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The Ashleys

In the city directories 1940 · ten people at nine addresses

The directories print ten people named Ashley at nine 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 Ashleys lived

Each pin is on its own block, numbered as the households below. Today's land, parks, main roads and local areas: City of Vancouver Open Data (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).
  1. 1

    6579 Angus Drive

    Kerrisdale, 1940

    • W S Ashley, a school teacher 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs L I Stewart at 6567 and A Errico at 6591. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1199 Bidwell Street

    West End, 1940

    • S E Ashley, a clerk at the Imperial Bank 1940

    Next door in 1940: L Banks at 1197. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    831 Hamilton Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • A E Ashley, a janitor 1940

    Next door in 1940: S J Pearce at 817 and C W Towler at 837. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    625 Hornby Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • George A Ashley 1940

    Next door in 1940: Miss A Rachart at 623 and Mrs A Morton at 637. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    1901 Pendrell Street

    West End, 1940

    • S W Ashley, a technician at the Vancouver General Hospital 1940
    • Jean T Ashley, a stenographer at the Vancouver General Hospital 1940

    Next door in 1940: R Hopkins at 1915. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    421 Robson Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • B Ashley, a bookkeeper 1940

    Next door in 1940: J L Cameron at 417. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    155 West 11th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • Mrs Elsie Ashley 1940

    Next door in 1940: R W Gabriel at 151 and A Ewart at 159. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    397 West 14th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • D T Ashley, a notary for E A Alm 1940

    Next door in 1940: T C Craighead at 395. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    440 West Pender Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Syd Ashley, a mechanic 1940

    Next door in 1940: Paris Cafe at 438 and Sandwich Shoppe Sunbeam at 442. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for eight of the ten: a bookkeeper, a clerk, a janitor, a mechanic, a notary and a school teacher, among others. Two of them worked for Vancouver General Hospital.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Downtown (4), Mount Pleasant (2), West End (2) and Kerrisdale. 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 S Ashley at 6579 Angus Drive; 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 Wilfred S Ashley there as the householder, a school teacher. In 1940 the directory lists S E Ashley at 1199 Bidwell Street. The 1940 name section lists Sid E Ashley there as the householder, a clerk at the Imperial Bank.

In 1940 the directory lists A E Ashley at 831 Hamilton Street. The 1940 name section lists Alfred E Ashley there as the householder, a janitor. The 1940 name section lists George A Ashley at 625 Hornby Street.

S W Ashley is listed at 1901 Pendrell Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Sid W Ashley there as the householder, a technician at the Vancouver General Hospital, with Jean T Ashley, a stenographer at the Vancouver General Hospital. B Ashley is listed at 421 Robson Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Bruce Ashley there, a bookkeeper.

The 1940 name section lists Mrs Elsie Ashley at 155 West 11th Avenue. In 1940 the directory lists D T Ashley at 397 West 14th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists David T Ashley there as the householder, a notary for E A Alm. The 1940 name section lists Syd Ashley at 440 West Pender Street, a mechanic.

Today

6579 Angus Drive (1987) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1199 Bidwell, 831 Hamilton, 625 Hornby, 1901 Pendrell, 421 Robson, 155 West 11th, 397 West 14th and 440 West Pender, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 16 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.