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The Adkinses

In the city directories 1940 · twelve people at eight addresses

The directories print twelve people named Adkins at eight addresses in 1940 in six 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 Adkinses at 336 East 46th in 1940.

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Where the Adkinses 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

    238 East 23rd Avenue

    Riley Park, 1940

    • G C Adkins, an accountant 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs B Neilson at 230 and W C Read at 242. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    2971 East 3rd Avenue

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • A Adkins, a steelworker 1940

    Next door in 1940: J R Browning at 2967 and W Allan at 2979. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    336 East 46th Avenue

    Sunset, 1940

    • S J W Adkins, a bookbinder at the CPR 1940
    • Blanche Adkins 1940
    • Emma M M Adkins, a saleswoman at Spencer's 1940
    • Janet H Adkins, a checker at Peerless Laundry 1940

    Next door in 1940: H Carter at 320 and F T Wooders at 342. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    2942 Trimble Street

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • S Adkins, who worked for the BC Telephone 1940

    Next door in 1940: T Mylroie at 2926 and F O Woods at 2956. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    3443 Turner Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • H J Adkins, an ironworker 1940

    Next door in 1940: F Foreman at 3437 and F N Elliott at 3449. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    541 West 13th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Mrs C Adkins 1940
    • Beatrice Adkins 1940

    Next door in 1940: A E Littler at 537 and L Handy at 575. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    308 West 18th Avenue

    Riley Park, 1940

    • Anne Adkins, widow of A 1940

    Next door in 1940: F Lockley at 318. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    3691 West 31st Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • C N Adkins, a shopman at the Canadian (BC) Telephone 1940

    Next door in 1940: W M Thompson at 3677. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for eight of the twelve: an accountant, a bookbinder, a checker, an employee, an ironworker and a saleswoman, among others. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Hastings-Sunrise (2), Riley Park (2), Dunbar-Southlands, Fairview, Sunset 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

In 1940 the directory lists G C Adkins at 238 East 23rd Avenue. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists George C Adkins there as the householder, an accountant. In 1940 the directory lists A Adkins at 2971 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 Albert Adkins there as the householder, a steelworker.

In 1940 the directory lists S J W Adkins at 336 East 46th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Stan J W Adkins there as the householder, a bookbinder at the CPR, with Blanche Adkins, Emma M M Adkins, a saleswoman at Spencer's, and Janet H Adkins, a checker at Peerless Laundry. In 1940 the directory lists S Adkins at 2942 Trimble Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Stan Adkins there as the householder, who worked for the BC Telephone.

In 1940 the directory lists H J Adkins at 3443 Turner Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Henry J Adkins there as the householder, an ironworker. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs C Adkins at 541 West 13th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Callie Adkins there as the householder, with Beatrice Adkins.

The 1940 name section lists Anne Adkins at 308 West 18th Avenue, widow of A. C N Adkins is listed at 3691 West 31st Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Clif N Adkins there as the householder, a shopman at the Canadian (BC) Telephone.

Today

238 East 23rd, 2942 Trimble, 541 West 13th, 308 West 18th and 3691 West 31st still have their buildings from before 1946; 2971 East 3rd (1993), 336 East 46th (2010) and 3443 Turner (1987) have newer buildings, by the City's record.

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 A. Want a name removed? Tell us.