A family name on Beatrice Street, Kensington-Cedar Cottage and Victoria-Fraserview
The Andersons
In the city directories 1940 · three people at three addresses
The directories print three people named Anderson at three addresses in 1940, all on Beatrice Street. 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 213 other streets too, all listed on the Anderson name's own page.
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Where the Andersons lived
- 1
4497 Beatrice Street
Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940
- G P Anderson, an inspector at the BC Electric Railway 1940
Next door in 1940: A T N Bain at 4487. The block, door by door
- 2
5906 Beatrice Street
Victoria-Fraserview, 1940
- A Anderson, a lumber grader 1940
Next door in 1940: E A Mercer at 5930. The block, door by door
- 3
6948 Beatrice Street
Victoria-Fraserview, 1940
- Alex Anderson 1940
Next door in 1940: W Kuner at 6928 and A Jantz at 6960. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for two of the three: an inspector and a lumber grader.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Victoria-Fraserview (2) and Kensington-Cedar Cottage. 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 P Anderson at 4497 Beatrice Street; 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 George P Anderson there as the householder, an inspector at the BC Electric Railway. In 1940 the directory lists A Anderson at 5906 Beatrice Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Alfred Anderson there as the householder, a lumber grader.
The 1940 name section lists Alex Anderson at 6948 Beatrice Street.
Today
4497 Beatrice (2011), 5906 Beatrice (1994) and 6948 Beatrice (1996) have newer buildings, by the City's record.
Every line as printed
All 5 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- *Anderson G P4497 Beatrice, p. 10
- Anderson Geo P inspr BCER4497 Beatrice, p. 13
- *Anderson A5906 Beatrice, p. 10
- Anderson Alfd lbr grader5906 Beatrice, p. 12
- Anderson Alex6948 Beatrice, p. 12
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
The book of the Andersons
Every directory, as one book
The family book reads the Anderson 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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Another name, or a house
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.