A family name on West 13th Avenue, Fairview, Mount Pleasant, Kitsilano and West Point Grey
The Blacks
In the city directories 1940 · seven people at two addresses
The directories print seven people named Black at two addresses in 1940, all on West 13th Avenue. No first name or initials tie one address to the other: we can't tell if they're one family. The most under one roof: four Blacks at 1986 West 13th in 1940. The directories print the name on 87 other streets too, all listed on the Black name's own page.
Reserve this family's book, freeThe name in every directory we hold from 1901 to 1945, at every address, each line with its page, to read here or save as a PDF. About $29 when orders open.
Where the Blacks lived
- 1
541 West 13th Avenue
Fairview, 1940
- Miss P Black 1940
- Phyllis W Black, a school teacher at Richmond Municipality 1940
- June Black, a student 1940
Next door in 1940: A E Littler at 537 and L Handy at 575. The block, door by door
- 2
1986 West 13th Avenue
Kitsilano, 1940
- J E Black, a dentist 1940
- Hugh A Black, a clerk at Vitagraph 1940
- James D Black 1940
- Marion Black, a student 1940
Next door in 1940: R G Ball at 1976 and C S Bouchard at 1996. The block, door by door
The story, address by address
In 1940 the directory lists Miss P Black at 541 West 13th Avenue. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Phyllis W Black there as the householder, a school teacher at Richmond Municipality, with June Black, a student. In 1940 the directory lists J E Black at 1986 West 13th 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 lists James E Black there as the householder, a dentist, with Hugh A Black, a clerk at Vitagraph, James D Black, and Marion Black, a student.
Today
541 West 13th and 1986 West 13th still have their buildings from before 1946.
Every line as printed
All 8 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Black Miss P541 West 13th, p. 211
- Black June studt541 West 13th, p. 50
- Black Phyllis W sch tchr Richmond Mun541 West 13th, p. 50
- *Black J E1986 West 13th, p. 212
- Black Hugh A clk Vitagraph1986 West 13th, p. 50
- Black Jas D1986 West 13th, p. 50
- Black Jas E dentist 405, 925 W Georgia1986 West 13th, p. 50
- Black Marion studt1986 West 13th, p. 50
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
The book of the Blacks
Every directory, as one book
The family book reads the Black name in each Vancouver directory we hold from 1901 to 1945: everyone printed under it at every address, their work from the name sections, who lived next door, and the page behind every line, to read here or save as a PDF to print or give.
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Another name, or a house
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.