A family name on West 24th Avenue, Dunbar-Southlands, South Cambie and Arbutus Ridge
The Alexanders
In the city directories 1940 · three people at three addresses
The directories print three people named Alexander at three addresses in 1940, all on West 24th Avenue. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family. The directories print the name on 75 other streets too, all listed on the Alexander name's own page.
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Where the Alexanders lived
- 1
3575 West 24th Avenue
Dunbar-Southlands, 1940
- Mrs N Alexander, widow of T 1940
Next door in 1940: C L Fieldhouse at 3569 and W J Cook at 3579. The block, door by door
- 2
3728 West 24th Avenue
Dunbar-Southlands, 1940
- W S P Alexander, proprietor of Braemar Pharmacy 1940
Next door in 1940: A Williams at 3710 and D E Milne at 3738. The block, door by door
- 3
3818 West 24th Avenue
Dunbar-Southlands, 1940
- T Alexander, retired 1940
Next door in 1940: R J Tobin at 3814 and J Maley at 3826. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for one of the three: a proprietor. One is a widow, listed under her own name.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Dunbar-Southlands (3). 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 Mrs N Alexander at 3575 West 24th 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, where each person's work is printed, lists Nellie Alexander there as the householder, widow of T. In 1940 the directory lists W S P Alexander at 3728 West 24th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists William S P Alexander there as the householder, proprietor of Braemar Pharmacy.
In 1940 the directory lists T Alexander at 3818 West 24th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Thomas Alexander there as the householder, retired.
Today
3575 West 24th, 3728 West 24th and 3818 West 24th still have their buildings from before 1946.
Every line as printed
All 6 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- *Alexander Mrs N3575 West 24th, p. 239
- Alexander Nellie wid T3575 West 24th, p. 7
- Alexander W S P3728 West 24th, p. 239
- Alexander Wm S P prop Braemar Pharm3728 West 24th, p. 8
- *Alexander T3818 West 24th, p. 239
- Alexander Thos retired3818 West 24th, p. 8
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
The book of the Alexanders
Every directory, as one book
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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.