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The Ashcrofts

In the city directories 1940 · ten people at eight addresses

The directories print ten people named Ashcroft at eight addresses in 1940 in seven 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 Ashcrofts lived

Each pin is on its own block, numbered as the households below. Four addresses aren't on today's map, so they have no pin. Today's land, parks, main roads and local areas: City of Vancouver Open Data (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).
  1. 1

    4741 Bruce Street

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • J Ashcroft, a signwriter 1940

    Next door in 1940: E L Webster at 4733 and J R Hudson at 4747. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    3635 East 28th Avenue

    Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940

    • Connie M Ashcroft, a stacker at National Paper Box 1940

    Next door in 1940: R J Cunningham at 3623 and J W Boyd at 3639. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    933 East Georgia Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • R R Ashcroft, a longshoreman 1940

    Next door in 1940: S Hinatsu at 927 and R Jones at 935. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    6438 Macdonald Street

    Kerrisdale, 1940

    • Lilian Ashcroft, a maid for H R Wade 1940
    • Margaret Ashcroft, a maid for H R Wade 1940

    Next door in 1940: C E Nelson at 6404 and Mrs D O Irving at 6462. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    524 Renfrew Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • B Ashcroft, an assistant shipper at M-W Ltd 1940

    Next door in 1940: Miss E M Melville at 542. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    3252 Sophia Street

    Riley Park, 1940

    • Henry F Ashcroft 1940
    • Joseph L Ashcroft, a horse trainer 1940

    Next door in 1940: W T Moore at 3248. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    3874 West 30th Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • W H Ashcroft, a salesman at Storey & Campbell 1940

    Next door in 1940: L J Lascelles at 3870 and R K Rounds at 3878. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    2931 West 31st Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • John H Ashcroft, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: R F Phillips at 2923 and I D Trousdale at 2939. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for eight of the ten: a maid (2), an assistant shipper, a horse trainer, a longshoreman, a salesman and a signwriter, among others. Two of them worked for H R Wade.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Dunbar-Southlands (2), Hastings-Sunrise, Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Kerrisdale, Renfrew-Collingwood, Riley Park and Strathcona. 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 J Ashcroft at 4741 Bruce 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 James Ashcroft there as the householder, a signwriter. The 1940 name section lists Connie M Ashcroft at 3635 East 28th Avenue, a stacker at National Paper Box.

R R Ashcroft is listed at 933 East Georgia Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Robert R Ashcroft there as the householder, a longshoreman. The 1940 name section lists Lilian Ashcroft at 6438 Macdonald Street, a maid for H R Wade, with Margaret Ashcroft, a maid for H R Wade.

In 1940 the directory lists B Ashcroft at 524 Renfrew Street. The 1940 name section lists Bruce W Ashcroft there as the householder, an assistant shipper at M-W Ltd. The 1940 name section lists Henry F Ashcroft at 3252 Sophia Street, with Joseph L Ashcroft, a horse trainer.

W H Ashcroft is listed at 3874 West 30th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists William H Ashcroft there as the householder, a salesman at Storey & Campbell. The 1940 name section lists John H Ashcroft at 2931 West 31st Avenue, retired.

Today

6438 Macdonald, 3874 West 30th and 2931 West 31st still have their buildings from before 1946; 4741 Bruce (1998) and 3635 East 28th (2005) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 933 East Georgia, 524 Renfrew and 3252 Sophia, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 14 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
1940

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.