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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Caravens

In the city directories 1940 · six people at four addresses

The directories print six people named Caraven at four addresses in 1940 in four of the city's neighbourhoods, with the close spelling Craven. 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 Caravens at 4537 West 14th in 1940.

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Where the Caravens 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

    1840 East Georgia Street

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • C J Caraven, a sweeper at Hammonds 1940

    Next door in 1940: G Drew at 1838 and C M Stewart at 1846. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1361 Nicola Street

    West End, 1940

    • Richard H Craven, an apprentice at the CPR 1940

    Next door in 1940: W B Ferrie at 1347 and devon court at 1373. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    2693 Trinity Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • C R Caraven, a reporter at Dun & Bradstreet 1940

    Next door in 1940: H A Southwell at 2691 and C W Reid at 2697. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    4537 West 14th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • Mrs E Craven, widow of S 1940
    • Gladys Craven 1940
    • Nellie Craven 1940

    Next door in 1940: S S Herod at 4533 and C S Woodcock at 4553. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for three of the six: an apprentice, a reporter and a sweeper. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Grandview-Woodland, Hastings-Sunrise, West End and West Point Grey. 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 C J Caraven at 1840 East Georgia Street; 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 Charles J Caraven there as the householder, a sweeper at Hammonds. The 1940 name section lists Richard H Craven at 1361 Nicola Street, an apprentice at the CPR.

C R Caraven is listed at 2693 Trinity Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Clarence R Caraven there as the householder, a reporter at Dun & Bradstreet. Mrs E Craven is listed at 4537 West 14th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Elsie Craven there as the householder, widow of S, with Gladys Craven and Nellie Craven.

Today

2693 Trinity and 4537 West 14th still have their buildings from before 1946; the City no longer lists 1840 East Georgia and 1361 Nicola, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 9 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
1940

British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section

The book of the Caravens

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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.