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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Lintons

In the city directories 1940 · 13 people at 13 addresses

The directories print 13 people named Linton at 13 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 Lintons lived

Each pin is on its own block, numbered as the households below. Two addresses aren't on today's map, so they have no pin. Today's land, parks, main roads and local areas: City of Vancouver Open Data (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).
  1. 1

    6639 Balsam Street

    Kerrisdale, 1940

    • Agnes Linton, a maid for T N Thomas 1940

    Next door in 1940: R P Millard at 6629 and W H McKee at 6643. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    777 Burrard Street

    West End, 1940

    • W T Linton, a barber 1940

    Next door in 1940: McLean, Rowles & Co hairdrsr's supp at 775 and Irwinton Gro at 779. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1582 East 2nd Avenue

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • J Linton, a janitor at Vancouver Block 1940

    Next door in 1940: H L Chambers at 1576 and F J Taylor at 1592. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    2541 East Broadway

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • S J Linton, a school janitor at the City of Vancouver 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Drever at 2535 and R N Treasurer at 2549. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    2567 Graveley Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • R J Linton, a painter at the BC Electric Railway 1940

    Next door in 1940: J C McVicar at 2559 and G Easton at 2573. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    7350 Inverness Street

    Sunset, 1940

    • F Linton, a watchman 1940
  7. 7

    852 Nicola Street

    West End, 1940

    • Linton, in apartments 1940

    Next door in 1940: Wiltshire at 814. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    4386 Perry Street

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • R Linton, a laborer at Canadian White Pine 1940

    Next door in 1940: J D Hutton at 4370 and J Ivison at 4396. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    6185 Prince Albert Street

    Sunset, 1940

    • Robert J Linton, a laborer 1940

    Next door in 1940: J A Thompson at 6163 and E J Fox at 6195. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    440 Richards Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • J Archibald Linton, who worked for the Vancouver Parks Board 1940

    Next door in 1940: E C Appleby at 438. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    1506 Robson Street

    West End, 1940

    • Gertrude Linton 1940

    Next door in 1940: W Richardson at 1508. The block, door by door

  12. 12

    2157 West 7th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • R Linton, a laborer at the CPR 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Soderman at 2165. The block, door by door

  13. 13

    900 West Georgia Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Mrs I Linton 1940

    Next door in 1940: Wilson W & J at 920. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for ten of the 13: a laborer (3), a barber, an employee, a janitor, a maid and a painter, among others.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in West End (3), Downtown (2), Hastings-Sunrise (2), Sunset (2), Grandview-Woodland, Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Kerrisdale and Kitsilano. 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 Agnes Linton at 6639 Balsam Street, a maid for T N Thomas. W T Linton is listed at 777 Burrard Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists William T Linton there as the householder, a barber.

J Linton is listed at 1582 East 2nd 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 Joseph Linton there as the householder, a janitor at Vancouver Block. S J Linton is listed at 2541 East Broadway in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Sid J Linton there as the householder, a school janitor at the City of Vancouver.

R J Linton is listed at 2567 Graveley Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Robert J Linton there as the householder, a painter at the BC Electric Railway. F Linton is listed at 7350 Inverness Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Fred Linton there as the householder, a watchman.

The 1940 name section lists Linton at 852 Nicola Street, in apartments. In 1940 the directory lists R Linton at 4386 Perry Street. The 1940 name section lists Robert Linton there as the householder, a laborer at Canadian White Pine. The 1940 name section lists Robert J Linton at 6185 Prince Albert Street, a laborer.

The 1940 name section lists J Archibald Linton at 440 Richards Street, who worked for the Vancouver Parks Board. The 1940 name section lists Gertrude Linton at 1506 Robson Street. R Linton is listed at 2157 West 7th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Robert Linton there as the householder, a laborer at the CPR.

The 1940 name section lists Mrs I Linton at 900 West Georgia Street.

Today

777 Burrard, 1582 East 2nd, 2541 East Broadway, 852 Nicola, 440 Richards and 900 West Georgia still have their buildings from before 1946, 900 West Georgia on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 6639 Balsam (1993), 2567 Graveley (1959), 7350 Inverness (1986), 4386 Perry (2019) and 6185 Prince Albert (1968) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1506 Robson and 2157 West 7th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Shriners in striped robes marching in a parade on Burrard Street
1942 Shriners in striped robes marching in a parade on Burrard Street. Not at the house at 777 Burrard: no archive photo of the 700 block is known that we can show. City of Vancouver Archives, CVA 1184-1239. Public domain.

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.