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The Piggotts

In the city directories 1940 · 13 people at eleven addresses

The directories print 13 people named Piggott at eleven addresses in 1940 in nine of the city's neighbourhoods, with the close spelling Pigott. 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 Piggotts 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

    1231 Barclay Street

    West End, 1940

    • Mary Piggott, a widow 1940

    Next door in 1940: selkirk (the) at 1225 and W R Spencer at 1245. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    836 Bute Street

    West End, 1940

    • Mrs Jean Piggott, a forewoman at Vancouver Dry Goods 1940

    Next door in 1940: beaconsfield apts at 884. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    3624 Cambridge Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • L Piggott, a motorman at the BC Electric Railway 1940

    Next door in 1940: A H Smith at 3618 and T Sampson at 3630. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    686 East 46th Avenue

    Sunset, 1940

    • W Piggott, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Findlay at 676. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    205 Main Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • James Piggott, a porter at the Melbourne Hotel 1940

    Next door in 1940: Melbourne Hotel at 201 and J Fuoco at 215. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    2841 Quebec Street

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • W J Pigott, a conductor at the CNR 1940

    Next door in 1940: W T Neil at 2833 and D A MacIsaac at 2845. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    4128 West 14th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • H A Piggott, a superintendent at Empire Stevedoring 1940
    • Peggy D Piggott 1940

    Next door in 1940: P Blakstead at 4124 and D J Fisher at 4134. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    1435 West 15th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • A A D Piggott, a sales manager for W T Money 1940

    Next door in 1940: F S Bacon at 1425 and G A Collard at 1445. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    2846 West 30th Avenue

    Arbutus Ridge, 1940

    • Rachel J Pigott, widow of W 1940

    Next door in 1940: W Robson at 2836 and G H Roberts at 2856. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    2954 West 32nd Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • H Pigott, a bookkeeper at Merrill Ring Wilson 1940
    • Kathleen M H Pigott 1940

    Next door in 1940: N R Lovegrove at 2948 and V W Bourne at 2960. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    4497 West 6th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • A C D Pigott, an insurance agent 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs M Z Hickman at 4485. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for eight of the 13: a bookkeeper, a conductor, a forewoman, an insurance agent, a motorman and a porter, among others. Two are widows, listed under their own names.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in West End (2), West Point Grey (2), Arbutus Ridge, Downtown, Dunbar-Southlands, Fairview, Hastings-Sunrise, 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

The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Mary Piggott at 1231 Barclay Street, a widow. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Jean Piggott at 836 Bute Street, a forewoman at Vancouver Dry Goods. In 1940 the directory lists L Piggott at 3624 Cambridge 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 lists Levi Piggott there as the householder, a motorman at the BC Electric Railway.

In 1940 the directory lists W Piggott at 686 East 46th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists William Piggott there as the householder, retired. The 1940 name section lists James Piggott at 205 Main Street, a porter at the Melbourne Hotel.

W J Pigott is listed at 2841 Quebec Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists William J Pigott there as the householder, a conductor at the CNR. H A Piggott is listed at 4128 West 14th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Hubert A Piggott there as the householder, a superintendent at Empire Stevedoring, with Peggy D Piggott.

A A D Piggott is listed at 1435 West 15th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Arnold A D Pigott there as the householder, a sales manager for W T Money. The 1940 name section lists Rachel J Pigott at 2846 West 30th Avenue, widow of W.

In 1940 the directory lists H Pigott at 2954 West 32nd Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Harry Pigott there as the householder, a bookkeeper at Merrill Ring Wilson, with Kathleen M H Pigott. In 1940 the directory lists A C D Pigott at 4497 West 6th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Augustus C D Pigott there as the householder, an insurance agent.

Today

3624 Cambridge, 205 Main, 2841 Quebec and 2954 West 32nd still have their buildings from before 1946; 1231 Barclay (1962), 4128 West 14th (2013), 2846 West 30th (2013) and 4497 West 6th (2010) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 836 Bute, 686 East 46th and 1435 West 15th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 20 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 P. Want a name removed? Tell us.