A family name on Quebec Street, Mount Pleasant, Riley Park and Sunset
The Armstrongs
In the city directories 1940 · five people at three addresses
The directories print five people named Armstrong at three addresses in 1940, all on Quebec Street. 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 Armstrongs at 4419 Quebec in 1940. The directories print the name on 96 other streets too, all listed on the Armstrong name's own page.
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Where the Armstrongs lived
- 1
4389 Quebec Street
Riley Park, 1940
- Sovina Armstrong, widow of W 1940
Next door in 1940: G Hammel at 4381 and O Dawson at 4399. The block, door by door
- 2
4419 Quebec Street
Riley Park, 1940
- E L Armstrong, in sheet metal works 1940
- Henry L Armstrong, a meat cutter 1940
- Ina W Armstrong, a school teacher 1940
Next door in 1940: J B McCullough at 4403 and Mrs D Foster at 4425. The block, door by door
- 3
What they did
The name section prints a trade for three of the five: a meat cutter, a school teacher and a sheet metal works. One is a widow, listed under her own name.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Riley Park (2) and Sunset. 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
The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Sovina Armstrong at 4389 Quebec Street, widow of W. E L Armstrong is listed at 4419 Quebec Street in 1940; 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 Edward L Armstrong there as the householder, in sheet metal works, with Henry L Armstrong, a meat cutter, and Ina W Armstrong, a school teacher.
J Armstrong is listed at 6932 Quebec Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists John Armstrong there as the householder, retired.
Today
4389 Quebec still has its building from before 1946, dated 1912 by the City's record; 4419 Quebec (1990) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 6932 Quebec, so that building is probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 7 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Armstrong Sovina wid W4389 Quebec, p. 19
- *Armstrong E L4419 Quebec, p. 138
- Armstrong Edw L sht mtl wks 4216 Main4419 Quebec, p. 18
- Armstrong Henry L meat ctr4419 Quebec, p. 19
- Armstrong Ina W sch tchr Van City4419 Quebec, p. 19
- *Armstrong J6932 Quebec, p. 139
- Armstrong John retired6932 Quebec, p. 19
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, name section, where each person's work is printed
The book of the Armstrongs
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.