A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The Aokis
In the city directories 1940 · eight people at seven addresses
The directories print eight people named Aoki at seven addresses in 1940 in four of the city's neighbourhoods. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family.
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Where the Aokis lived
- 1
313 Alexander Street
Strathcona, 1940
- Mrs K Aoki, who kept rooms to let 1940
- Tomeo Aoki, a salesman for M Furuya 1940
Next door in 1940: Van City St Lighting at 323. The block, door by door
- 2
1319 Commercial Drive
Grandview-Woodland, 1940
- T Aoki 1940
Next door in 1940: G R Robinson at 1317 and J Shtrodl at 1323. The block, door by door
- 3
3467 Dunbar Street
Dunbar-Southlands, 1940
- F M Aoki, proprietor of Ohio Cleaners 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs M Potter at 3455 and M Jensen at 3469. The block, door by door
- 4
633 East Cordova Street
Strathcona, 1940
- Inosuke Aoki, a salesman at Union Fish 1940
Next door in 1940: 6 listings at 629 and E Morii at 639. The block, door by door
- 5
223 Main Street
Downtown, 1940
- Ichitaro Aoki, a porter at the Great Northern Railway 1940
Next door in 1940: Maple Cafe at 221 and Robot Clnrs at 225. The block, door by door
- 6
568 Powell Street
Strathcona, 1940
- Yozo Aoki 1940
Next door in 1940: J Nishimura at 566 and Mrs A Igashira at 578. The block, door by door
- 7
1934 Triumph Street
Grandview-Woodland, 1940
- S Aoki, a principal at the Japanese School 1940
Next door in 1940: A S Hooton at 1946. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for five of the eight: a salesman (2), a porter, a principal and a proprietor.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Strathcona (3), Grandview-Woodland (2), Downtown and Dunbar-Southlands. 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 August 1906 Yonekichi Aoki took out the permit to build a frame house at 313 Alexander Street (inferred): the register's number for it is uncertain, but the owner's name is the one the directories list there. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs K Aoki, rooms to let, at 313 Alexander Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Mrs Kiyo Aoki there, who kept rooms to let, with Tomeo Aoki, a salesman for M Furuya. In 1940 the directory lists T Aoki at 1319 Commercial Drive.
F M Aoki is listed at 3467 Dunbar Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Fred M Aoki there as the householder, proprietor of Ohio Cleaners. The 1940 name section lists Inosuke Aoki at 633 East Cordova Street as the householder, a salesman at Union Fish. The 1940 name section lists Ichitaro Aoki at 223 Main Street, a porter at the Great Northern Railway.
The 1940 name section lists Yozo Aoki at 568 Powell Street. In 1940 the directory lists S Aoki at 1934 Triumph Street. The 1940 name section lists Sadayashi Aoki there as the householder, a principal at the Japanese School.
Today
313 Alexander, 633 East Cordova and 568 Powell still have their buildings from before 1946; the City no longer lists 1319 Commercial Drive, 3467 Dunbar, 223 Main and 1934 Triumph, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 11 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Aoki Mrs K rooms313 Alexander, p. 4
- Aoki Mrs Kiyo rooms313 Alexander, p. 17
- Aoki Tomeo slsmn M Furuya313 Alexander, p. 17
- Aoki T1319 Commercial Drive, p. 33
- Aoki F M3467 Dunbar, p. 44
- Aoki Fred M prop Ohio Clnrs3467 Dunbar, p. 17
- Aoki Inosuke slsmn Union Fish633 East Cordova, p. 17
- Aoki Ichitaro porter GNR223 Main, p. 17
- Aoki Yozo568 Powell, p. 17
- Aoki S1934 Triumph, p. 157
- Aoki Sadayashi prin Japanese Sch1934 Triumph, p. 17
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
The book of the Aokis
Every directory, as one book
The family book reads the Aoki 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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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.