A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The Carmans
In the city directories 1940 · three people at three addresses
The directories print three people named Carman at three addresses in 1940 in two 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 Carmans lived
- 1
1125 West 11th Avenue
Fairview, 1940
- C A Carman, a salesman at Mackay Smith Blair 1940
Next door in 1940: S Miller at 1135. The block, door by door
- 2
1584 West 13th Avenue
Fairview, 1940
- J C Carman, a motorman at the BC Electric Railway 1940
Next door in 1940: clifcoe (the) at 1572 and T J Behan at 1594. The block, door by door
- 3
1869 West 49th Avenue
Kerrisdale, 1940
- H E Carman, a salesman 1940
Next door in 1940: G M Thompson at 1849 and H Boale at 1889. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for all three: a salesman (2) and a motorman.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Fairview (2) and Kerrisdale. 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 A Carman at 1125 West 11th Avenue. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Charles A Carman there as the householder, a salesman at Mackay Smith Blair. In 1940 the directory lists J C Carman at 1584 West 13th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists John C Carman there as the householder, a motorman at the BC Electric Railway.
In 1940 the directory lists H E Carman at 1869 West 49th 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 Harold E Carman there as the householder, a salesman.
Today
1869 West 49th (1992) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1125 West 11th and 1584 West 13th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 6 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Carman C A1125 West 11th, p. 203
- Carman Chas A slsmn Mackay Smith Blair1125 West 11th, p. 98
- Carman J C1584 West 13th, p. 212
- Carman John C mtrmn BCER1584 West 13th, p. 98
- *Carman H E1869 West 49th, p. 265
- Carman Harold E slsmn1869 West 49th, p. 98
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
The book of the Carmans
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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.