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The Taggarts

In the city directories 1940 · 14 people at eleven addresses

The directories print 14 people named Taggart at eleven 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 Taggarts at 343 East 8th in 1940.

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Where the Taggarts 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

    1045 Beach Avenue

    West End, 1940

    • Mrs G Taggart, widow of R J 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs E M Carpenter at 1051. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    2925 East 29th Avenue

    Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940

    • A Taggart, a plasterer 1940

    Next door in 1940: W Cole at 2919 and A G H Farmer at 2947. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    3115 East 4th Avenue

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • N F Taggart, a taxi 1940

    Next door in 1940: W H Rumley at 3109 and W G Bullock at 3123. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    343 East 8th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • Miss E Taggart 1940
    • Evelyn Taggart, a stenographer at R A Wyllie & Son 1940
    • Ida Taggart 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs E B Wells at 337 and W G Willis at 349. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    750 East Hastings Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • N F Taggart, a taxi 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Lebed at 748 and Steam Baths Hastings at 764. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    219 East King Edward Avenue

    Riley Park, 1940

    • T A Taggart, retired 1940
    • Gerald A Taggart, a deckhand 1940

    Next door in 1940: E T Rogers at 217 and H Smith at 221. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    2700 Main Street

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • Charles H Taggart, a millwright 1940

    Next door in 1940: J A MacKichan at 2718. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    2735 Prince Edward Street

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • W S Taggart, a machinist at Boyles Bros 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Townley at 2777. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    536 Prior Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • Albert W Taggart, a logger 1940

    Next door in 1940: “Cabins” at 532 and C Stefani at 544. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    1041 Robson Street

    West End, 1940

    • Taggart (no first name printed) 1940

    Next door in 1940: Corner Hamburger White at 1037 and G W Miller at 1049. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    1555 West 13th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Mary Taggart, a saleswoman at the Hudson's Bay Company 1940

    Next door in 1940: leceister apts at 1545 and B G Smalley at 1575. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for eight of the 14: a deckhand, a logger, a machinist, a millwright, a plasterer and a saleswoman, among others. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Mount Pleasant (3), Strathcona (2), West End (2), Fairview, Hastings-Sunrise, Renfrew-Collingwood 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 Mrs G Taggart at 1045 Beach Avenue; 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 Gertrude Taggart there as the householder, widow of R J. In 1940 the directory lists A Taggart at 2925 East 29th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Andrew Taggart there, a plasterer.

In 1940 the directory lists N F Taggart at 3115 East 4th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Nathaniel F Taggart there as the householder, a taxi. In 1940 the directory lists Miss E Taggart at 343 East 8th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Evelyn Taggart there as the householder, a stenographer at R A Wyllie & Son, with Ida Taggart.

In 1940 the directory lists N F Taggart, a taxi, at 750 East Hastings Street. T A Taggart is listed at 219 East King Edward Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Thomas A Taggart there as the householder, retired, with Gerald A Taggart, a deckhand. The 1940 name section lists Charles H Taggart at 2700 Main Street, a millwright.

In 1940 the directory lists W S Taggart at 2735 Prince Edward Street. The 1940 name section lists Willard S Taggart there as the householder, a machinist at Boyles Bros. The 1940 name section lists Albert W Taggart at 536 Prior Street, a logger. The 1940 name section lists Taggart (no first name printed) at 1041 Robson Street.

The 1940 name section lists Mary Taggart at 1555 West 13th Avenue, a saleswoman at the Hudson's Bay Company.

Today

219 East King Edward still has its building from before 1946, dated 1910 by the City's record; 2925 East 29th (2005), 3115 East 4th (2004), 343 East 8th (1969), 536 Prior (1992) and 1555 West 13th (1956) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1045 Beach, 750 East Hastings, 2700 Main, 2735 Prince Edward and 1041 Robson, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 19 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 T. Want a name removed? Tell us.