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The McHughs

In the city directories 1940 · 13 people at nine addresses

The directories print 13 people named McHugh 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: four McHughs at 1357 West 10th in 1940.

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Where the McHughs 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

    761 East 15th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • Sam McHugh 1940

    Next door in 1940: T Bailey at 755 and A B Thomson at 767. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    2178 East 6th Avenue

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • R McHugh, a steward 1940

    Next door in 1940: M A Burton at 2168 and J O Wickstrom at 2188. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    5837 Elm Street

    Kerrisdale, 1940

    • J McHugh, who worked for the Canadian Government 1940
    • Eillen M McHugh, a stenographer at the City of Vancouver 1940

    Next door in 1940: D Hoare at 5875. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    540 Helmcken Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • E McHugh, a waiter at the Kingston Hotel 1940

    Next door in 1940: F Smith at 538 and E Schofield at 542. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    4840 Knight Street

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • A E McHugh, a porter 1940

    Next door in 1940: M F Williams at 4824 and C W Lamoureux at 4846. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    1050 Nicola Street

    West End, 1940

    • McHugh (no first name printed) 1940

    Next door in 1940: C R Wihksne at 1034 and H H Watson at 1076. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    746 Richards Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Charles McHugh, a baker at National Biscuit 1940

    Next door in 1940: A J Hood at 742 and Ryan Bros Ltd at 748. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    1357 West 10th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Miss D B McHugh 1940
    • Dorothy B McHugh, proprietor of Topper's Chocolate Shop 1940
    • Mrs Jessie McHugh, a saleswoman at Topper's Chocolate Shop 1940
    • Thomas M McHugh, a candymaker at Topper's Chocolate Shop 1940

    Next door in 1940: K Silverman at 1349. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    3021 West 27th Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • J H McHugh, a department manager at Woodward's 1940

    Next door in 1940: H W C Tyrell at 3011 and W J Swetnam at 3037. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for nine of the 13: a baker, a candymaker, a department manager, a porter, a proprietor and a saleswoman, among others. Three of them worked for Topper's Chocolate Shop.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Downtown (2), Dunbar-Southlands, Fairview, Grandview-Woodland, Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Kerrisdale, Mount Pleasant 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 Sam McHugh at 761 East 15th Avenue. R McHugh is listed at 2178 East 6th Avenue in 1940; 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 Richard McHugh there as the householder, a steward.

J McHugh is listed at 5837 Elm Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists John McHugh there as the householder, who worked for the Canadian Government, with John L McHugh, and Eillen M McHugh, a stenographer at the City of Vancouver. E McHugh is listed at 540 Helmcken Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Edward McHugh there as the householder, a waiter at the Kingston Hotel.

A E McHugh is listed at 4840 Knight Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Albert E McHugh there as the householder, a porter. The 1940 name section lists McHugh (no first name printed) at 1050 Nicola Street. The 1940 name section lists Charles McHugh at 746 Richards Street, a baker at National Biscuit.

Miss D B McHugh is listed at 1357 West 10th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Dorothy B McHugh there as the householder, proprietor of Topper's Chocolate Shop, with Mrs Jessie McHugh, a saleswoman at Topper's Chocolate Shop, and Thomas M McHugh, a candymaker at Topper's Chocolate Shop. J H McHugh is listed at 3021 West 27th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists James H McHugh there as the householder, a department manager at Woodward's.

Today

761 East 15th, 2178 East 6th, 540 Helmcken and 4840 Knight still have their buildings from before 1946, 540 Helmcken on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 5837 Elm (2021), 1050 Nicola (1996), 1357 West 10th (1963) and 3021 West 27th (2018) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 746 Richards, so that building is probably gone (inferred).

Men inspecting a new sewer trench along Wilson Road (41st Avenue), looking east from Elm Street
1911 or 1912 Men inspecting a new sewer trench along Wilson Road (41st Avenue), looking east from Elm Street. Not at the house at 5837 Elm: no archive photo of the 5800 block is known that we can show. City of Vancouver Archives, CVA 371-1033. Public domain.

Every line as printed

All 19 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 M. Want a name removed? Tell us.