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The Proudlocks

In the city directories 1940 · 13 people at eight addresses

The directories print 13 people named Proudlock at eight addresses in 1940 in five 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: four Proudlocks at 1776 West 11th in 1940.

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Where the Proudlocks 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

    1335 Comox Street

    West End, 1940

    • Mark Proudlock 1940
    • Miss P Proudlock, a helper for Kelly Douglas 1940

    Next door in 1940: sheffield (the) at 1325 and E H Julien at 1337. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    3002 East 7th Avenue

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • L Proudlock, a miner 1940
  3. 3

    2420 Guelph Street

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • Thomas Proudlock, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: connaught apts at 2404. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    4564 John Street

    Riley Park, 1940

    • E W Proudlock 1940

    Next door in 1940: L C Bailey at 4556 and D M McRae at 4572. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    951 Nicola Street

    West End, 1940

    • E Proudlock 1940

    Next door in 1940: P J Ryan at 947 and Paree Drsmkrs at 953. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    3484 Oxford Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • J C Proudlock, a police sergeant at the City of Vancouver 1940

    Next door in 1940: D MacPhail at 3464 and M A Mackay at 3496. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    1555 Robson Street

    West End, 1940

    • Reginald Proudlock, an electrician at the Reston Electric 1940
    • Mrs Sadie Proudlock 1940

    Next door in 1940: H McKibbin at 1543. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    1776 West 11th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • J M Proudlock 1940
    • James N Proudlock, a collector at Buckerfield's 1940
    • Corrine S Proudlock, an operator at Canadian-Bemis Bag 1940
    • Ralph F Proudlock, a laborer at Buckerfield's 1940

    Next door in 1940: J A Elder at 1768 and E Collinge at 1786. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for seven of the 13: a collector, an electrician, a helper, a laborer, a miner and an operator, among others. Two of them worked for Buckerfield's.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in West End (3), Hastings-Sunrise (2), Fairview, Mount Pleasant 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 Mark Proudlock at 1335 Comox Street, with Miss P Proudlock, a helper for Kelly Douglas. L Proudlock is listed at 3002 East 7th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Louis Proudlock there as the householder, a miner. The 1940 name section lists Thomas Proudlock at 2420 Guelph Street, retired.

In 1940 the directory lists E W Proudlock at 4564 John Street. The 1940 name section lists E W Proudlock there as the householder. The 1940 name section lists E Proudlock at 951 Nicola Street.

J C Proudlock is listed at 3484 Oxford Street 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 James C Proudlock there as the householder, a police sergeant at the City of Vancouver. The 1940 name section lists Reginald Proudlock at 1555 Robson Street, an electrician at the Reston Electric, with Mrs Sadie Proudlock.

In 1940 the directory lists J M Proudlock at 1776 West 11th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists James N Proudlock there as the householder, a collector at Buckerfield's, with Corrine S Proudlock, an operator at Canadian-Bemis Bag, and Ralph F Proudlock, a laborer at Buckerfield's.

Today

4564 John, 951 Nicola, 3484 Oxford and 1776 West 11th still have their buildings from before 1946; the City no longer lists 1335 Comox, 3002 East 7th, 2420 Guelph and 1555 Robson, so those buildings are 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, 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.