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The Caseys

In the city directories 1940 · eleven people at ten addresses

The directories print eleven people named Casey at ten 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.

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Where the Caseys 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

    1172 Alberni Street

    West End, 1940

    • Casey 1940

    Next door in 1940: Miss A Griffiths at 1166 and Mrs R Branston at 1174. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    3607 Dunbar Street

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • Miss V Casey 1940
    • Vera Casey 1940

    Next door in 1940: J A B Sharp at 3631. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    8608 French Street

    Marpole, 1940

    • G Casey, a planerman at the Eburne Saw Mills 1940

    Next door in 1940: F A Cleland at 8620. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    3790 Glen Drive

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • R E Casey, a switchman at the CNR 1940

    Next door in 1940: T Jones at 3726. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    723 Hamilton Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • John Casey 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs M J Richardson at 721. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    1219 Harwood Street

    West End, 1940

    • F G Casey, who kept rooms to let 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs C P Detwiler at 1201 and C D Hobbs at 1225. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    8007 Montcalm Street

    Marpole, 1940

    • W H Casey, a waiter at the CNR 1940

    Next door in 1940: R S Gale at 8019. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    1327 Seymour Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • S Casey, a laborer 1940

    Next door in 1940: D Iaci at 1323 and A Duina at 1331. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    4620 West 10th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • Jean Casey, a domestic for R Macaulay 1940

    Next door in 1940: C R Ivey at 4608 and G F Ferries at 4624. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    1615 West 68th Avenue

    Marpole, 1940

    • Orma I Casey, a saleswoman at the Hudson's Bay Company 1940

    Next door in 1940: S Naylor at 1605 and D J Taylor at 1625. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for six of the eleven: a domestic, a laborer, a planerman, a saleswoman, a switchman and a waiter. Two of them worked for CNR.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Marpole (3), Downtown (2), West End (2), Dunbar-Southlands, Kensington-Cedar Cottage 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

The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Casey at 1172 Alberni Street. Miss V Casey is listed at 3607 Dunbar Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Vera Casey there as the householder.

G Casey is listed at 8608 French Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists George Casey there as the householder, a planerman at the Eburne Saw Mills. R E Casey is listed at 3790 Glen Drive in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Robert E Casey there as the householder, a switchman at the CNR.

The 1940 name section lists John Casey at 723 Hamilton Street. In 1940 the directory lists F G Casey, rooms to let, at 1219 Harwood 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 lists Francis G Casey there, who kept rooms to let.

In 1940 the directory lists W H Casey at 8007 Montcalm Street. The 1940 name section lists William H Casey there as the householder, a waiter at the CNR. In 1940 the directory lists S Casey at 1327 Seymour Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Saturno Casey there as the householder, a laborer.

The 1940 name section lists Jean Casey at 4620 West 10th Avenue, a domestic for R Macaulay. The 1940 name section lists Orma I Casey at 1615 West 68th Avenue, a saleswoman at the Hudson's Bay Company.

Today

3607 Dunbar, 3790 Glen Drive and 8007 Montcalm still have their buildings from before 1946; 1219 Harwood (1965), 4620 West 10th (1968) and 1615 West 68th (1989) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1172 Alberni, 8608 French, 723 Hamilton and 1327 Seymour, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

A No. 14 Dunbar streetcar on Dunbar Street, past bungalows
1940 A No. 14 Dunbar streetcar on Dunbar Street, past bungalows. Not at the house at 3607 Dunbar: no archive photo of the 3600 block is known that we can show. City of Vancouver Archives, 2009-005.530. Public domain.

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, name section, where each person's work is printed

The book of the Caseys

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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.