge, widow of L L 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs G Parkinson at 1677. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    3009 West 13th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • H F Legge, a driver 1940

    Next door in 1940: S Kaganoff at 3003 and M Kagnoff at 3027. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    3835 West 18th Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • Mrs M Legge, widow of H 1940
    • Richard D Legge, a salesman at Woodward's 1940

    Next door in 1940: H Schultz at 3829 and C B Casselman at 3841. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    3521 West 28th Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • Alice Legge, widow of W 1940

    Next door in 1940: J S Donaldson at 3515 and R F McDiarmid at 3527. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    3743 West 5th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • H J Legge, retired 1940
    • Victor R Legge 1940

    Next door in 1940: R W Earl at 3731 and G P Bates at 3753. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    2406 West 7th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • J C Legge, a salesman 1940
    • Frederick N Legge 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs L M Thomson at 2416. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    2627 West 7th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Olive M Legge, a packer at National Biscuit 1940

    Next door in 1940: E Moore at 2617. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    1325 West 8th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • G E Legge, a salesman 1940

    Next door in 1940: R B Noske at 1315 and C Gard at 1333. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for eight of the 14: a salesman (3), a civil engineer, a domestic, a driver, an on active service and a packer. Three are widows, listed under their own names.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Kitsilano (4), Dunbar-Southlands (2), Fairview, Hastings-Sunrise, Victoria-Fraserview 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 Arthur H Legge at 1749 East 56th Avenue, a civil engineer. A D Legge is listed at 2684 East 8th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Arthur D Legge there as the householder, on active service, with Eleanor G Legge, a domestic.

Mrs E Legge is listed at 1689 Robson Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Elizabeth Legge there as the householder, widow of L L. H F Legge is listed at 3009 West 13th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Harold F Legge there as the householder, a driver.

Mrs M Legge is listed at 3835 West 18th Avenue in 1940; 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 Mary Legge there as the householder, widow of H, with Richard D Legge, a salesman at Woodward's. The 1940 name section lists Alice Legge at 3521 West 28th Avenue, widow of W.

In 1940 the directory lists H J Legge at 3743 West 5th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Harry J Legge there as the householder, retired, with Victor R Legge. In 1940 the directory lists J C Legge at 2406 West 7th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists John C Legge there as the householder, a salesman, with Frederick N Legge.

The 1940 name section lists Olive M Legge at 2627 West 7th Avenue, a packer at National Biscuit. G E Legge is listed at 1325 West 8th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists George E Legge there as the householder, a salesman.

Today

2684 East 8th, 1689 Robson, 3009 West 13th, 3835 West 18th and 2627 West 7th still have their buildings from before 1946, 2627 West 7th on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 1749 East 56th (1985) and 3521 West 28th (1993) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 3743 West 5th, 2406 West 7th and 1325 West 8th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 21 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

The book of the Legges

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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.