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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Littlejohns

In the city directories 1940 · seven people at six addresses

The directories print seven people named Littlejohn at six addresses in 1940 in five 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 Littlejohns 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

    781 Cambie Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • H L Littlejohn, a driver at the Broadway Messenger Service 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Hanzlik at 777 and P Edinger at 787. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1915 Haro Street

    West End, 1940

    • J Littlejohn, a machinist at Boeing's 1940

    Next door in 1940: haro lodge at 1935. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    8949 Hudson Street

    Marpole, 1940

    • H Littlejohn, a clerk at the CN Telegraphs 1940
    • Mrs Veona Littlejohn, a manager at the Marpole Hotel 1940

    Next door in 1940: Marpole Cafe at 8945 and Dominion Gro at 8977. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    9090 Hudson Street

    Marpole, 1940

    • Doug Littlejohn, proprietor of Marpole Taxi 1940

    Next door in 1940: F H Baker at 9088 and Hudson Heating & Sht Mtl Wks at 9098. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    2036 Kitchener Street

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • G Littlejohn, a steward 1940

    Next door in 1940: W A Gow at 2030 and D M Downie at 2042. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    259 Prior Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • Harry J Littlejohn, a roofer at Western Steel Products 1940

    Next door in 1940: “Cabins” at 255 and “Orientals” at 265. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for all seven: a clerk, a driver, a machinist, a manager, a proprietor and a roofer, among others.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Marpole (2), Downtown, Grandview-Woodland, Strathcona 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

In 1940 the directory lists H L Littlejohn at 781 Cambie Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Henry L Littlejohn there as the householder, a driver at the Broadway Messenger Service. In 1940 the directory lists J Littlejohn at 1915 Haro Street. The 1940 name section lists James Littlejohn there as the householder, a machinist at Boeing's.

In 1940 the directory lists H Littlejohn at 8949 Hudson Street. The 1940 name section lists Herbert Littlejohn there as the householder, a clerk at the CN Telegraphs, with Mrs Veona Littlejohn, a manager at the Marpole Hotel. The 1940 name section lists Doug Littlejohn at 9090 Hudson Street, proprietor of Marpole Taxi.

G Littlejohn is listed at 2036 Kitchener Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists George Littlejohn there as the householder, a steward. The 1940 name section lists Harry J Littlejohn at 259 Prior Street, a roofer at Western Steel Products.

Today

1915 Haro still has its building from before 1946, dated 1931 by the City's record; 9090 Hudson (2014) and 2036 Kitchener (1981) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 781 Cambie, 8949 Hudson and 259 Prior, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Hudson Street looking south toward the Eburne station, past the Hotel Eburne and parked cars
The 1910s Hudson Street looking south toward the Eburne station, past the Hotel Eburne and parked cars. Not at the house at 8949 Hudson: no archive photo of the 8900 block is known that we can show. City of Vancouver Archives, LGN 994. Public domain.

Every line as printed

All 11 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.