A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The Capills
In the city directories 1940 · six people at three addresses
The directories print six people named Capill at three addresses in 1940 in three 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 Capills at 5861 Sophia in 1940.
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Where the Capills lived
- 1
4806 Main Street
Riley Park, 1940
- J E Capill, a baker 1940
Next door in 1940: Tobacco Pioneer at 4808. The block, door by door
- 2
5861 Sophia Street
Sunset, 1940
- J E Capill, a baker 1940
- Edna Capill 1940
- Norman E Capill 1940
Next door in 1940: D MacQueen at 5851 and A Albertson at 5873. The block, door by door
- 3
5041 Windsor Street
Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940
- F R E Capill, proprietor of Capill's Hi-Quality Bakery 1940
- Edward E Capill 1940
Next door in 1940: G R Wilson at 5023 and G E Gordon at 5051. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for two of the six: a baker and a proprietor.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Riley Park and Sunset. 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 J E Capill, a baker, at 4806 Main Street. J E Capill is listed at 5861 Sophia 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, where each person's work is printed, lists James E Capill there as the householder, a baker, with Edna Capill and Norman E Capill.
F R E Capill is listed at 5041 Windsor Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Frank R E Capill there as the householder, proprietor of Capill's Hi-Quality Bakery, with Edward E Capill.
Today
5041 Windsor still has its building from before 1946, dated 1911 by the City's record; 4806 Main (1987) and 5861 Sophia (1987) have newer buildings, by the City's record.
Every line as printed
All 8 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Capill J E baker4806 Main, p. 109
- *Capill J E5861 Sophia, p. 153
- Capill Edna5861 Sophia, p. 96
- Capill Jas E baker 4806 Main5861 Sophia, p. 96
- Capill Norman E5861 Sophia, p. 96
- *Capill F R E5041 Windsor, p. 169
- Capill Edw E5041 Windsor, p. 96
- Capill Frank R E prop Capill's Hi-Quality Bky5041 Windsor, p. 96
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 C. Want a name removed? Tell us.