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The Toughs

In the city directories 1940 · 20 people at 14 addresses

The directories print 20 people named Tough at 14 addresses in 1940 in twelve 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: four Toughs at 2167 West 6th in 1940.

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Where the Toughs 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

    1220 Barclay Street

    West End, 1940

    • William Tough 1940

    Next door in 1940: snowdon apts at 1234. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    2634 Cypress Street

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Tough (no first name printed), a widow 1940

    Next door in 1940: Home for Girls Lutheran at 2616 and G W Nash at 2646. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    2955 East 3rd Avenue

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • J Tough, a laborer at the City of Vancouver 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Twist at 2935 and J R Browning at 2967. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    615 East 48th Avenue

    Sunset, 1940

    • T S Tough, a commissionaire at the City of Vancouver 1940
    • Eleanor Tough 1940
    • Rose Tough 1940

    Next door in 1940: 4 listings at 605 and A Wilchinski at 625. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    559 East 52nd Avenue

    Sunset, 1940

    • John P Tough, proprietor of Hillcrest Bakery 1940

    Next door in 1940: J A King at 549 and J Sauer at 585. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    930 East 8th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • J D Tough, a mechanic at Otis-Fensom Elevator 1940

    Next door in 1940: A E Eckardt at 918 and R Roth at 950. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    42 East Cordova Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • W Tough 1940

    Next door in 1940: Pumps & Power Ltd at 40 and Pumps & Power (whse) at 48. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    1869 Frances Street

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • W H Tough, a salesman 1940

    Next door in 1940: T Shumas at 1863 and N Moysa at 1871. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    4532 Henry Street

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • William R Tough, a driver 1940

    Next door in 1940: A C Smith at 4530 and Mrs M J Blick at 4536. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    8056 Montcalm Street

    Marpole, 1940

    • W Tough, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: O Van Iderstine at 8044 and W T Duncan at 8068. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    3715 West 16th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • J L Tough, a master mariner at Marpole Towing 1940
    • Robert L Tough, a deckhand at Marpole Towing 1940

    Next door in 1940: J L Malcolmson at 3705 and P F McLellan at 3721. The block, door by door

  12. 12

    3849 West 19th Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • J W Tough, of Ideal Hair Parlors 1940

    Next door in 1940: G T Wallis at 3835 and E Lee at 3857. The block, door by door

  13. 13

    1736 West 6th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • S A Tough, a carpenter 1940

    Next door in 1940: I R Hignett at 1732 and P M Le Beau at 1760. The block, door by door

  14. 14

    2167 West 6th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • J A Tough, a carpenter 1940
    • Gladys A Tough 1940
    • Isobel C Tough, a saleswoman at Spencer's 1940
    • James L Tough, a warehouseman for Morton Clarke 1940

    Next door in 1940: G Martin at 2161 and Mrs M E Harris at 2173. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for twelve of the 20: a carpenter (2), a commissionaire, a deckhand, a driver, a laborer and a master mariner, among others. Some worked for the same employer: two for Marpole Towing and two for Vancouver City. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Kitsilano (2), Sunset (2), Downtown, Dunbar-Southlands, Fairview, Grandview-Woodland, Hastings-Sunrise, Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Marpole, Mount Pleasant, West End 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

The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists William Tough at 1220 Barclay Street. The 1940 name section lists Tough (no first name printed) at 2634 Cypress Street, a widow. In 1940 the directory lists J Tough at 2955 East 3rd 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 lists James Tough there as the householder, a laborer at the City of Vancouver.

In 1940 the directory lists T S Tough at 615 East 48th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists T Stuart Tough there as the householder, a commissionaire at the City of Vancouver, with Eleanor Tough and Rose Tough. The 1940 name section lists John P Tough at 559 East 52nd Avenue, proprietor of Hillcrest Bakery.

J D Tough is listed at 930 East 8th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Joseph D Tough there as the householder, a mechanic at Otis-Fensom Elevator. The 1940 name section lists W Tough at 42 East Cordova Street.

In 1940 the directory lists W H Tough at 1869 Frances Street. The 1940 name section lists Walter H Tough there as the householder, a salesman. The 1940 name section lists William R Tough at 4532 Henry Street, a driver.

W Tough is listed at 8056 Montcalm Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists William Tough there as the householder, retired. J L Tough is listed at 3715 West 16th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists John L Tough there as the householder, a master mariner at Marpole Towing, with Robert L Tough, a deckhand at Marpole Towing.

J W Tough is listed at 3849 West 19th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists James W Tough there as the householder, of Ideal Hair Parlors. S A Tough is listed at 1736 West 6th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Sid A Tough there as the householder, a carpenter.

J A Tough is listed at 2167 West 6th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists James A Tough there as the householder, a carpenter, with Gladys A Tough, Isobel C Tough, a saleswoman at Spencer's, and James L Tough, a warehouseman for Morton Clarke.

Today

2634 Cypress, 559 East 52nd, 42 East Cordova and 3715 West 16th still have their buildings from before 1946; 1220 Barclay (1987), 2955 East 3rd (1994), 615 East 48th (2000), 930 East 8th (1968), 1869 Frances (1967), 4532 Henry (1992) and 8056 Montcalm (1988) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 3849 West 19th, 1736 West 6th and 2167 West 6th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 29 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

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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.