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A family name on West 10th Avenue, Fairview, Mount Pleasant, Kitsilano and West Point Grey

The Andersons

In the city directories 1940 · eight people at seven addresses

The directories print eight people named Anderson at seven addresses in 1940, all on West 10th 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 213 other streets too, all listed on the Anderson name's own page.

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Where the Andersons lived

Each pin is on its own block, numbered as the households below. Today's land, parks, main roads and local areas: City of Vancouver Open Data (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).
  1. 1

    46 West 10th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • W J Anderson, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs O B Scott at 42 and Mrs C V Lander at 54. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    451 West 10th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • E Anderson, a dairyman at the Fraser Valley Milk Producers' Association 1940

    Next door in 1940: W J Massey at 445 and Mrs C MacKinnon at 455. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    865 West 10th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Mrs O A Anderson, widow of J 1940

    Next door in 1940: J O Layton at 859 and J D Inkster at 875. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1564 West 10th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Mary Anderson, a saleswoman for Mrs F MacKinnon 1940

    Next door in 1940: First Unitarian Ch at 1550 and R H Munnis at 1590. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    1610 West 10th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • J Anderson, proprietor of the Evalon Apartments 1940

    Next door in 1940: A T Germain at 1600 and evalon apts at 1616. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    1874 West 10th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • G M Anderson, an insurance agent 1940
    • Jack M Anderson 1940

    Next door in 1940: P W Green at 1872 and A B Stronge at 1876. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    2756 West 10th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Grace Anderson, a supervisor at the BC Telephone 1940

    Next door in 1940: F McLeod at 2738 and J E Drake at 2762. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for five of the eight: a dairyman, an insurance agent, a proprietor, a saleswoman and a supervisor. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Fairview (3), Kitsilano (2) and Mount Pleasant (2). 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 J Anderson at 46 West 10th 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 William J Anderson there as the householder, retired. In 1940 the directory lists E Anderson at 451 West 10th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Earl Anderson there as the householder, a dairyman at the Fraser Valley Milk Producers' Association.

In 1940 the directory lists Mrs O A Anderson at 865 West 10th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Orpha A Anderson there as the householder, widow of J. The 1940 name section lists Mary Anderson at 1564 West 10th Avenue, a saleswoman for Mrs F MacKinnon.

J Anderson is listed at 1610 West 10th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists John Anderson there as the householder, proprietor of the Evalon Apartments. G M Anderson is listed at 1874 West 10th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists George M Anderson there as the householder, an insurance agent, with Jack M Anderson.

The 1940 name section lists Grace Anderson at 2756 West 10th Avenue, a supervisor at the BC Telephone.

Today

46 West 10th, 1874 West 10th and 2756 West 10th still have their buildings from before 1946, 46 West 10th on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 865 West 10th (1957) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 451 West 10th, 1564 West 10th and 1610 West 10th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 13 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
1940

British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section

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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.