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The Carvers

In the city directories 1940 · 14 people at eleven addresses

The directories print 14 people named Carver at eleven 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. The most under one roof: four Carvers at 1201 East 12th in 1940.

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Where the Carvers lived

Each pin is on its own block, numbered as the households below. Three addresses aren't on today's map, so they have no pin. Today's land, parks, main roads and local areas: City of Vancouver Open Data (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).
  1. 1

    1201 East 12th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • R P Carver, a salesman at the BC Electric Railway 1940
    • Leonard W Carver, a motorman at the BC Electric Railway 1940
    • Robert R Carver, a student 1940
    • William F Carver, an apprentice 1940

    Next door in 1940: S D Griffiths at 1211. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    482 East 8th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • Mrs S A Carver, widow of J 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs E A Little at 468. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1857 East 8th Avenue

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • Mrs E T Carver, widow of J H 1940

    Next door in 1940: S A O'Neill at 1851. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    2120 East Pender Street

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • Jay B Carver, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: C Olsen at 2102 and E H Hunnisett at 2128. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    2586 Eton Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • William H Carver, a machinist 1940

    Next door in 1940: T H Dewar at 2562 and T Alexander at 2588. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    4089 Miller Street

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • E J Carver, a conductor 1940

    Next door in 1940: F I Clark at 4081 and E Jacob at 4097. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    335 West 15th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • Mary Carver, widow of C E 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Kobus at 325 and J N Wilson at 345. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    3774 West 24th Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • G A Carver, a clerk at American Can 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs D J Wilson at 3762 and R Baxter at 3794. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    3205 West 35th Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • George R Carver, a printer 1940

    Next door in 1940: S A Peterson at 3215. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    3642 West 36th Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • E E Carver, a patent attorney 1940

    Next door in 1940: A G Carruthers at 3658. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    789 West Pender Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • E E Carver, a patent attorney 1940

    Next door in 1940: Lunch Natl at 737. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for eight of the 14: an apprentice, a clerk, a conductor, a machinist, a motorman and a patent attorney, among others. Two of them worked for BC Electric Railway. Three are widows, listed under their own names.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Dunbar-Southlands (3), Mount Pleasant (3), Grandview-Woodland (2), Downtown, Hastings-Sunrise and Kensington-Cedar Cottage. 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 R P Carver at 1201 East 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 Robert P Carver there as the householder, a salesman at the BC Electric Railway, with Leonard W Carver, a motorman at the BC Electric Railway, Robert R Carver, a student, and William F Carver, an apprentice. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs S A Carver at 482 East 8th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Sarah A Carver there as the householder, widow of J.

In 1940 the directory lists Mrs E T Carver at 1857 East 8th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Ellen T Carver there as the householder, widow of J H. The 1940 name section lists Jay B Carver at 2120 East Pender Street, retired. The 1940 name section lists William H Carver at 2586 Eton Street, a machinist.

In 1940 the directory lists E J Carver at 4089 Miller Street. The 1940 name section lists Ernest J Carver there as the householder, a conductor. The 1940 name section lists Mary Carver at 335 West 15th Avenue, widow of C E.

G A Carver is listed at 3774 West 24th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists George A Carver there as the householder, a clerk at American Can. The 1940 name section lists George R Carver at 3205 West 35th Avenue, a printer.

In 1940 the directory lists E E Carver at 3642 West 36th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Ernest E Carver there as the householder, a patent attorney. In 1940 the directory lists E E Carver, a patent attorney, at 789 West Pender Street.

Today

1201 East 12th, 2120 East Pender, 2586 Eton, 4089 Miller, 3774 West 24th, 3205 West 35th and 789 West Pender still have their buildings from before 1946, 2586 Eton and 789 West Pender on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 482 East 8th (1974) and 1857 East 8th (1985) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 335 West 15th and 3642 West 36th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 20 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.