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The Abbeys

In the city directories 1940 · 15 people at 14 addresses

The directories print 15 people named Abbey at 14 addresses in 1940 in nine 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 Abbeys lived

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

    1019 Bute Street

    West End, 1940

    • P G Abbey 1940

    Next door in 1940: strathmore lodge at 1065. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1316 Cotton Drive

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • Hunter Abbey 1940

    Next door in 1940: Miss M D H Reith at 1304 and Mrs D E Lewis at 1322. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    380 East 15th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • Abbey 1940

    Next door in 1940: J W Burns at 374. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    2177 East 41st Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • Abbey 1940

    Next door in 1940: L J Storey at 2165 and M Adams at 2185. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    754 East 49th Avenue

    Sunset, 1940

    • Abbey 1940

    Next door in 1940: R B Westmacott at 746 and D Falconer at 760. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    1951 East 52nd Avenue

    Victoria-Fraserview, 1940

    • Abbey 1940

    Next door in 1940: K Hillyard at 1917 and Mrs E J Armstrong at 1961. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    1300 East Hastings Street

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • Abbey 1940
    • Abbey 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Stohlstedt at 1320. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    5917 Fraser Street

    Sunset, 1940

    • Abbey, a proprietor 1940

    Next door in 1940: Ritz Clnrs at 5909 and E H Tupling at 5927. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    987 Howe Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Abbey, a (land) 1940

    Next door in 1940: Ramsay Clng & Dye Wks at 985 and C M Lndy at 995. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    145 Main Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • Abbey 1940

    Next door in 1940: Marks Bros at 125 and Mrs T Murata at 185. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    1105 Robson Street

    West End, 1940

    • Abbey 1940

    Next door in 1940: Emporium Art at 1103. The block, door by door

  12. 12

    2334 Trinity Street

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • L Abbey 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs C Bulman at 2332. The block, door by door

  13. 13

    3165 West 12th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Abbey 1940

    Next door in 1940: A Maclaine at 3155 and J Patterson at 3175. The block, door by door

  14. 14

    36 West 3rd Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • Abbey 1940

    Next door in 1940: D M Stewart at 20 and A V Favero at 46. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for one of the 15: a proprietor.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Grandview-Woodland (3), Mount Pleasant (2), Sunset (2), West End (2), Downtown, Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Kitsilano, Strathcona and Victoria-Fraserview. 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 P G Abbey at 1019 Bute Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Hunter Abbey at 1316 Cotton Drive. The 1940 name section lists Abbey at 380 East 15th Avenue as the householder. The 1940 name section lists Abbey at 2177 East 41st Avenue as the householder.

The 1940 name section lists Abbey at 754 East 49th Avenue as the householder. The 1940 name section lists Abbey at 1951 East 52nd Avenue as the householder. The 1940 name section lists Abbey at 1300 East Hastings Street as the householder, with Abbey. The 1940 name section lists Abbey at 5917 Fraser Street as the householder, a proprietor.

The 1940 name section lists Abbey at 987 Howe Street as the householder, a (land). The 1940 name section lists Abbey at 145 Main Street as the householder. The 1940 name section lists Abbey at 1105 Robson Street as the householder. L Abbey is listed at 2334 Trinity 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 Abbey at 3165 West 12th Avenue as the householder. The 1940 name section lists Abbey at 36 West 3rd Avenue as the householder.

Today

1019 Bute, 1316 Cotton Drive and 1951 East 52nd still have their buildings from before 1946; 2177 East 41st (1992), 754 East 49th (1989) and 3165 West 12th (2006) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 380 East 15th, 1300 East Hastings, 5917 Fraser, 987 Howe, 145 Main, 1105 Robson, 2334 Trinity and 36 West 3rd, 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.

The book of the Abbeys

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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 A. Want a name removed? Tell us.