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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Caines

In the city directories 1940 · eight people at seven addresses

The directories print eight people named Caine at seven addresses in 1940 in six 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 Caines 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

    5 East 10th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • Evelyn K Caine, widow of J B 1940

    Next door in 1940: J S Hutchinson at 25. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1286 East 17th Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • W E Caine, a manager at Economy Meat Market 1940

    Next door in 1940: G W Webster at 1264 and C W H Bird at 1296. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    867 Homer Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Stan F Caine, a delivery at Sterling Markets 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Ostereicher at 865 and Paramount Furniture at 871. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1145 Richards Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Mrs Thelma Caine, a laundress at Star Laundry 1940

    Next door in 1940: A Bicsaro at 1131 and C E Tapp at 1147. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    3666 Tanner Street

    Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940

    • J D Caine, an assistant superintendent at Buckerfield's 1940
    • Edna G Caine, a factory worker 1940

    Next door in 1940: R P Impey at 3658. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    1913 West 45th Avenue

    Kerrisdale, 1940

    • G P Caine, a salesman at Bulman Bros 1940

    Next door in 1940: C Cave-Browne-Cave at 1905 and J N McPherson at 1921. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    3430 West 8th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • W Caine, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: P Trerise at 3416 and G F Grove at 3436. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for six of the eight: an assistant superintendent, a delivery, a factory worker, a laundress, a manager and a salesman. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Downtown (2), Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Kerrisdale, Kitsilano, Mount Pleasant 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

The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Evelyn K Caine at 5 East 10th Avenue, widow of J B. W E Caine is listed at 1286 East 17th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists William E Caine there as the householder, a manager at Economy Meat Market. The 1940 name section lists Stan F Caine at 867 Homer Street, a delivery at Sterling Markets.

The 1940 name section lists Mrs Thelma Caine at 1145 Richards Street, a laundress at Star Laundry. J D Caine is listed at 3666 Tanner 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). The 1940 name section lists James D Caine there as the householder, an assistant superintendent at Buckerfield's, with Edna G Caine, a factory worker.

G P Caine is listed at 1913 West 45th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Gordon P Caine there as the householder, a salesman at Bulman Bros. W Caine is listed at 3430 West 8th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists William Caine there as the householder, retired.

Today

5 East 10th, 1286 East 17th, 1913 West 45th and 3430 West 8th still have their buildings from before 1946, 5 East 10th on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 3666 Tanner (2002) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 867 Homer and 1145 Richards, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 12 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 C. Want a name removed? Tell us.