A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The Pudneys
In the city directories 1940 · five people at three addresses
The directories print five people named Pudney at three addresses in 1940 in two 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 Pudneys at 4608 Hoy in 1940.
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Where the Pudneys lived
- 1
4608 Hoy Street
Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940
- J W Pudney, a moulder 1940
- Amy I Pudney, a telephone operator at the BC Telephone 1940
- Winnifred L Pudney, a school teacher 1940
Next door in 1940: J W E Stopherd at 4642. The block, door by door
- 2
5362 Joyce Street
Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940
- J Pudney, on active service 1940
Next door in 1940: G W Hoyle at 5352 and A M Livingston at 5396. The block, door by door
- 3
4646 Langara Avenue
West Point Grey, 1940
- John R Pudney, a branch manager at the Bank of Montreal 1940
Next door in 1940: C R Elsey at 4632 and J A Wood at 4656. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for all five: a branch manager, a moulder, an on active service, a school teacher and a telephone operator.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Renfrew-Collingwood (2) and West Point Grey. 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 J W Pudney at 4608 Hoy 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, where each person's work is printed, lists John W Pudney there as the householder, a moulder, with Amy I Pudney, a telephone operator at the BC Telephone, and Winnifred L Pudney, a school teacher. In 1940 the directory lists J Pudney at 5362 Joyce Street. The 1940 name section lists John Pudney there as the householder, on active service.
The 1940 name section lists John R Pudney at 4646 Langara Avenue, a branch manager at the Bank of Montreal.
Today
4608 Hoy, 5362 Joyce and 4646 Langara still have their buildings from before 1946.
Every line as printed
All 7 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- *Pudney J W4608 Hoy, p. 89
- Pudney Amy I tel opr BC Tel4608 Hoy, p. 505
- Pudney John W mldr4608 Hoy, p. 505
- Pudney Winnifred L sch tchr4608 Hoy, p. 505
- Pudney J5362 Joyce, p. 92
- Pudney John act serv5362 Joyce, p. 505
- Pudney John R br mgr Bk of Mont4646 Langara, p. 505
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
The book of the Pudneys
Every directory, as one book
The family book reads the Pudney name in each Vancouver directory we hold from 1901 to 1945: everyone printed under it at every address, their work from the name sections, who lived next door, and the page behind every line, to read here or save as a PDF to print or give.
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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.