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The Longhursts

In the city directories 1940 · seven people at six addresses

The directories print seven people named Longhurst at six addresses in 1940 in six 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 Longhursts 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

    5051 Chester Street

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • A Longhurst, a laborer at R & H Sawmill 1940

    Next door in 1940: P J Logue at 5041 and J R McDonald at 5059. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    2137 East 1st Avenue

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • R Longhurst, a janitor at the Orpheum Theatre 1940

    Next door in 1940: H G Smith at 2129 and W E Gover at 2147. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    133 East 24th Avenue

    Riley Park, 1940

    • F J Longhurst, a waiter at the BC Coast Steamship Service 1940

    Next door in 1940: D Milner at 125 and P Bohonosiuk at 139. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1516 Nanaimo Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • T J Longhurst, a school teacher 1940

    Next door in 1940: W G Fraser at 1506 and A R Campbell at 1536. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    12 West 10th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • E A R Longhurst, a conductor at the BC Electric Railway 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Gordon at 22. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    3425 West 13th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • I Longhurst, a janitor at the Orpheum Theatre 1940
    • Margaret Longhurst 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs C I Abbott at 3415 and S J Smith at 3433. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for six of the seven: a janitor (2), a conductor, a laborer, a school teacher and a waiter. Two of them worked for Orpheum Theatre.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Grandview-Woodland, Hastings-Sunrise, Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Kitsilano, Mount Pleasant and Riley Park. 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 A Longhurst at 5051 Chester Street; 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, where each person's work is printed, lists Alfred Longhurst there as the householder, a laborer at R & H Sawmill. In 1940 the directory lists R Longhurst at 2137 East 1st Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Richard Longhurst there as the householder, a janitor at the Orpheum Theatre.

In 1940 the directory lists F J Longhurst at 133 East 24th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Frederick J Longhurst there as the householder, a waiter at the BC Coast Steamship Service. In 1940 the directory lists T J Longhurst at 1516 Nanaimo Street. The 1940 name section lists Thomas J Longhurst there as the householder, a school teacher.

In 1940 the directory lists E A R Longhurst at 12 West 10th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Eric A R Longhurst there as the householder, a conductor at the BC Electric Railway. In 1940 the directory lists I Longhurst at 3425 West 13th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Isaac Longhurst there as the householder, a janitor at the Orpheum Theatre, with Margaret Longhurst.

Today

12 West 10th and 3425 West 13th still have their buildings from before 1946, 12 West 10th on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 5051 Chester (1999), 2137 East 1st (1974) and 133 East 24th (1993) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1516 Nanaimo, so that building is probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 13 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.