A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The Atherfolds
In the city directories 1940 · three people at three addresses
The directories print three people named Atherfold at three addresses in 1940 in Victoria-Fraserview. 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 Atherfolds lived
- 1
2142 East 49th Avenue
Victoria-Fraserview, 1940
- A H Atherfold, a plasterer 1940
Next door in 1940: H E Falconer at 2126 and Rev L Hobson at 2180. The block, door by door
- 2
1875 East 50th Avenue
Victoria-Fraserview, 1940
- M W Atherfold, a plasterer 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs E M Atherfold at 1895. The block, door by door
- 3
1895 East 50th Avenue
Victoria-Fraserview, 1940
- Mrs E M Atherfold, widow of F W 1940
Next door in 1940: M W Atherfold at 1875. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for two of the three: a plasterer (2). One is a widow, listed under her own name.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Victoria-Fraserview (3). 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 A H Atherfold at 2142 East 49th 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 Albert H Atherfold there as the householder, a plasterer. In 1940 the directory lists M W Atherfold at 1875 East 50th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Melvin W Atherfold there as the householder, a plasterer.
In 1940 the directory lists Mrs E M Atherfold at 1895 East 50th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Ethel M Atherfold there as the householder, widow of F W.
Today
2142 East 49th (1977), 1875 East 50th (1996) and 1895 East 50th (2016) have newer buildings, by the City's record.
Every line as printed
All 6 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- *Atherfold A H2142 East 49th, p. 265
- Atherfold Albt H plstr2142 East 49th, p. 22
- *Atherfold M W1875 East 50th, p. 266
- Atherfold Melvin W plstr1875 East 50th, p. 22
- Atherfold Mrs E M1895 East 50th, p. 266
- Atherfold Ethel M wid F W1895 East 50th, 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.