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The Pilkingtons

In the city directories 1940 · 14 people at eleven addresses

The directories print 14 people named Pilkington at eleven 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 Pilkingtons at 1746 Haro in 1940.

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Where the Pilkingtons 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

    957 East 15th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • Roderick A Pilkington, a bookkeeper 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs E Voitkevic at 951 and T Chisholm at 963. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    111 East 52nd Avenue

    Sunset, 1940

    • Harriett Pilkington, widow of N 1940
    • Gladys Pilkington, a finisher 1940

    Next door in 1940: L E Clements at 119. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    3267 Graveley Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • T Pilkington 1940

    Next door in 1940: G Sens at 3261 and J Mealings at 3275. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1746 Haro Street

    West End, 1940

    • A J Pilkington, retired 1940
    • Francis C Pilkington 1940
    • Marjorie A Pilkington 1940

    Next door in 1940: R J Hughey at 1742 and C J Stanton at 1750. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    1833 Haro Street

    West End, 1940

    • Mrs J Pilkington 1940

    Next door in 1940: Avon at 1821 and N Budibent at 1865. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    731 Jervis Street

    West End, 1940

    • Elizabeth Pilkington, proprietor of Argyle Dairy 1940

    Next door in 1940: denman court at 725 and C Lecy at 737. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    988 Richards Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Jack Pilkington, a shingler 1940

    Next door in 1940: J D Spehar at 998. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    1585 West 15th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • T E Pilkington, a customers man at J Richardson & Sons 1940

    Next door in 1940: madrona apts at 1575 and roxborough apts at 1595. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    2848 West 23rd Avenue

    Arbutus Ridge, 1940

    • T Pilkington 1940

    Next door in 1940: W J Bracher at 2860. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    2905 West 23rd Avenue

    Arbutus Ridge, 1940

    • T Pilkington 1940

    Next door in 1940: W G Inge at 2961. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    1705 West Georgia Street

    West End, 1940

    • T Pilkington, a blacksmith 1940

    Next door in 1940: Marine Elec at 1703 and burrard shpyd & eng wks ltd at 1729. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for five of the 14: a bookkeeper, a customers man, a finisher, a proprietor and a shingler. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in West End (4), Arbutus Ridge (2), Downtown, 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 Roderick A Pilkington at 957 East 15th Avenue, a bookkeeper. The 1940 name section lists Harriett Pilkington at 111 East 52nd Avenue as the householder, widow of N, with Gladys Pilkington, a finisher. In 1940 the directory lists T Pilkington at 3267 Graveley Street. The 1940 name section lists Thomas Pilkington there as the householder.

In 1940 the directory lists A J Pilkington at 1746 Haro 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 Alfred J Pilkington there as the householder, retired, with Francis C Pilkington and Marjorie A Pilkington. The 1940 name section lists Mrs J Pilkington at 1833 Haro Street. The 1940 name section lists Elizabeth Pilkington at 731 Jervis Street, proprietor of Argyle Dairy.

The 1940 name section lists Jack Pilkington at 988 Richards Street, a shingler. T E Pilkington is listed at 1585 West 15th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Thomas E Pilkington there as the householder, a customers man at J Richardson & Sons. T Pilkington is listed at 2848 West 23rd Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too.

In 1940 the directory lists T Pilkington at 2905 West 23rd Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. T Pilkington, a blacksmith, is listed at 1705 West Georgia Street in 1940.

Today

957 East 15th, 3267 Graveley and 1585 West 15th still have their buildings from before 1946, 1585 West 15th on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 988 Richards (2006) and 2848 West 23rd (1948) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 111 East 52nd, 1746 Haro, 1833 Haro, 731 Jervis, 2905 West 23rd and 1705 West Georgia, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 17 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.