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The Lumsdens

In the city directories 1940 · 16 people at nine addresses

The directories print 16 people named Lumsden at nine 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. The most under one roof: five Lumsdens at 1445 West 7th in 1940.

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Where the Lumsdens 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

    4637 Angus Drive

    Shaughnessy, 1940

    • A C Lumsden, a vice-president at MacDonald & Lumsden 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs M J Harrison at 4611 and W E Nutter at 4661. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1362 Burrard Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Robert Lumsden, an electrician at the Birks Building 1940

    Next door in 1940: C S Davies at 1360 and S Anderson at 1370. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    6459 Commercial Street

    Victoria-Fraserview, 1940

    • R Lumsden, a laborer at BC Sugar 1940

    Next door in 1940: A Watson at 6449. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    2213 Franklin Street

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • William Lumsden 1940
  5. 5

    4522 Quebec Street

    Riley Park, 1940

    • J D Lumsden, a clerk 1940
    • Agnes H Lumsden 1940
    • Eleanor J Lumsden 1940

    Next door in 1940: J McCourt at 4512 and D Whipps at 4536. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    2607 Turner Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • W W Lumsden, a fireman 1940

    Next door in 1940: Miss J R Smith at 2601 and F Thwaites at 2615. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    2626 West 41st Avenue

    Kerrisdale, 1940

    • F H Lumsden 1940
    • H Frank Lumsden, a branch manager at Beatty Bros 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs E Gordon at 2630. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    1947 West 42nd Avenue

    Kerrisdale, 1940

    • E W Lumsden, a sales manager at Canadian Canners 1940

    Next door in 1940: J F Gibb at 1939 and Mrs K Bowman at 1957. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    1445 West 7th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Mrs J Lumsden, widow of A 1940
    • George E Lumsden, a carpenter 1940
    • Harold D Lumsden, a motorman at the BC Electric Railway 1940
    • Helen M Lumsden, a saleswoman at Woodward's 1940
    • John R Lumsden, a carpenter 1940

    Next door in 1940: E Ord at 1425 and G McG Harris at 1455. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for eleven of the 16: a carpenter (2), a branch manager, a clerk, an electrician, a fireman and a laborer, among others. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Kerrisdale (2), Downtown, Fairview, Grandview-Woodland, Hastings-Sunrise, Riley Park, Shaughnessy and Victoria-Fraserview. 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 C Lumsden at 4637 Angus Drive; 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 A Carr Lumsden there as the householder, a vice-president at MacDonald & Lumsden. The 1940 name section lists Robert Lumsden at 1362 Burrard Street, an electrician at the Birks Building, with Roberta Lumsden.

R Lumsden is listed at 6459 Commercial Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Ralph Lumsden there as the householder, a laborer at BC Sugar. The 1940 name section lists William Lumsden at 2213 Franklin Street.

In 1940 the directory lists J D Lumsden at 4522 Quebec Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists James D Lumsden there as the householder, a clerk, with Agnes H Lumsden and Eleanor J Lumsden. In 1940 the directory lists W W Lumsden at 2607 Turner Street. The 1940 name section lists William W Lumsden there as the householder, a fireman.

In 1940 the directory lists F H Lumsden at 2626 West 41st Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists H Frank Lumsden there as the householder, a branch manager at Beatty Bros. In 1940 the directory lists E W Lumsden at 1947 West 42nd Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Ewart W Lumsden there as the householder, a sales manager at Canadian Canners.

In 1940 the directory lists Mrs J Lumsden at 1445 West 7th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Jessie Lumsden there as the householder, widow of A, with George E Lumsden, a carpenter, Harold D Lumsden, a motorman at the BC Electric Railway, Helen M Lumsden, a saleswoman at Woodward's, and John R Lumsden, a carpenter.

Today

4637 Angus Drive, 4522 Quebec, 2607 Turner and 2626 West 41st still have their buildings from before 1946; 6459 Commercial (1981) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1362 Burrard, 2213 Franklin, 1947 West 42nd and 1445 West 7th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 23 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.