A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The Aikenheads
In the city directories 1940 · four people at four addresses
The directories print four people named Aikenhead 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 Aikenheads lived
- 1
901 Jervis Street
West End, 1940
- Charles W Akenhead, a clerk at the Royal Bank 1940
Next door in 1940: W J Albutt at 909. The block, door by door
- 2
1904 West 36th Avenue
Shaughnessy, 1940
- Lila Aikenhead, a maid at J S Skinner 1940
Next door in 1940: A McCullough at 1912. The block, door by door
- 3
1189 West 72nd Avenue
Marpole, 1940
- T M Aikenhead, a salesman 1940
Next door in 1940: S G Churchill at 1105 and J K Holden at 1191. The block, door by door
- 4
1344 West 8th Avenue
Fairview, 1940
- Rev S Aikenhead, retired 1940
Next door in 1940: J Harper at 1330 and H F Benner at 1350. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for three of the four: a clerk, a maid and a salesman.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Fairview, Marpole, Shaughnessy and West End. 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 Charles W Akenhead at 901 Jervis Street, a clerk at the Royal Bank. The 1940 name section lists Lila Aikenhead at 1904 West 36th Avenue, a maid at J S Skinner. In 1940 the directory lists T M Aikenhead at 1189 West 72nd Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Thomas M Aikenhead there as the householder, a salesman.
In 1940 the directory lists Rev S Aikenhead at 1344 West 8th 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 Rev Stewart Aikenhead there as the householder, retired.
Today
901 Jervis (1958) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1904 West 36th, 1189 West 72nd and 1344 West 8th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 6 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Akenhead Chas W clk Royal Bk901 Jervis, p. 6
- Aikenhead Lila maid J S Skinner1904 West 36th, p. 5
- Aikenhead T M1189 West 72nd, p. 272
- Aikenhead Thos M slsmn1189 West 72nd, p. 5
- *Aikenhead Rev S1344 West 8th, p. 195
- Aikenhead Rev Stewart retired1344 West 8th, p. 5
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, name section, where each person's work is printed
The book of the Aikenheads
Every directory, as one book
The family book reads the Aikenhead name in each Vancouver directory we hold from 1901 to 1945: everyone printed under it at every address, their work from the name sections, who lived next door, and the page behind every line, to read here or save as a PDF to print or give.
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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.