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The Pillings

In the city directories 1940 · twelve people at ten addresses

The directories print twelve people named Pilling at ten 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 Pillings at 974 Cardero in 1940.

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Where the Pillings 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

    974 Cardero Street

    West End, 1940

    • Beatrice Pilling 1940
    • Ralph Pilling 1940
    • Vivian Pilling, who worked for Restmore 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs M Dew at 968. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    530 East 17th Avenue

    Riley Park, 1940

    • A Pilling, an operator 1940

    Next door in 1940: G Porter at 534. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1447 East 21st Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • S Pilling, a watchman at Jones Tent & Awning 1940

    Next door in 1940: E M Broderick at 1441 and J W Tuning at 1453. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1311 Richards Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Reginald Pilling 1940

    Next door in 1940: A J Barker at 1317. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    906 Salsbury Drive

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • Mrs M Pilling, widow of J H 1940

    Next door in 1940: J R Smith at 918. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    2425 West 2nd Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • William Pilling, a musician 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs L M Denness at 2415 and Scougal at 2435. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    3018 West 2nd Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Mrs C S Pilling 1940

    Next door in 1940: R R B Hoodspith at 3016 and Mrs A A Jagger at 3026. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    2902 West 34th Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • H Pilling, a general service manager for A W Carter 1940

    Next door in 1940: W M Niven at 2912. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    1656 West Georgia Street

    West End, 1940

    • Andrew Pilling, a miner 1940

    Next door in 1940: Owl Barbecue Blue at 1616 and H Jones at 1662. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    1200 Woodland Drive

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • W Pilling, a confectioner 1940

    Next door in 1940: A A McCaull at 1202. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for seven of the twelve: a confectioner, an employee, a general service manager, a miner, a musician and an operator, among others. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Grandview-Woodland (2), Kitsilano (2), West End (2), Downtown, Dunbar-Southlands, Kensington-Cedar Cottage and Riley Park. 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 Beatrice Pilling at 974 Cardero Street, with Ralph Pilling, and Vivian Pilling, who worked for Restmore. A Pilling is listed at 530 East 17th Avenue in 1940; 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 Albert Pilling there as the householder, an operator.

S Pilling is listed at 1447 East 21st Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Sam Pilling there as the householder, a watchman at Jones Tent & Awning. The 1940 name section lists Reginald Pilling at 1311 Richards Street.

In 1940 the directory lists Mrs M Pilling at 906 Salsbury Drive; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Marion Pilling there as the householder, widow of J H. The 1940 name section lists William Pilling at 2425 West 2nd Avenue, a musician.

Mrs C S Pilling is listed at 3018 West 2nd Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Cath S Pilling there as the householder. H Pilling is listed at 2902 West 34th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Harry Pilling there as the householder, a general service manager for A W Carter.

The 1940 name section lists Andrew Pilling at 1656 West Georgia Street, a miner. In 1940 the directory lists W Pilling, a confectioner, at 1200 Woodland Drive. The 1940 name section lists William Pilling there, a confectioner.

Today

974 Cardero and 906 Salsbury Drive still have their buildings from before 1946; 530 East 17th (1984) and 2425 West 2nd (1959) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1311 Richards, 3018 West 2nd, 2902 West 34th, 1656 West Georgia and 1200 Woodland Drive, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred); for 1447 East 21st, its page says what we could and couldn't match to today's buildings.

Every line as printed

All 18 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.