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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Loftuses

In the city directories 1940 · 15 people at nine addresses

The directories print 15 people named Loftus at nine addresses in 1940 in seven of the city's neighbourhoods, with the close spelling Lofts. 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 Loftuses at 2702 East Pender in 1940.

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Where the Loftuses 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

    4512 Commercial Street

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • Lillian M Lofts, a saleswoman at Metro Stores 1940

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

  2. 2

    1844 Comox Street

    West End, 1940

    • Nellie Lofts, a saleswoman at Spencer's 1940

    Next door in 1940: Miss F L De Voe at 1836 and D Kinneard at 1860. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    358 East 46th Avenue

    Sunset, 1940

    • J P Loftus, retired 1940
    • Irene Loftus, an operator at the BC Telephone 1940

    Next door in 1940: W Reading at 350 and R E Cox at 366. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    2702 East Pender Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • F J Loftus, a laborer 1940
    • Anne M Loftus 1940
    • Joseph B Loftus, who worked for the BC Telephone 1940
  5. 5

    932 Howe Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • M Loftus 1940

    Next door in 1940: Shell Oil at 902 and A R Casford at 938. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    122 Water Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • J Loftus, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: Can Transf at 118 and Kirkland & Rose at 130. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    3544 West 16th Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • Miss K V Lofts 1940
    • Kate V Lofts, a clerk 1940
    • Agnes Lofts 1940

    Next door in 1940: W C Brown at 3538 and H J Hoad at 3548. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    2072 West 1st Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • L M Loftus, a compositor at the Sun 1940
    • Greta L Loftus, a saleswoman for F Irving 1940

    Next door in 1940: W Perfonic at 2060 and S G Burnett at 2082. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    2829 Woodland Drive

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • Joseph Loftus, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: E H Stewart at 2823 and Mrs A Reilly at 2837. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for eight of the 15: a saleswoman (3), a clerk, a compositor, an employee, a laborer and an operator. Two of them worked for BC Telephone.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Downtown (2), Kensington-Cedar Cottage (2), Dunbar-Southlands, Hastings-Sunrise, Kitsilano, Sunset 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 Lillian M Lofts at 4512 Commercial Street, a saleswoman at Metro Stores. The 1940 name section lists Nellie Lofts at 1844 Comox Street, a saleswoman at Spencer's. In 1940 the directory lists J P Loftus at 358 East 46th Avenue; 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 John P Loftus there as the householder, retired, with Irene Loftus, an operator at the BC Telephone.

In 1940 the directory lists F J Loftus at 2702 East Pender Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Frank J Loftus there as the householder, a laborer, with Anne M Loftus, and Joseph B Loftus, who worked for the BC Telephone. In 1940 the directory lists M Loftus at 932 Howe Street. The 1940 name section lists J Loftus at 122 Water Street, retired.

In 1940 the directory lists Miss K V Lofts at 3544 West 16th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Kate V Lofts there as the householder, a clerk, with Agnes Lofts. In 1940 the directory lists L M Loftus at 2072 West 1st Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Leonard M Loftus there as the householder, a compositor at the Sun, with Greta L Loftus, a saleswoman for F Irving.

The 1940 name section lists Joseph Loftus at 2829 Woodland Drive, retired.

Today

2702 East Pender, 122 Water and 2829 Woodland Drive still have their buildings from before 1946; 4512 Commercial (1993) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1844 Comox, 358 East 46th, 932 Howe, 3544 West 16th and 2072 West 1st, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Riders in costume in a Chinese parade on East Pender Street, past the Kwong Yee Lung Co.
1936–1938 Riders in costume in a Chinese parade on East Pender Street, past the Kwong Yee Lung Co.. Not at the house at 2702 East Pender: no archive photo of the 2700 block is known that we can show. City of Vancouver Archives, CVA 300-101. Public domain.

Every line as printed

All 18 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.