Vancouver / Names / L / Liddell

A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Liddells

In the city directories 1940 · 15 people at nine addresses

The directories print 15 people named Liddell 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. The most under one roof: three Liddells at 1380 Nanton in 1940.

Reserve this family's book, freeThe name in every directory we hold from 1901 to 1945, at every address, each line with its page, to read here or save as a PDF. About $29 when orders open.

Where the Liddells 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

    804 Burrard Street

    West End, 1940

    • John M Liddell, a fireman at the City of Vancouver 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs C Reeve at 816. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    2306 Charles Street

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • G B Liddell, a stevedore 1940

    Next door in 1940: Miss I Smith at 2316. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    4512 Commercial Street

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • H E Liddell, a collector at the CN Telegraphs 1940

    Next door in 1940: G A Crighton at 4520. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1267 Kingsway

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • Mrs A F Liddell, widow of L E 1940
    • Cyril Liddell, a clerk 1940

    Next door in 1940: J C Best at 1249 and A C Kay at 1285. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    1380 Nanton Avenue

    Shaughnessy, 1940

    • R R Liddell, a superintendent engineer at Canadian Pacific Steamships 1940
    • Edna C Liddell 1940
    • Gladys M Liddell, a stenographer 1940

    Next door in 1940: P G McLean at 1368. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    129 North Kootenay Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • G Liddell, a musician 1940
    • Helen R Liddell, a typist at the Dominion Income Tax 1940

    Next door in 1940: H J Wood at 121 and J Wood at 141. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    3342 Point Grey Road

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Mrs H M Liddell, widow of P 1940

    Next door in 1940: J W Fraser at 3330. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    4106 Rupert Street

    Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940

    • D P Liddell, a grocer 1940

    Next door in 1940: A Nixon at 4176. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    748 West 66th Avenue

    Marpole, 1940

    • Mrs A Liddell, widow of J M 1940
    • Agnes D Liddell 1940
    • Mary C Liddell, a school teacher 1940

What they did

The name section prints a trade for ten of the 15: a clerk, a collector, a fireman, a grocer, a musician and a school teacher, among others. Two of them worked for Vancouver City. Three are widows, listed under their own names.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Kensington-Cedar Cottage (2), Grandview-Woodland, Hastings-Sunrise, Kitsilano, Marpole, Renfrew-Collingwood, Shaughnessy 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 John M Liddell at 804 Burrard Street, a fireman at the City of Vancouver. G B Liddell is listed at 2306 Charles Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Gilbert B Liddell there as the householder, a stevedore.

H E Liddell is listed at 4512 Commercial Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Harold E Liddell there as the householder, a collector at the CN Telegraphs. Mrs A F Liddell is listed at 1267 Kingsway in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Ada F Liddell there as the householder, widow of L E, with Cyril Liddell, a clerk.

R R Liddell is listed at 1380 Nanton 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 Robert R Liddell there as the householder, a superintendent engineer at Canadian Pacific Steamships, with Edna C Liddell, and Gladys M Liddell, a stenographer. G Liddell is listed at 129 North Kootenay Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Gilbert Liddell there as the householder, a musician, with Helen R Liddell, a typist at the Dominion Income Tax.

Mrs H M Liddell is listed at 3342 Point Grey Road in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Hazel M Liddell there as the householder, widow of P. D P Liddell, a grocer, is listed at 4106 Rupert Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists David P Liddell there, a grocer.

Mrs A Liddell is listed at 748 West 66th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Agnes Liddell there as the householder, widow of J M, with Agnes D Liddell, and Mary C Liddell, a school teacher.

Today

2306 Charles, 3342 Point Grey Road and 4106 Rupert still have their buildings from before 1946; 4512 Commercial (1993), 129 North Kootenay (1996) and 748 West 66th (1978) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 804 Burrard, 1267 Kingsway and 1380 Nanton, 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, name section, where each person's work is printed

The book of the Liddells

Every directory, as one book

The family book reads the Liddell 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.

We're opening orders soon. Join the list to be first in line; we expect about $29 a family.

One email, when it's ready. We use your email for nothing else and never share it. Privacy

Another name, or a house

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.