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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Casselmans

In the city directories 1940 · twelve people at nine addresses

The directories print twelve people named Casselman at nine addresses in 1940 in eight 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: three Casselmans at 510 West 12th in 1940.

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Where the Casselmans lived

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

    6272 Chester Street

    Sunset, 1940

    • A B Casselman, a laborer at the City of Vancouver 1940

    Next door in 1940: W Geddes at 6262 and A Nicholl at 6284. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1529 East 14th Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • W C Casselman 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs M F Sawyer at 1531. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1245 East Pender Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • Willis B Casselman, a conductor at the BC Electric Railway 1940

    Next door in 1940: G Goddard at 1213 and A Christianson at 1249. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    2015 Kitchener Street

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • Mrs J H Casselman 1940

    Next door in 1940: G R Gutteridge at 2021. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    1121 Nanton Avenue

    Shaughnessy, 1940

    • E R Casselman, a broker 1940

    Next door in 1940: H E Miller at 1135. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    510 West 12th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Mrs M B Casselman, widow of V E D 1940
    • Jessie E Casselman, a school teacher 1940
    • Marion McR Casselman, a dietitian at the Province 1940

    Next door in 1940: W J Campbell at 524. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    1590 West 15th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • K B Casselman, a dentist 1940

    Next door in 1940: la paula apts at 1550. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    3841 West 18th Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • C B Casselman, a railway mail clerk at the Canadian Government 1940
    • Emmett M Casselman, a postman 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs M Legge at 3835 and C I Hinchcliffe at 3847. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    925 West Georgia Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • K B Casselman, a dentist 1940

    Next door in 1940: Lunch Sandwich at 915 and Macdonald's Prescriptions at 929. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for eight of the twelve: a broker, a conductor, a dentist, a dietitian, a laborer and a postman, among others. Two of them worked for Vancouver City. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Fairview (2), Downtown, Dunbar-Southlands, Grandview-Woodland, Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Shaughnessy, Strathcona and Sunset. 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 A B Casselman at 6272 Chester 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 Andrew B Casselman there as the householder, a laborer at the City of Vancouver. In 1940 the directory lists W C Casselman at 1529 East 14th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists William C Casselman there as the householder.

The 1940 name section lists Willis B Casselman at 1245 East Pender Street, a conductor at the BC Electric Railway. Mrs J H Casselman is listed at 2015 Kitchener Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Jessie H Casselman there as the householder.

E R Casselman is listed at 1121 Nanton Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists E Ralph Casselman there as the householder, a broker. Mrs M B Casselman is listed at 510 West 12th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Mary B Casselman there as the householder, widow of V E D, with Jessie E Casselman, a school teacher, and Marion McR Casselman, a dietitian at the Province.

K B Casselman is listed at 1590 West 15th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Ken B Casselman there as the householder, a dentist. C B Casselman is listed at 3841 West 18th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Clayton B Casselman there as the householder, a railway mail clerk at the Canadian Government, with Emmett M Casselman, a postman.

K B Casselman, a dentist, is listed at 925 West Georgia Street in 1940.

Today

1529 East 14th, 1245 East Pender, 1590 West 15th and 3841 West 18th still have their buildings from before 1946, 1590 West 15th on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 6272 Chester (1999), 2015 Kitchener (1998) and 1121 Nanton (2016) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 510 West 12th and 925 West Georgia, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 19 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.