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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Ludwigs

In the city directories 1940 · five people at four addresses

The directories print five people named Ludwig at four addresses in 1940 in four 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 Ludwigs lived

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

    6029 Holland Street

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • M Ludwig 1940
    • Carl Ludwig 1940

    Next door in 1940: N W Hodge at 6021 and D K McKinnon at 6041. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1656 Laurier Avenue

    Shaughnessy, 1940

    • Elizabeth A Ludwig, a maid for Mrs V R Dawson 1940

    Next door in 1940: H L Weir at 1646 and J Mathieson at 1658. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    980 Nootka Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • P R Ludwig, a baker 1940

    Next door in 1940: R A Foster at 960. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1052 Seymour Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Christian Ludwig, a grinder for L Gallazin 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs I Watson at 1046 and Miss A MacLean at 1058. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for three of the five: a baker, a grinder and a maid.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Downtown, Dunbar-Southlands, Hastings-Sunrise and Shaughnessy. 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 M Ludwig at 6029 Holland 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 Martin Ludwig there as the householder, with Carl Ludwig. The 1940 name section lists Elizabeth A Ludwig at 1656 Laurier Avenue, a maid for Mrs V R Dawson.

P R Ludwig is listed at 980 Nootka Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Paul R Ludwig there as the householder, a baker. The 1940 name section lists Christian Ludwig at 1052 Seymour Street, a grinder for L Gallazin.

Today

6029 Holland, 1656 Laurier and 980 Nootka still have their buildings from before 1946; 1052 Seymour (2010) has a newer building, by the City's record.

Every line as printed

All 7 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
1940

British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section

The book of the Ludwigs

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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.