A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The Annables
In the city directories 1940 · five people at three addresses
The directories print five people named Annable at three addresses in 1940 in three of the city's neighbourhoods. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family. The most under one roof: three Annables at 3857 Arbutus in 1940.
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Where the Annables lived
- 1
3857 Arbutus Street
Arbutus Ridge, 1940
- G R Annable, proprietor of G R Annable & Co 1940
- G Malcolm Annable, a clerk at the Royal Bank 1940
- Margaret H Annable, a stenographer at Imperial Life Assce 1940
Next door in 1940: H C Hoffman at 3841 and J B Walker at 3875. The block, door by door
- 2
1226 Granville Street
Downtown, 1940
- John Annable, a shingler 1940
Next door in 1940: Newport Cafe at 1224 and J Stark at 1228. The block, door by door
- 3
1137 West 10th Avenue
Fairview, 1940
- George M Annable 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs C Henry at 1135 and Miss F H Eachus at 1155. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for four of the five: a clerk, a proprietor, a shingler and a stenographer.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Arbutus Ridge, Downtown and Fairview. 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 G R Annable at 3857 Arbutus 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 George R Annable there as the householder, proprietor of G R Annable & Co, with G Malcolm Annable, a clerk at the Royal Bank, and Margaret H Annable, a stenographer at Imperial Life Assce. The 1940 name section lists John Annable at 1226 Granville Street, a shingler. The 1940 name section lists George M Annable at 1137 West 10th Avenue.
Today
3857 Arbutus and 1226 Granville still have their buildings from before 1946; 1137 West 10th (1962) 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.
- *Annable G R3857 Arbutus, p. 6
- Annable G Malc clk Royal Bk3857 Arbutus, p. 16
- Annable Geo R prop G R Annable & Co3857 Arbutus, p. 16
- Annable Margt H sten Imp Life Assce3857 Arbutus, p. 16
- Annable John shingler1226 Granville, p. 16
- Annable Geo M1137 West 10th, p. 16
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.