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The Templetons

In the city directories 1940 · nine people at nine addresses

The directories print nine people named Templeton at nine 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 Templetons lived

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

    1128 Alberni Street

    West End, 1940

    • Alex Templeton 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs I Sutherland at 1126 and T S Summers at 1138. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    6141 Argyle Street

    Victoria-Fraserview, 1940

    • T Templeton, a tailor 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs V Blackburn at 6173. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    33 East 50th Avenue

    Sunset, 1940

    • J S Templeton, a laundryman 1940

    Next door in 1940: L D Bell at 19 and J Haigh at 39. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    3241 Oak Street

    South Cambie, 1940

    • E W Templeton, a timber inspector 1940

    Next door in 1940: H P Cahill at 3239 and C A Turner at 3243. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    1570 West 32nd Avenue

    Shaughnessy, 1940

    • William A Templeton, an electrician and gas inspector at the Canadian Government 1940

    Next door in 1940: Dr A B Schinbein at 1550. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    2982 West 32nd Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • F J Templeton, a school teacher 1940

    Next door in 1940: R L Rogers at 2972 and Mrs B R Halkett at 2990. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    3562 West 42nd Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • William L Templeton, in advertising 1940

    Next door in 1940: W M Neill at 3554 and G W Purcell at 3570. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    535 West 52nd Avenue

    Oakridge, 1940

    • F A Templeton 1940

    Next door in 1940: A Allen at 515 and Miss F Dunhill at 555. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    2746 William Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • M M Templeton, a foreman for J R Donald 1940

    Next door in 1940: R B Barron at 2738 and S L Hunter at 2754. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for seven of the nine: an advertising, an electrician and gas inspector, a foreman, a laundryman, a school teacher and a tailor, among others.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Dunbar-Southlands (2), Hastings-Sunrise, Oakridge, Shaughnessy, South Cambie, Sunset, Victoria-Fraserview and West End. 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 Alex Templeton at 1128 Alberni Street. T Templeton is listed at 6141 Argyle 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 Thomas Templeton there as the householder, a tailor, with Thomas M Templeton.

J S Templeton is listed at 33 East 50th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists John S Templeton there as the householder, a laundryman. E W Templeton is listed at 3241 Oak Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Edwin W Templeton there as the householder, a timber inspector.

The 1940 name section lists William A Templeton at 1570 West 32nd Avenue, an electrician and gas inspector at the Canadian Government. In 1940 the directory lists F J Templeton at 2982 West 32nd Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Francis J Templeton there as the householder, a school teacher. The 1940 name section lists William L Templeton at 3562 West 42nd Avenue, in advertising.

F A Templeton is listed at 535 West 52nd Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. In 1940 the directory lists M M Templeton at 2746 William Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Math M Templeton there as the householder, a foreman for J R Donald.

Today

2982 West 32nd and 2746 William still have their buildings from before 1946; 1128 Alberni (1998), 6141 Argyle (1965), 33 East 50th (2011), 1570 West 32nd (1998) and 3562 West 42nd (1995) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 3241 Oak and 535 West 52nd, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 15 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 Templetons

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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.