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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Liddles

In the city directories 1940 · 13 people at nine addresses

The directories print 13 people named Liddle 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 Liddles at 789 East 52nd in 1940.

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Where the Liddles 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

    2934 Birch Street

    Fairview, 1940

    • Frank E Liddle, a salesman at Macaulay Nicolls Maitland 1940

    Next door in 1940: S A Williams at 2986. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    789 East 52nd Avenue

    Sunset, 1940

    • Mrs A W Liddle, widow of J D 1940
    • Elizabeth D Liddle, a helper at Canadian Boxes 1940
    • John Liddle 1940

    Next door in 1940: D M McLeod at 777 and J D Liddle at 795. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    795 East 52nd Avenue

    Sunset, 1940

    • J D Liddle, a machinist tender at Canadian Boxes 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs A W Liddle at 789. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    413 Granville Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • F W Liddle, a dentist 1940

    Next door in 1940: Ziegler's Chocolate Shops at 411 and Linforth's Ltd at 417. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    4571 James Street

    Riley Park, 1940

    • L E Liddle, proprietor of Laurie's Pie Co 1940
    • Florence Liddle, widow of F E 1940
    • Ralph B Liddle, a baker 1940

    Next door in 1940: J J Campbell at 4561. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    1300 McLean Drive

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • A B Liddle, a swamper at the City of Vancouver 1940
  7. 7

    3445 Pandora Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • H Liddle, a fire captain at the City of Vancouver 1940

    Next door in 1940: F D Vanstone at 3435 and M MacLeod at 3451. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    1886 West 15th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • F W Liddle, a dentist 1940

    Next door in 1940: J M Jones at 1866 and Dr M McC Baird at 1896. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    755 West 23rd Avenue

    South Cambie, 1940

    • A P Liddle, an attendant at the Willingdon Service Station 1940

    Next door in 1940: F Maher at 737 and J E Hooker at 759. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for nine of the 13: an attendant, a baker, a dentist, a fire captain, a helper and a machinist tender, among others. Some worked for the same employer: two for Canadian Boxes and two for Vancouver City. Two are widows, listed under their own names.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Sunset (2), Downtown, Fairview, Grandview-Woodland, Hastings-Sunrise, Kitsilano, Riley Park and South Cambie. 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 Frank E Liddle at 2934 Birch Street, a salesman at Macaulay Nicolls Maitland. Mrs A W Liddle is listed at 789 East 52nd 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 Agnes W Liddle there as the householder, widow of J D, with Elizabeth D Liddle, a helper at Canadian Boxes, and John Liddle.

J D Liddle is listed at 795 East 52nd Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists James D Liddle there as the householder, a machinist tender at Canadian Boxes. F W Liddle, a dentist, is listed at 413 Granville Street in 1940.

In 1940 the directory lists L E Liddle at 4571 James Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Laurie E Liddle there as the householder, proprietor of Laurie's Pie Co, with Florence Liddle, widow of F E, and Ralph B Liddle, a baker. In 1940 the directory lists A B Liddle at 1300 McLean Drive. The 1940 name section lists Andrew B Liddle there as the householder, a swamper at the City of Vancouver.

In 1940 the directory lists H Liddle at 3445 Pandora Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Henry Liddle there as the householder, a fire captain at the City of Vancouver. In 1940 the directory lists F W Liddle at 1886 West 15th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Frederick W Liddle there as the householder, a dentist.

In 1940 the directory lists A P Liddle at 755 West 23rd Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Andrew P Liddle there as the householder, an attendant at the Willingdon Service Station.

Today

3445 Pandora and 1886 West 15th still have their buildings from before 1946; 789 East 52nd (1995), 795 East 52nd (1995), 4571 James (1999) and 755 West 23rd (2004) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 2934 Birch, 413 Granville and 1300 McLean Drive, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 20 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.