A family name on West 6th Avenue, Kitsilano, Mount Pleasant, Fairview and West Point Grey
The Alexanders
In the city directories 1940 · four people at three addresses
The directories print four people named Alexander at three addresses in 1940, all on West 6th 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
2285 West 6th Avenue
Kitsilano, 1940
- W E Alexander, a dentist 1940
Next door in 1940: J Watts at 2269. The block, door by door
- 2
2425 West 6th Avenue
Kitsilano, 1940
- David N Alexander, a clerk at the Great Northern Railway 1940
- Janet Alexander, a widow 1940
Next door in 1940: D L Flett at 2415 and R Learmonth at 2435. The block, door by door
- 3
4586 West 6th Avenue
West Point Grey, 1940
- A Laura Alexander, widow of B C 1940
Next door in 1940: Miss M Noble at 4576. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for two of the four: a clerk and a dentist. Two are widows, listed under their own names.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Kitsilano (2) 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 W E Alexander at 2285 West 6th Avenue. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists William E Alexander there as the householder, a dentist. The 1940 name section lists David N Alexander at 2425 West 6th Avenue, a clerk at the Great Northern Railway, with Janet Alexander, a widow. The 1940 name section lists A Laura Alexander at 4586 West 6th Avenue, widow of B C.
Today
4586 West 6th still has its building from before 1946, dated 1915 by the City's record and on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 2285 West 6th (1965) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 2425 West 6th, so that building is probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 5 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Alexander W E2285 West 6th, p. 188
- Alexander Wm E dentist 3115 W Bway2285 West 6th, p. 8
- Alexander David N clk GNR2425 West 6th, p. 7
- Alexander Janet wid —2425 West 6th, p. 7
- Alexander A Laura wid B C acct G G Heather4586 West 6th, p. 7
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.