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A family name on West 13th Avenue, Fairview, Mount Pleasant, Kitsilano and West Point Grey

The Andersons

In the city directories 1940 · eleven people at nine addresses

The directories print eleven people named Anderson at nine addresses in 1940, all on West 13th 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

    224 West 13th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • D Anderson, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: J R Grayshon at 216 and R Walker at 234. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    541 West 13th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • C M Anderson, a taxi 1940
    • C A Anderson, an agent at Carlyle Court 1940

    Next door in 1940: A E Littler at 537 and L Handy at 575. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1076 West 13th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Fred Anderson, a carpenter 1940

    Next door in 1940: A P Legerton at 1066. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1485 West 13th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • P B Anderson, a vice-president at Salmon River Logging 1940
    • Arthur D Anderson, a president at Anderson Bros and Harrison Hot Springs Hotel 1940

    Next door in 1940: I C Finley at 1455. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    1585 West 13th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • W P Anderson, a clerk at Standard Oil 1940

    Next door in 1940: B G Smalley at 1575 and H S Harvey at 1595. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    2066 West 13th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Fred W Anderson, a dentist 1940

    Next door in 1940: D McLennan at 2056 and H V Beresford at 2096. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    3520 West 13th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Mrs E Anderson, widow of V 1940

    Next door in 1940: A L Gilder at 3516 and J McL Keist at 3528. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    4508 West 13th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • Cath Anderson, a maid for K P Caple 1940

    Next door in 1940: Miss L Mundell at 4504 and W C Cain at 4518. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    4616 West 13th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • J M Anderson, a stereotyper at the Sun 1940

    Next door in 1940: F E Keiser at 4606 and D M McLean at 4640. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for nine of the eleven: an agent, a carpenter, a clerk, a dentist, a maid and a president, among others. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Fairview (4), Kitsilano (2), West Point Grey (2) and Mount Pleasant. 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 D Anderson at 224 West 13th 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 David Anderson there as the householder, retired.

In 1940 the directory lists C A Anderson at 541 West 13th Avenue. By 1940 it is C M Anderson; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Charles M Anderson there as the householder, a taxi, with Charles A Anderson, an agent at Carlyle Court. The 1940 name section lists Fred Anderson at 1076 West 13th Avenue, a carpenter.

In 1940 the directory lists P B Anderson at 1485 West 13th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Peter B Anderson there as the householder, a vice-president at Salmon River Logging, with Arthur D Anderson, a president at Anderson Bros and Harrison Hot Springs Hotel. In 1940 the directory lists W P Anderson at 1585 West 13th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists William P Anderson there as the householder, a clerk at Standard Oil.

The 1940 name section lists Fred W Anderson at 2066 West 13th Avenue, a dentist. Mrs E Anderson is listed at 3520 West 13th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Ena Anderson there as the householder, widow of V. The 1940 name section lists Cath Anderson at 4508 West 13th Avenue, a maid for K P Caple.

In 1940 the directory lists J M Anderson at 4616 West 13th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Jack M Anderson there as the householder, a stereotyper at the Sun.

Today

224 West 13th, 541 West 13th, 1485 West 13th, 1585 West 13th, 2066 West 13th, 3520 West 13th, 4508 West 13th and 4616 West 13th still have their buildings from before 1946, 2066 West 13th on the Vancouver Heritage Register; the City no longer lists 1076 West 13th, so that building is probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 18 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.