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The Rigbys

In the city directories 1940 · 14 people at eleven addresses

The directories print 14 people named Rigby at eleven 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 Rigbys 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

    7449 Angus Drive

    Kerrisdale, 1940

    • A R Rigby, a clerk at Goodyear Tire & Rubber 1940

    Next door in 1940: J L Clark at 7429. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    314 Cambie Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Thomas B Rigby, a clerk 1940

    Next door in 1940: E Barnby at 312 and Ski & Sport Shop at 316. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    778 East 17th Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • E J Rigby, of Belmont Service & Alert Car Service 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Budge at 752 and Mrs B E Reid at 780. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    876 East 18th Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • J Rigby 1940
    • Marion Rigby, a school teacher 1940

    Next door in 1940: Miss E M Milley at 874. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    976 East 27th Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • R E Rigby, a conductor at the BC Electric Railway 1940

    Next door in 1940: H Tomkinson at 950. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    2791 Graveley Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • R Rigby, a foreman at Canada Packers 1940

    Next door in 1940: A Centro at 2785. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    2440 Heather Street

    Fairview, 1940

    • J Rigby, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: E Evert at 2450. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    1180 Melville Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Herbert Rigby, a printer 1940

    Next door in 1940: W Aconley at 1174. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    4512 Prince Edward Street

    Riley Park, 1940

    • T Rigby 1940
    • Elizabeth Rigby 1940
  10. 10

    3990 West 16th Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • F J Rigby, a stockkeeper 1940

    Next door in 1940: T Hincks at 3984. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    1966 West 2nd Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • J Rigby, retired 1940
    • William J Rigby, proprietor of Diamond Fuel 1940

    Next door in 1940: R McDonald at 1962 and J E Gresty at 1972. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for eight of the 14: a clerk (2), a conductor, a foreman, a printer, a proprietor and a school teacher, among others.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Kensington-Cedar Cottage (3), Downtown (2), Dunbar-Southlands, Fairview, Hastings-Sunrise, Kerrisdale, Kitsilano 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

In 1940 the directory lists A R Rigby at 7449 Angus Drive; 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 Arthur R Rigby there as the householder, a clerk at Goodyear Tire & Rubber. The 1940 name section lists Thomas B Rigby at 314 Cambie Street, a clerk.

E J Rigby is listed at 778 East 17th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Ernest J Rigby there as the householder, of Belmont Service & Alert Car Service. J Rigby is listed at 876 East 18th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists James Rigby there as the householder, with Marion Rigby, a school teacher.

R E Rigby is listed at 976 East 27th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Robert E Rigby there as the householder, a conductor at the BC Electric Railway. R Rigby is listed at 2791 Graveley Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Richard Rigby there as the householder, a foreman at Canada Packers.

J Rigby is listed at 2440 Heather Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists James Rigby there as the householder, retired. The 1940 name section lists Herbert Rigby at 1180 Melville Street, a printer.

In 1940 the directory lists T Rigby at 4512 Prince Edward Street. The 1940 name section lists Thomas Rigby there as the householder, with Elizabeth Rigby. In 1940 the directory lists F J Rigby at 3990 West 16th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Frederick J Rigby there as the householder, a stockkeeper.

In 1940 the directory lists J Rigby at 1966 West 2nd Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Joseph Rigby there as the householder, retired, with William J Rigby, proprietor of Diamond Fuel.

Today

3990 West 16th still has its building from before 1946, dated 1940 by the City's record; 778 East 17th (1980), 876 East 18th (1982), 976 East 27th (1989) and 2791 Graveley (1986) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 7449 Angus Drive, 314 Cambie, 2440 Heather, 1180 Melville, 4512 Prince Edward and 1966 West 2nd, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 23 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
1940

British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section

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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 R. Want a name removed? Tell us.