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The Pughs

In the city directories 1940 · 16 people at 15 addresses

The directories print 16 people named Pugh at 15 addresses in 1940 in eight of the city's neighbourhoods. 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 Pughs lived

Each pin is on its own block, numbered as the households below. Two addresses aren't on today's map, so they have no pin. Today's land, parks, main roads and local areas: City of Vancouver Open Data (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).
  1. 1

    1447 Barclay Street

    West End, 1940

    • Ethel M Pugh, a school teacher 1940

    Next door in 1940: Marlyn (The) at 1433 and G W Weeks at 1459. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1900 Barclay Street

    West End, 1940

    • Elizabeth Pugh, widow of J D 1940
    • G Meredith Pugh, a salesman for E A Towns 1940

    Next door in 1940: windsor (the) at 1924. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    6295 Chester Street

    Sunset, 1940

    • D W Pugh, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: A Thomson at 6285. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    561 East 16th Avenue

    Riley Park, 1940

    • T P Pugh, a circulation at the Sun 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs M Law at 555. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    1025 Granville Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • M Phyllis Pugh, a waitress 1940

    Next door in 1940: W C Stearman at 1023 and Plaza Hotel at 1029. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    3284 Nanaimo Street

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • W Pugh, a driver at the Hudson's Bay Company 1940
  7. 7

    509 Richards Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • A J Pugh, a draftsman 1940

    Next door in 1940: M Freeman at 507 and western merchandise brokers at 525. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    1087 Richards Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Victor Pugh 1940

    Next door in 1940: E McKinnon at 1083 and J Naple at 1097. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    2536 West 12th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • E Victoria Pugh, a widow 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs E B Taylor at 2526 and P A Roberts at 2546. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    1923 West 1st Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • John D Pugh, a salesman 1940

    Next door in 1940: Reid's Delicatessen at 1901 and F Shelley at 1927. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    16 West 4th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • P D Pugh, a plumber 1940

    Next door in 1940: D A Horn at 10 and Salvation Army Indus Dept at 24. The block, door by door

  12. 12

    1055 West 8th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • A Pugh, a coremaker at the Vivian Engineering Works 1940

    Next door in 1940: P Morrison at 1031 and S Adachi at 1065. The block, door by door

  13. 13

    638 West Broadway

    Fairview, 1940

    • Alfred E Pugh 1940

    Next door in 1940: Ferguson & Hart at 636 and D Robinson at 640. The block, door by door

  14. 14

    801 West Georgia Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • John S Pugh 1940

    Next door in 1940: devonshire hotel at 849. The block, door by door

  15. 15

    1140 West Pender Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Lilly Pugh, a maid at the Elysium Hotel 1940

    Next door in 1940: W J Clouse at 1132 and E Lipsett at 1166. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for nine of the 16: a salesman (2), a circulation, a coremaker, a driver, a maid and a plumber, among others. Two are widows, listed under their own names.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Downtown (5), Fairview (2), Kitsilano (2), West End (2), Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Mount Pleasant, Riley Park 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 Ethel M Pugh at 1447 Barclay Street, a school teacher. The 1940 name section lists Elizabeth Pugh at 1900 Barclay Street, widow of J D, with G Meredith Pugh, a salesman for E A Towns. In 1940 the directory lists D W Pugh at 6295 Chester 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 David W Pugh there as the householder, retired.

In 1940 the directory lists T P Pugh at 561 East 16th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Thomas P Pugh there as the householder, a circulation at the Sun. The 1940 name section lists M Phyllis Pugh at 1025 Granville Street, a dining room captain at the Georgia Hotel, with Megan Pugh, a waitress.

W Pugh is listed at 3284 Nanaimo Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists William Pugh there as the householder, a driver at the Hudson's Bay Company. A J Pugh, a draftsman, is listed at 509 Richards Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Victor Pugh at 1087 Richards Street.

The 1940 name section lists E Victoria Pugh at 2536 West 12th Avenue, a widow. The 1940 name section lists John D Pugh at 1923 West 1st Avenue, a salesman. P D Pugh, a plumber, is listed at 16 West 4th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists P D Pugh there, a plumber.

A Pugh is listed at 1055 West 8th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Alfred Pugh there as the householder, a coremaker at the Vivian Engineering Works. The 1940 name section lists Alfred E Pugh at 638 West Broadway. The 1940 name section lists John S Pugh at 801 West Georgia Street.

The 1940 name section lists Lilly Pugh at 1140 West Pender Street, a maid at the Elysium Hotel.

Today

1447 Barclay, 6295 Chester, 1025 Granville, 509 Richards, 2536 West 12th, 638 West Broadway and 801 West Georgia still have their buildings from before 1946, 1447 Barclay, 1025 Granville, 509 Richards, 2536 West 12th and 801 West Georgia on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 561 East 16th (2000), 16 West 4th (2003) and 1140 West Pender (1984) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1900 Barclay, 3284 Nanaimo, 1087 Richards, 1923 West 1st and 1055 West 8th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

The Sutherland wedding party with their flowers at 1901 Barclay Street
9 September 1932 The Sutherland wedding party with their flowers at 1901 Barclay Street. Taken on the 1900 block; it doesn't single out the house at 1900 Barclay. City of Vancouver Archives, CVA 99-4256. Public domain.

Every line as printed

All 22 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

The book of the Pughs

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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.