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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Moultons

In the city directories 1940 · nine people at six addresses

The directories print nine people named Moulton at six addresses in 1940 in five 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: three Moultons at 507 East 6th in 1940.

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Where the Moultons 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

    5583 Alma Street

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • T R Moulton, a clerk at the Customs 1940

    Next door in 1940: G H Dorrell at 5525. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    3743 Dunbar Street

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • C Moulton, proprietor of Dominion Coffee Shop 1940

    Next door in 1940: G Gregson at 3731 and W G Grant at 3755. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    2067 East 1st Avenue

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • E N B Moulton, a machinist at Ross & Howard 1940
    • Ella M Moulton, a student 1940

    Next door in 1940: D McVicar at 2057 and W F Moors at 2081. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1047 East 38th Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • D R Moulton, a conductor at the BC Electric Railway 1940

    Next door in 1940: W Johnston at 1039 and L E Skippen at 1069. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    507 East 6th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • H R Moulton, a swamper at Mainland Fuel & Heating 1940
    • Larrie Moulton, a driver at Mainland Fuel & Heating 1940
    • Lester Moulton, a driver at Mainland Fuel & Heating 1940

    Next door in 1940: M Marchant at 509. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    5930 Sherbrooke Street

    Sunset, 1940

    • C R Moulton, a plantman at Vancouver Lime 1940

    Next door in 1940: L Williams at 5972. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for eight of the nine: a driver (2), a clerk, a conductor, a machinist, a plantman and a proprietor, among others. Three of them worked for Mainland Fuel & Heating.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Dunbar-Southlands (2), Grandview-Woodland, Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Mount Pleasant and Sunset. 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 T R Moulton at 5583 Alma 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 Thomas R Moulton there as the householder, a clerk at the Customs. In 1940 the directory lists C Moulton at 3743 Dunbar Street. The 1940 name section lists Charles Moulton there as the householder, proprietor of Dominion Coffee Shop.

In 1940 the directory lists E N B Moulton at 2067 East 1st Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Ernest N B Moulton there as the householder, a machinist at Ross & Howard, with Ella M Moulton, a student. In 1940 the directory lists D R Moulton at 1047 East 38th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists David R Moulton there as the householder, a conductor at the BC Electric Railway.

In 1940 the directory lists H R Moulton at 507 East 6th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Harry R Moulton there as the householder, a laborer at the City of Vancouver, with Herbert Moulton, a swamper at Mainland Fuel & Heating, Larrie Moulton, a driver at Mainland Fuel & Heating, and Lester Moulton, a driver at Mainland Fuel & Heating. In 1940 the directory lists C R Moulton at 5930 Sherbrooke Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Clarence R Moulton there as the householder, a plantman at Vancouver Lime.

Today

3743 Dunbar and 1047 East 38th still have their buildings from before 1946; 5583 Alma (2020), 507 East 6th (1989) and 5930 Sherbrooke (1973) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 2067 East 1st, so that building is probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 16 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 M. Want a name removed? Tell us.