A family name on West 14th Avenue, Fairview, Mount Pleasant, Kitsilano and West Point Grey
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 West 14th 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
- 1
1536 West 14th Avenue
Fairview, 1940
- Miss M K Anderson 1940
- Mary K Anderson, a school teacher 1940
Next door in 1940: R J Foster at 1512 and A P Joel at 1546. The block, door by door
- 2
1805 West 14th Avenue
Kitsilano, 1940
- Mrs K B Anderson 1940
Next door in 1940: W E B Reynolds at 1815. The block, door by door
- 3
4583 West 14th Avenue
West Point Grey, 1940
- G H R Anderson, a driver at Independent Biscuit 1940
Next door in 1940: E R Boyle at 4577 and J L Shields at 4587. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for two of the four: a driver and a school teacher.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Fairview, Kitsilano 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 Miss M K Anderson at 1536 West 14th Avenue. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Mary K Anderson there as the householder, a school teacher. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs K B Anderson at 1805 West 14th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Kath B Anderson there as the householder.
In 1940 the directory lists G H R Anderson at 4583 West 14th 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 lists George H R Anderson there as the householder, a driver at Independent Biscuit.
Today
1536 West 14th and 4583 West 14th still have their buildings from before 1946; 1805 West 14th (1991) has a newer building, by the City's record.
Every line as printed
All 6 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Anderson Miss M K1536 West 14th, p. 216
- Anderson Mary K sch tchr Van City1536 West 14th, p. 14
- Anderson Mrs K B1805 West 14th, p. 216
- Anderson Mrs Kath B1805 West 14th, p. 14
- *Anderson G H R4583 West 14th, p. 217
- Anderson Geo H R drvr Independent Biscuit4583 West 14th, p. 13
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.