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The Becketts

In the city directories 1940 · 19 people at eleven addresses

The directories print 19 people named Beckett at eleven addresses in 1940 in eight of the city's neighbourhoods. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family. The most under one roof: three Becketts at 1876 East 37th in 1940.

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Where the Becketts 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

    1646 Charles Street

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • Alice Beckett, a stenographer 1940

    Next door in 1940: T C Patterson at 1642 and Mrs L Skealing at 1676. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1876 East 37th Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • H Beckett, a shipper 1940
    • M Campbell Beckett, a clerk 1940
    • Margaret A Beckett 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Dempster at 1866 and J Murdoch at 1886. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    935 Jervis Street

    West End, 1940

    • C H Beckett 1940
    • Mrs Dorothy Beckett, a secretary-treasurer at the Non-Sectarian Children's Home and a director at the Alexandra Fresh Air Camp 1940
    • Helen K Beckett, a nurse at the Vancouver General Hospital 1940

    Next door in 1940: W J Albutt at 909 and W Turner at 945. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    4840 Lanark Street

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • Mrs E Beckett, widow of T 1940

    Next door in 1940: A Y Thomson at 4832 and N S Nicoletta at 4846. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    1386 Nicola Street

    West End, 1940

    • Miss M H Beckett 1940
    • Mary H Beckett 1940
    • Kate E Beckett 1940

    Next door in 1940: greythorpe apts at 1334. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    772 Richards Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Mrs Ruby A Beckett 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs D Martin at 766 and Wardrobe Family at 780. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    698 West 16th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • J A Beckett, proprietor of Heather Confectionery 1940

    Next door in 1940: G H Linfoot at 696. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    613 West 19th Avenue

    South Cambie, 1940

    • Mrs E Beckett, widow of J M 1940
    • Evans W Beckett, a stenographer at the CNR 1940
    • John M Beckett, a clerk 1940

    Next door in 1940: B W Williams at 619. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    3215 West 39th Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • F R Beckett, a serviceman at Hoover 1940

    Next door in 1940: J E Kingston at 3211 and L N B Evans at 3219. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    2049 West 44th Avenue

    Kerrisdale, 1940

    • A Beckett, a steward 1940

    Next door in 1940: A L Stewart at 2037 and J Muir at 2059. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    801 West Georgia Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Alfred Beckett, a salesman for E Chapman 1940

    Next door in 1940: devonshire hotel at 849. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for eleven of the 19: a clerk (2), a stenographer (2), a nurse, a proprietor, a salesman and a secretary-treasurer, among others. Two are widows, listed under their own names.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Downtown (2), Kensington-Cedar Cottage (2), West End (2), Dunbar-Southlands, Fairview, Grandview-Woodland, Kerrisdale 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

The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Alice Beckett at 1646 Charles Street, a stenographer. H Beckett is listed at 1876 East 37th Avenue in 1940; 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 lists Hugh Beckett there as the householder, a shipper, with M Campbell Beckett, a clerk, and Margaret A Beckett.

C H Beckett is listed at 935 Jervis Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Charles H Beckett there as the householder, with Mrs Dorothy Beckett, a secretary-treasurer at the Non-Sectarian Children's Home and a director at the Alexandra Fresh Air Camp, and Helen K Beckett, a nurse at the Vancouver General Hospital. Mrs E Beckett is listed at 4840 Lanark Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Elizabeth Beckett there as the householder, widow of T.

Miss M H Beckett is listed at 1386 Nicola Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Mary H Beckett there as the householder, with Kate E Beckett. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Ruby A Beckett at 772 Richards Street.

In 1940 the directory lists J A Beckett at 698 West 16th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists John A Beckett there as the householder, proprietor of Heather Confectionery. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs E Beckett at 613 West 19th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Elizabeth Beckett there as the householder, widow of J M, with Evans W Beckett, a stenographer at the CNR, and John M Beckett, a clerk.

In 1940 the directory lists F R Beckett at 3215 West 39th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Frank R Beckett there as the householder, a serviceman at Hoover. In 1940 the directory lists A Beckett at 2049 West 44th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Arthur Beckett there as the householder, a steward.

The 1940 name section lists Alfred Beckett at 801 West Georgia Street, a salesman for E Chapman.

Today

1646 Charles, 1876 East 37th, 935 Jervis, 1386 Nicola, 3215 West 39th and 801 West Georgia still have their buildings from before 1946, 1876 East 37th, 1386 Nicola and 801 West Georgia on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 4840 Lanark (1973) and 613 West 19th (2011) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 772 Richards, 698 West 16th and 2049 West 44th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 26 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
1940

British Columbia and Yukon Directory, name section, where each person's work is printed

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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 B. Want a name removed? Tell us.