A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The Nugents
In the city directories 1940 · four people at three addresses
The directories print four people named Nugent at three addresses in 1940 in two 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 Nugents lived
- 1
774 East 19th Avenue
Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940
- A H Nugent, a mechanic at M T Co 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs C Maytum at 764 and J Dunbar at 786. The block, door by door
- 2
- 3
4395 Fraser Street
Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940
- H M Nugent, proprietor of H M Nugent Co 1940
- Marjorie M Nugent, a stenographer 1940
What they did
The name section prints a trade for all four: a mechanic (2), a proprietor and a stenographer.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Kensington-Cedar Cottage (2) 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 A H Nugent at 774 East 19th Avenue. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Alfred H Nugent there as the householder, a mechanic at M T Co. In 1940 the directory lists M J Nugent at 969 East 59th Avenue; 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 Myles J Nugent there as the householder, a mechanic at Truck Parts & Equipment.
In 1940 the directory lists H M Nugent at 4395 Fraser Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Henry M Nugent there as the householder, proprietor of H M Nugent Co, with Marjorie M Nugent, a stenographer.
Today
969 East 59th (1986) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 774 East 19th and 4395 Fraser, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 7 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Nugent A H774 East 19th, p. 228
- Nugent Alfd H mech M T Co774 East 19th, p. 465
- *Nugent M J969 East 59th, p. 269
- Nugent Myles J mech Truck Parts & Equip969 East 59th, p. 465
- *Nugent H M4395 Fraser, p. 52
- Nugent Henry M prop H M Nugent Co4395 Fraser, p. 465
- Nugent Marjorie M sten4395 Fraser, p. 465
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 N. Want a name removed? Tell us.