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The Leightons

In the city directories 1940 · ten people at nine addresses

The directories print ten people named Leighton at nine 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.

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Where the Leightons 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

    1851 Comox Street

    West End, 1940

    • Mrs M S Leighton, rooms to let 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs E H Larson at 1845 and W J Etherington at 1859. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    873 East Cordova Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • Charles W Leighton, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: I Tokawa at 865 and M Sumikawa at 877. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    2824 Graveley Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • C C Leighton, an upholsterer 1940
    • Jennie N Leighton, a stenographer at Richards, Akroyd & Gall 1940

    Next door in 1940: W R Wright at 2804. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    3297 Kingsway

    Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940

    • Lee P Leighton, a teller at the Canadian Bank of Commerce 1940

    Next door in 1940: D J McDonald at 3295. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    3774 Knight Street

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • R Leighton, a driver at General Truck 1940

    Next door in 1940: A E Stubbs at 3758 and H E Winch at 3792. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    1132 Pacific Street

    West End, 1940

    • Mrs F A Leighton, widow of R F 1940

    Next door in 1940: E W Cowie at 1130 and G Curtis at 1136. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    1953 West 1st Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Leslie L Leighton 1940

    Next door in 1940: ainsdale apts at 1945. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    1121 West Hastings Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Rev John W Leighton, a chaplain and superintendent at the Seamen's Institute 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mountainview Lodge at 1117 and E G Bickerton at 1125. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    1920 West King Edward Avenue

    Shaughnessy, 1940

    • Mary J Leighton, a nurse for D F Farris 1940

    Next door in 1940: A Flavelle at 1934. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for six of the ten: a chaplain and superintendent, a driver, a nurse, a stenographer, a teller and an upholsterer. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in West End (2), Downtown, Hastings-Sunrise, Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Kitsilano, Renfrew-Collingwood, Shaughnessy and Strathcona. 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 Mrs M S Leighton, rooms to let, at 1851 Comox Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Charles W Leighton at 873 East Cordova Street, retired. In 1940 the directory lists C C Leighton at 2824 Graveley 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 Charles C Leighton there as the householder, an upholsterer, with Jennie N Leighton, a stenographer at Richards, Akroyd & Gall.

The 1940 name section lists Lee P Leighton at 3297 Kingsway, a teller at the Canadian Bank of Commerce. R Leighton is listed at 3774 Knight Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Robert Leighton there as the householder, a driver at General Truck.

Mrs F A Leighton is listed at 1132 Pacific Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Flora A Leighton there as the householder, widow of R F. The 1940 name section lists Leslie L Leighton at 1953 West 1st Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Rev John W Leighton at 1121 West Hastings Street, a chaplain and superintendent at the Seamen's Institute.

The 1940 name section lists Mary J Leighton at 1920 West King Edward Avenue, a nurse for D F Farris.

Today

1953 West 1st and 1920 West King Edward still have their buildings from before 1946; 2824 Graveley (1986) and 3297 Kingsway (1965) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1851 Comox, 873 East Cordova, 3774 Knight, 1132 Pacific and 1121 West Hastings, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 13 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.