A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The Astleys
In the city directories 1940 · four people at four addresses
The directories print four people named Astley at four 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 Astleys lived
- 1
7948 Angus Drive
Kerrisdale, 1940
- R T Astley, an assistant accountant at the Imperial Bank 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs I Murray at 7936. The block, door by door
- 2
3530 East Georgia Street
Hastings-Sunrise, 1940
- W Astley, a janitor at the Bank of Toronto Building 1940
Next door in 1940: J C Wilson at 3526 and H Haydon at 3536. The block, door by door
- 3
4423 Slocan Street
Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940
- J Astley, a president at Astley Patent Holding Co 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs W Seaton at 4415 and P N Horton at 4435. The block, door by door
- 4
3215 West 13th Avenue
Kitsilano, 1940
- H V Astley, a freight hand at the CPR 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs J E Brown at 3205 and R Allison at 3225. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for all four: an assistant accountant, a freight hand, a janitor and a president.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Hastings-Sunrise, Kerrisdale, Kitsilano and Renfrew-Collingwood. 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 R T Astley at 7948 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 Reginald T Astley there as the householder, an assistant accountant at the Imperial Bank. In 1940 the directory lists W Astley at 3530 East Georgia Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists William Astley there as the householder, a janitor at the Bank of Toronto Building.
In 1940 the directory lists J Astley at 4423 Slocan Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Joseph Astley there as the householder, a president at Astley Patent Holding Co. In 1940 the directory lists H V Astley at 3215 West 13th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Henry V Astley there as the householder, a freight hand at the CPR.
Today
3215 West 13th still has its building from before 1946, dated 1928 by the City's record; 7948 Angus Drive (2008), 3530 East Georgia (1993) and 4423 Slocan (1983) have newer buildings, by the City's record.
Every line as printed
All 8 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- *Astley R T7948 Angus Drive, p. 5
- Astley Regd T asst acct Imp Bk7948 Angus Drive, p. 22
- *Astley W3530 East Georgia, p. 56
- Astley Wm jntr Bk of Toronto Bldg3530 East Georgia, p. 22
- *Astley J4423 Slocan, p. 152
- Astley Jos pres Astley Patent Holding Co4423 Slocan, p. 22
- *Astley H V3215 West 13th, p. 213
- Astley Henry V frt hd CPR3215 West 13th, p. 22
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.