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The Afflecks

In the city directories 1940 · twelve people at eight addresses

The directories print twelve people named Affleck 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.

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Where the Afflecks 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

    1061 Barclay Street

    West End, 1940

    • M Hanna Affleck, a nurse 1940

    Next door in 1940: “Rooms” at 1055 and E B Welsh at 1063. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    4232 Dunbar Street

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • Miss J Affleck, a milliner 1940
    • Jean Affleck, a milliner 1940

    Next door in 1940: Dunbar Fish & Chips at 4230 and O K Shoe Repr at 4236. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1025 Haro Street

    West End, 1940

    • Mrs Bella Affleck 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs A Williams at 1023 and Mrs E E Striffling at 1029. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    893 Howe Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • George Affleck, a logger 1940

    Next door in 1940: Laboratories Lederle at 883 and J H Lehr at 897. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    228 West 18th Avenue

    Riley Park, 1940

    • W Affleck, a salesman 1940
    • J Pearl Affleck, a clerk for R H Stewart 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs E E Jones at 208. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    2988 West 41st Avenue

    Kerrisdale, 1940

    • A C Affleck, a bookkeeper at A W Barber 1940

    Next door in 1940: C R Ives at 2976 and G J Collison at 2992. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    2978 West 5th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • H Affleck, retired 1940
    • Andrew H Affleck, a student at Bazell & Co 1940

    Next door in 1940: E J Proctor at 2974 and W M Meston at 2990. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    3242 West King Edward Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • R D Affleck, a school principal at the BC Government 1940
    • Antony C Affleck, a student at UBC 1940

    Next door in 1940: Miss A Pope at 3238 and H W Rendell at 3250. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for seven of the twelve: a bookkeeper, a clerk, a logger, a milliner, a nurse and a salesman, among others.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Dunbar-Southlands (2), West End (2), Downtown, Kerrisdale, Kitsilano and Riley Park. 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 M Hanna Affleck at 1061 Barclay Street, a nurse. Miss J Affleck, a milliner, is listed at 4232 Dunbar Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Jean Affleck there, a milliner. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Bella Affleck at 1025 Haro Street.

The 1940 name section lists George Affleck at 893 Howe Street, a logger. W Affleck is listed at 228 West 18th Avenue 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 William Affleck there as the householder, a salesman, with J Pearl Affleck, a clerk for R H Stewart.

A C Affleck is listed at 2988 West 41st Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Arthur C Affleck there as the householder, a bookkeeper at A W Barber. H Affleck is listed at 2978 West 5th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Harry Affleck there as the householder, retired, with Andrew H Affleck, a student at Bazell & Co.

R D Affleck is listed at 3242 West King Edward Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists R Dalton Affleck there as the householder, a school principal at the BC Government, with Antony C Affleck, a student at UBC.

Today

228 West 18th, 2978 West 5th and 3242 West King Edward still have their buildings from before 1946, 228 West 18th and 2978 West 5th on the Vancouver Heritage Register; the City no longer lists 1061 Barclay, 4232 Dunbar, 1025 Haro, 893 Howe and 2988 West 41st, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 16 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 A. Want a name removed? Tell us.