A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The Cattermoles
In the city directories 1940 · five people at two addresses
The directories print five people named Cattermole at two addresses in 1940 in two of the city's neighbourhoods. No first name or initials tie one address to the other: we can't tell if they're one family. The most under one roof: three Cattermoles at 3257 West 6th in 1940.
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Where the Cattermoles lived
- 1
3257 West 6th Avenue
Kitsilano, 1940
- Mrs M Cattermole, widow of F 1940
- Frederick Cattermole, a carpenter 1940
- Richard F Cattermole, a student 1940
Next door in 1940: R A Burgoyne at 3253. The block, door by door
- 2
1226 West 71st Avenue
Marpole, 1940
- W W Cattermole, a painter & decorator 1940
- Margaret Cattermole, widow of M 1940
Next door in 1940: H C Neilson at 1202 and J Glass at 1250. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for two of the five: a carpenter and a painter. Two are widows, listed under their own names.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Kitsilano and Marpole. 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 Mrs M Cattermole at 3257 West 6th 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 Maria Cattermole there as the householder, widow of F, with Frederick Cattermole, a carpenter, and Richard F Cattermole, a student. In 1940 the directory lists W W Cattermole at 1226 West 71st Avenue. The 1940 name section lists William W Cattermole there as the householder, a painter & decorator, with Margaret Cattermole, widow of M.
Today
3257 West 6th still has its building from before 1946, dated 1912 by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1226 West 71st, so that building is probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 7 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- *Cattermole Mrs M3257 West 6th, p. 189
- Cattermole Fredk carp3257 West 6th, p. 102
- Cattermole Maria wid F3257 West 6th, p. 102
- Cattermole Richd F studt3257 West 6th, p. 102
- Cattermole W W1226 West 71st, p. 272
- Cattermole Margt wid M1226 West 71st, p. 102
- Cattermole Wm W pntr & decrtr1226 West 71st, p. 102
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.