A family name on Graveley Street, Grandview-Woodland and Hastings-Sunrise
The Andersons
In the city directories 1940 · four people at three addresses
The directories print four people named Anderson at three addresses in 1940, all on Graveley 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
1828 Graveley Street
Grandview-Woodland, 1940
- J Anderson, a timberman at the City of Vancouver 1940
- Pearl Anderson 1940
Next door in 1940: R T Forrest at 1830. The block, door by door
- 2
2110 Graveley Street
Grandview-Woodland, 1940
- O Anderson, a laborer at Diethers 1940
Next door in 1940: J Wilson at 2104 and S Ennyu at 2124. The block, door by door
- 3
2210 Graveley Street
Grandview-Woodland, 1940
- A Anderson, a logger 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs C Matz at 2206 and D M Winton at 2216. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for three of the four: a laborer, a logger and a timberman.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Grandview-Woodland (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 J Anderson at 1828 Graveley 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 John Anderson there as the householder, a timberman at the City of Vancouver, with Pearl Anderson. In 1940 the directory lists O Anderson at 2110 Graveley Street. The 1940 name section lists Ole Anderson there as the householder, a laborer at Diethers.
In 1940 the directory lists A Anderson at 2210 Graveley Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Andrew Anderson there as the householder, a logger.
Today
1828 Graveley and 2210 Graveley still have their buildings from before 1946; 2110 Graveley (2004) has a newer building, by the City's record.
Every line as printed
All 7 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- *Anderson J1828 Graveley, p. 69
- Anderson John tbrmn Van City1828 Graveley, p. 13
- Anderson Pearl1828 Graveley, p. 14
- Anderson O2110 Graveley, p. 69
- Anderson Ole lab Diethers2110 Graveley, p. 14
- *Anderson A2210 Graveley, p. 69
- Anderson Andw logr2210 Graveley, p. 12
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
The book of the Andersons
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.