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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Tuplins

In the city directories 1940 · six people at four addresses

The directories print six people named Tuplin at four addresses in 1940 in four 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 Tuplins 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

    6235 Arlington Street

    Killarney, 1940

    • J T Tuplin, a motorman at the BC Electric Railway 1940
    • John E Tuplin, a student 1940

    Next door in 1940: W T Aitchison at 6263. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1352 Burrard Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • S H Tuplin, a janitor at the Lyric Theatre 1940

    Next door in 1940: H F Stewart at 1348 and J S Homersham at 1358. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    7827 Cartier Street

    Marpole, 1940

    • F M Tuplin, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: C S Moore at 7803 and J Pawson at 7839. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    975 West 10th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Miss M J Tuplin 1940
    • Martha J Tuplin, a nurse at the Vancouver General Hospital 1940

    Next door in 1940: P J Mackay at 967 and Mrs M Johnstone at 985. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for three of the six: a janitor, a motorman and a nurse.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Downtown, Fairview, Killarney and Marpole. 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 J T Tuplin at 6235 Arlington 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, where each person's work is printed, lists John T Tuplin there as the householder, a motorman at the BC Electric Railway, with John E Tuplin, a student. In 1940 the directory lists S H Tuplin at 1352 Burrard Street. The 1940 name section lists Sid H Tuplin there as the householder, a janitor at the Lyric Theatre.

In 1940 the directory lists F M Tuplin at 7827 Cartier Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Fred M Tuplin there as the householder, retired. In 1940 the directory lists Miss M J Tuplin at 975 West 10th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Martha J Tuplin there as the householder, a nurse at the Vancouver General Hospital.

Today

975 West 10th still has its building from before 1946, dated 1912 by the City's record; 6235 Arlington (1983), 1352 Burrard (1981) and 7827 Cartier (1979) have newer buildings, by the City's record.

Every line as printed

All 9 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.