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The O'Hagans

In the city directories 1940 · ten people at seven addresses

The directories print ten people named O'Hagan at seven addresses in 1940 in seven 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 O'Hagans at 757 Richards in 1940.

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Where the O'Hagans 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

    5041 Angus Drive

    Shaughnessy, 1940

    • J P O'Hagan, a department manager at Seaboard Lumber 1940

    Next door in 1940: Cameron at 5025 and Mrs D Neville at 5057. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    294 East 18th Avenue

    Riley Park, 1940

    • J O'Hagan, a salesman at Turner's Dairy 1940

    Next door in 1940: A O C Farina at 284. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1067 Lillooet Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • T J O'Hagan, a clerk at the Post Office 1940

    Next door in 1940: N Punni at 1037 and J A Thyer at 1085. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    757 Richards Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Ellen O'Hagan, widow of L 1940
    • Lawrence O'Hagan, a salesman for R B Hatch 1940
    • Mary H O'Hagan, a clerk at the Kingston Hotel 1940

    Next door in 1940: Kingston Hotel Co Ltd at 755. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    5 West 11th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • H P O'Hagan, a conductor at the CNR 1940
    • M Patricia O'Hagan, a stenographer at British Ropes 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs I Schaus at 15. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    2083 West 43rd Avenue

    Kerrisdale, 1940

    • H P O'Hagan Jr, a salesman at Seaboard Lumber 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Jackson at 2075. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    4470 West 8th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • J T O'Hagan, a papermaker 1940

    Next door in 1940: Rev H J Greig at 4444. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for nine of the ten: a salesman (3), a clerk (2), a conductor, a department manager, a papermaker and a stenographer. Two of them worked for Seaboard Lumber. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Downtown, Hastings-Sunrise, Kerrisdale, Mount Pleasant, Riley Park, Shaughnessy and West Point Grey. 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 J P O'Hagan at 5041 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 James P O'Hagan there as the householder, a department manager at Seaboard Lumber. In 1940 the directory lists J O'Hagan at 294 East 18th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists James O'Hagan there as the householder, a salesman at Turner's Dairy.

In 1940 the directory lists T J O'Hagan at 1067 Lillooet Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Thomas J O'Hagan there as the householder, a clerk at the Post Office. The 1940 name section lists Ellen O'Hagan at 757 Richards Street, widow of L, with Lawrence O'Hagan, a salesman for R B Hatch, and Mary H O'Hagan, a clerk at the Kingston Hotel.

H P O'Hagan is listed at 5 West 11th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Henry P O'Hagan there as the householder, a conductor at the CNR, with M Patricia O'Hagan, a stenographer at British Ropes. H P O'Hagan Jr is listed at 2083 West 43rd Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Henry P O'Hagan Jr there as the householder, a salesman at Seaboard Lumber.

J T O'Hagan is listed at 4470 West 8th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists James T O'Hagan there as the householder, a papermaker.

Today

5041 Angus Drive, 294 East 18th, 1067 Lillooet, 757 Richards and 5 West 11th still have their buildings from before 1946, 5 West 11th on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 2083 West 43rd (2005) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 4470 West 8th, 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 O. Want a name removed? Tell us.