A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The Bouchers
In the city directories 1940 · 20 people at ten addresses
The directories print 20 people named Boucher at ten addresses in 1940 in nine 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: four Bouchers at 228 West 19th in 1940.
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Where the Bouchers lived
- 1
403 East Hastings Street
Strathcona, 1940
- Eugene E Boucher, a cook 1940
Next door in 1940: collins u drive ltd at 417. The block, door by door
- 2
- 3
4792 Osler Street
Shaughnessy, 1940
- Dr H H Boucher 1940
Next door in 1940: B S Mackid at 4776. The block, door by door
- 4
3565 Rupert Street
Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940
- Maria J Boucher, widow of O J 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs B Richards at 3545. The block, door by door
- 5
765 Victoria Drive
Grandview-Woodland, 1940
- S G Boucher, a conductor at the BC Electric Railway 1940
- Eunice E Boucher, widow of W 1940
Next door in 1940: G Judd at 715. The block, door by door
- 6
1775 West 12th Avenue
Fairview, 1940
- Charles E Boucher, a gas engineer at the BC Electric Railway 1940
Next door in 1940: W W Trotter at 1765 and T Riggs at 1785. The block, door by door
- 7
228 West 19th Avenue
Riley Park, 1940
- Mrs H E Boucher, widow of T A 1940
- Phyllis E Boucher, an operator at the BC Telephone 1940
- Stuart W Boucher, an assistant branch manager at Cunningham Drug 1940
- Verna M Boucher, an operator at the BC Telephone 1940
Next door in 1940: W G Shears at 208 and Mrs L Earland at 242. The block, door by door
- 8
2127 West 40th Avenue
Arbutus Ridge, 1940
- W B Boucher, a branch manager at the Royal Bank 1940
- Doug A Boucher, a clerk at the Bank of Montreal 1940
- J Audrey Boucher, a stenographer at the Royal Bank 1940
- Lawrence B Boucher 1940
Next door in 1940: J G McLellan at 2115 and Mrs A M Robertson at 2141. The block, door by door
- 9
925 West Georgia Street
Downtown, 1940
- R B Boucher, a physician 1940
- H H Boucher, a physician 1940
Next door in 1940: Lunch Sandwich at 915 and Macdonald's Prescriptions at 929. The block, door by door
- 10
3919 West King Edward Avenue
Dunbar-Southlands, 1940
- O J Boucher, a carpenter 1940
- Joseph Boucher 1940
- Rose M Boucher, a typist for Ceperley Rounsefell 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs A N Barker at 3911. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for eleven of the 20: an operator (2), an assistant branch manager, a branch manager, a carpenter, a clerk and a conductor, among others. Some worked for the same employer: two for BC Electric Railway, two for BC Telephone and two for Royal Bank. Three are widows, listed under their own names.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Shaughnessy (2), Arbutus Ridge, Downtown, Dunbar-Southlands, Fairview, Grandview-Woodland, Renfrew-Collingwood, Riley Park and Strathcona. 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 Eugene E Boucher at 403 East Hastings Street, a cook. Dr R B Boucher is listed at 3889 Hudson Street 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). In 1940 the directory lists Dr H H Boucher at 4792 Osler Street. The 1940 name section lists Maria J Boucher at 3565 Rupert Street, widow of O J.
In 1940 the directory lists S G Boucher at 765 Victoria Drive. The 1940 name section lists Stan G Boucher there as the householder, a conductor at the BC Electric Railway, with Eunice E Boucher, widow of W. The 1940 name section lists Charles E Boucher at 1775 West 12th Avenue, a gas engineer at the BC Electric Railway.
Mrs H E Boucher is listed at 228 West 19th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Hannah E Boucher there as the householder, widow of T A, with Phyllis E Boucher, an operator at the BC Telephone, Stuart W Boucher, an assistant branch manager at Cunningham Drug, and Verna M Boucher, an operator at the BC Telephone. W B Boucher is listed at 2127 West 40th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Walter B Boucher there as the householder, a branch manager at the Royal Bank, with Doug A Boucher, a clerk at the Bank of Montreal, J Audrey Boucher, a stenographer at the Royal Bank, and Lawrence B Boucher.
H H Boucher, a physician, is listed at 925 West Georgia Street in 1940. In 1940 the listing there is R B Boucher, a physician. O J Boucher is listed at 3919 West King Edward Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Oscar J Boucher there as the householder, a carpenter, with Joseph Boucher, and Rose M Boucher, a typist for Ceperley Rounsefell.
Today
403 East Hastings, 4792 Osler, 765 Victoria Drive, 228 West 19th and 3919 West King Edward still have their buildings from before 1946; 3565 Rupert (1964) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 3889 Hudson, 1775 West 12th, 2127 West 40th and 925 West Georgia, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 24 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Boucher Eug E cook403 East Hastings, p. 57
- *Boucher Dr R B3889 Hudson, p. 89
- Boucher Dr H H4792 Osler, p. 123
- Boucher Maria J wid O J3565 Rupert, p. 57
- Boucher S G765 Victoria Drive, p. 161
- Boucher Eunice E wid W765 Victoria Drive, p. 57
- Boucher Stan G cond BCER765 Victoria Drive, p. 57
- Boucher Chas E gas eng BCER1775 West 12th, p. 57
- *Boucher Mrs H E228 West 19th, p. 228
- Boucher Hannah E wid T A228 West 19th, p. 57
- Boucher Phyllis E opr BC Tel228 West 19th, p. 57
- Boucher Stuart W asst br mgr Cunningham Drug228 West 19th, p. 57
- Boucher Verna M opr BC Tel228 West 19th, p. 57
- *Boucher W B2127 West 40th, p. 256
- Boucher Doug A clk Bk of Mont2127 West 40th, p. 57
- Boucher J Audrey sten Royal Bk2127 West 40th, p. 57
- Boucher Lawrence B2127 West 40th, p. 57
- Boucher Walter B br mgr Royal Bk2127 West 40th, p. 57
- Boucher R B phys925 West Georgia, p. 57
- Boucher H H phys925 West Georgia, p. 57
- *Boucher O J3919 West King Edward, p. 96
- Boucher Jos3919 West King Edward, p. 57
- Boucher Oscar J carp3919 West King Edward, p. 57
- Boucher Rose M typist Ceperley Rounsefell3919 West King Edward, p. 57
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.