A family name on West 19th Avenue, Dunbar-Southlands, Riley Park, South Cambie, Shaughnessy and Arbutus Ridge
The Armstrongs
In the city directories 1940 · four people at two addresses
The directories print four people named Armstrong at two addresses in 1940, all on West 19th 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 96 other streets too, all listed on the Armstrong name's own page.
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Where the Armstrongs lived
- 1
824 West 19th Avenue
South Cambie, 1940
- W E Armstrong, a dental mechanic for W A Foster 1940
- John P Armstrong, an agent at Prudential Insurance 1940
Next door in 1940: E W Peet at 812 and R C Dunlop at 832. The block, door by door
- 2
3830 West 19th Avenue
Dunbar-Southlands, 1940
- C W Armstrong 1940
- Ruth Armstrong, a clerk 1940
Next door in 1940: E S Gilbert at 3820 and A H Marriott at 3842. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for three of the four: an agent, a clerk and a dental mechanic.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Dunbar-Southlands and South Cambie. 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 E Armstrong at 824 West 19th 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, where each person's work is printed, lists William E Armstrong there as the householder, a dental mechanic for W A Foster, with John P Armstrong, an agent at Prudential Insurance. In 1940 the directory lists C W Armstrong at 3830 West 19th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Charles W Armstrong there as the householder, with Ruth Armstrong, a clerk.
Today
3830 West 19th (2019) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 824 West 19th, so that building is probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 6 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- *Armstrong W E824 West 19th, p. 229
- Armstrong John P agt Prudential Ins824 West 19th, p. 19
- Armstrong Wm E dental mech W A Foster824 West 19th, p. 19
- *Armstrong C W3830 West 19th, p. 229
- Armstrong Chas W horticulurist3830 West 19th, p. 18
- Armstrong Ruth clk3830 West 19th, p. 19
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
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.