A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The Ogdens
In the city directories 1940 · eight people at seven addresses
The directories print eight people named Ogden at seven addresses in 1940 in four 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 Ogdens lived
- 1
3673 Dundas Street
Hastings-Sunrise, 1940
- T Ogden, a timberman at the City of Vancouver 1940
Next door in 1940: V Finholm at 3655 and F J Pullyblank at 3683. The block, door by door
- 2
448 East 6th Avenue
Mount Pleasant, 1940
- J A Ogden 1940
- John C Ogden, retired 1940
Next door in 1940: J Zimmerman at 446 and A E Banham at 460. The block, door by door
- 3
2838 East Broadway
Hastings-Sunrise, 1940
- R T Ogden, a carpenter 1940
Next door in 1940: C H Hewitt at 2832 and J F Warne at 2894. The block, door by door
- 4
2820 Granville Street
Fairview, 1940
- G H Ogden, a foreman at the CNR 1940
Next door in 1940: Antiseptic Barber Shop at 2818 and Armitage's Ladies' Wear at 2822. The block, door by door
- 5
1036 Haro Street
West End, 1940
- A Cyril Ogden, on active service 1940
Next door in 1940: R Chalmers at 1034 and W Flynn at 1042. The block, door by door
- 6
1048 Haro Street
West End, 1940
- Lloyd C Ogden, a salesman at Safeway 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs E E Watkins at 1046 and BCER Sub Sta at 1060. The block, door by door
- 7
1168 Nelson Street
West End, 1940
- Herbert Ogden, an orderly 1940
Next door in 1940: F O Gunton at 1160 and C W H Ashdown at 1184. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for six of the eight: a carpenter, a foreman, an on active service, an orderly, a salesman and a timberman.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in West End (3), Hastings-Sunrise (2), Fairview and Mount Pleasant. 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 Ogden at 3673 Dundas Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Thomas Ogden there as the householder, a timberman at the City of Vancouver. In 1940 the directory lists J A Ogden at 448 East 6th 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 Joseph A Ogden there as the householder, with John C Ogden, retired.
In 1940 the directory lists R T Ogden at 2838 East Broadway. The 1940 name section lists Robert T Ogden there as the householder, a carpenter. In 1940 the directory lists G H Ogden at 2820 Granville Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists George H Ogden there as the householder, a foreman at the CNR.
The 1940 name section lists A Cyril Ogden at 1036 Haro Street, on active service. The 1940 name section lists Lloyd C Ogden at 1048 Haro Street, a salesman at Safeway. The 1940 name section lists Herbert Ogden at 1168 Nelson Street, an orderly.
Today
3673 Dundas (2018) and 2838 East Broadway (1963) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 448 East 6th, 2820 Granville, 1036 Haro, 1048 Haro and 1168 Nelson, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 12 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Ogden T3673 Dundas, p. 46
- Ogden Thos tbrmn Van City3673 Dundas, p. 468
- *Ogden J A448 East 6th, p. 186
- Ogden John C retired448 East 6th, p. 468
- Ogden Jos A fuel dlr ns (400 blk) E Bway448 East 6th, p. 468
- Ogden R T2838 East Broadway, p. 16
- Ogden Robt T carp2838 East Broadway, p. 468
- *Ogden G H2820 Granville, p. 68
- Ogden Geo H formn CNR2820 Granville, p. 468
- Ogden A Cyril act serv1036 Haro, p. 468
- Ogden Lloyd C slsmn Safeway1048 Haro, p. 468
- Ogden Herbt orderly1168 Nelson, p. 468
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.