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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Castles

In the city directories 1940 · ten people at seven addresses

The directories print ten people named Castle at seven addresses in 1940 in five 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 Castles at 3508 East 47th in 1940.

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Where the Castles 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

    2428 Birch Street

    Fairview, 1940

    • Earl D Castle, a mechanic 1940
  2. 2

    355 Burrard Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Joseph Castle 1940

    Next door in 1940: Bank of Montreal at 385. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1924 East 19th Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • R O Castle, a police officer at the City of Vancouver 1940
    • Kate Castle, widow of C 1940

    Next door in 1940: T P Nathaniel at 1910 and Mrs A Loynes at 1930. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    3508 East 47th Avenue

    Killarney, 1940

    • G O Castle, a salesman for Davis White 1940
    • Barbara J Castle, who worked for the BC Electric Railway 1940
    • Elizabeth M Castle, a student 1940
  5. 5

    3524 Point Grey Road

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Joan R Castle, a nurse at the Vancouver General Hospital 1940

    Next door in 1940: Rev F W Maccaud at 3522 and bayview apts at 3528. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    1949 West 5th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Wesley C J Castle, proprietor of Pill Box Pharmacy 1940

    Next door in 1940: W A Stevenson at 1943 and A F Adams at 1961. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    3532 West 5th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • George H Castle, a driver 1940

    Next door in 1940: J R Hodgson at 3526 and W H N Brunt at 3540. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for six of the ten: a driver, a mechanic, a nurse, a police officer, a proprietor and a salesman. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Kitsilano (3), Downtown, Fairview, Kensington-Cedar Cottage and Killarney. 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 Earl D Castle at 2428 Birch Street, a mechanic. The 1940 name section lists Joseph Castle at 355 Burrard Street. In 1940 the directory lists R O Castle at 1924 East 19th 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 Rupert O Castle there as the householder, a police officer at the City of Vancouver, with Kate Castle, widow of C.

In 1940 the directory lists G O Castle at 3508 East 47th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists George O Castle there as the householder, a salesman for Davis White, with Barbara J Castle, who worked for the BC Electric Railway, and Elizabeth M Castle, a student. The 1940 name section lists Joan R Castle at 3524 Point Grey Road, a nurse at the Vancouver General Hospital. The 1940 name section lists Wesley C J Castle at 1949 West 5th Avenue, proprietor of Pill Box Pharmacy.

The 1940 name section lists George H Castle at 3532 West 5th Avenue, a driver.

Today

355 Burrard, 1924 East 19th and 3532 West 5th still have their buildings from before 1946, 3532 West 5th on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 3508 East 47th (1993) and 1949 West 5th (1965) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 2428 Birch and 3524 Point Grey Road, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 12 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 Castles

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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.