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A family name on West 12th Avenue, Fairview, Mount Pleasant, Kitsilano and West Point Grey

The Carters

In the city directories 1940 · twelve people at six addresses

The directories print twelve people named Carter at six addresses in 1940, all on West 12th Avenue, with the close spelling Cartier. 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 Carters at 214 West 12th in 1940. The directories print the name on 70 other streets too, all listed on the Carter name's own page.

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Where the Carters 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

    214 West 12th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • H W Carter, in bicycles 1940
    • Gordon L Carter, a salesman for H W Carter 1940
    • Ken M Carter 1940

    Next door in 1940: W B Brummitt at 204 and Miss M McCuaig at 224. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    546 West 12th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • W Carter, a manufacturers agent 1940
    • Kathleen L V Carter, a stenographer at Clayburn Co 1940

    Next door in 1940: D J Armstrong at 540 and W Eaton at 548. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1446 West 12th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Miss M C Carter 1940
    • Margaret C Carter, a clerk at the Dominion Income Tax 1940

    Next door in 1940: A W Bavester at 1436 and riviera (the) at 1456. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1936 West 12th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Edna H Carter, a maid for Dr D A Dunbar 1940

    Next door in 1940: A H Davey at 1926 and Mrs Z M Davidson at 1946. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    2156 West 12th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • H Carter, of Metro Dyers & Cleaners 1940

    Next door in 1940: Assoc Dairy at 2144 and Metro Dyers & Clnrs at 2158. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    4137 West 12th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • A P Carter, retired 1940
    • Joan J Carter, a stenographer at Tiffin & Alexander 1940
    • Ron H Carter, a garageman 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Gillan at 4127 and W S Dumaresq at 4143. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for eight of the twelve: a stenographer (2), a bicycles, a clerk, a garageman, a maid and a manufacturers agent, among others.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Fairview (2), Kitsilano (2), Mount Pleasant 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 H W Carter at 214 West 12th 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, where each person's work is printed, lists Harry W Carter there as the householder, in bicycles, with Gordon L Carter, a salesman for H W Carter, and Ken M Carter. In 1940 the directory lists W Carter at 546 West 12th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists William Carter there as the householder, a manufacturers agent, with Kathleen L V Carter, a stenographer at Clayburn Co.

In 1940 the directory lists Miss M C Carter at 1446 West 12th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Margaret C Carter there as the householder, a clerk at the Dominion Income Tax. The 1940 name section lists Edna H Carter at 1936 West 12th Avenue, a maid for Dr D A Dunbar.

H Carter is listed at 2156 West 12th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Henry Carter there as the householder, of Metro Dyers & Cleaners. A P Carter is listed at 4137 West 12th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Arthur P Carter there as the householder, retired, with Joan J Carter, a stenographer at Tiffin & Alexander, and Ron H Carter, a garageman.

Today

1936 West 12th and 4137 West 12th still have their buildings from before 1946, 1936 West 12th on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 2156 West 12th (1994) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 214 West 12th, 546 West 12th and 1446 West 12th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 16 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
1940

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.