A family name on West 1st Avenue, Kitsilano, Mount Pleasant, Fairview and West Point Grey
The Andersons
In the city directories 1940 · three people at two addresses
The directories print three people named Anderson at two addresses in 1940, all on West 1st Avenue. No first name or initials tie one address to the other: 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
2035 West 1st Avenue
Kitsilano, 1940
- W J Anderson, a salesman at British Meat Packers 1940
Next door in 1940: S W Greenwood at 2033. The block, door by door
- 2
2536 West 1st Avenue
Kitsilano, 1940
- F W G Anderson, proprietor of the Anderson Furniture Factory 1940
- Edward F Anderson, a salesman 1940
Next door in 1940: H Dier at 2524 and Mrs B A McLennan at 2560. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for all three: a salesman (2) and a proprietor.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Kitsilano (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 2035 West 1st Avenue. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists William J Anderson there as the householder, a salesman at British Meat Packers. In 1940 the directory lists F W G Anderson at 2536 West 1st 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 Frederick W G Anderson there as the householder, proprietor of the Anderson Furniture Factory, with Edward F Anderson, a salesman.
Today
The City no longer lists 2035 West 1st and 2536 West 1st, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 5 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Anderson W J2035 West 1st, p. 173
- Anderson Wm J slsmn British Meat Pkrs2035 West 1st, p. 14
- *Anderson F W G2536 West 1st, p. 174
- Anderson Edw F slsmn2536 West 1st, p. 13
- Anderson Fredk W G prop Anderson Furn Fcty2536 West 1st, p. 13
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.