A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The Cavins
In the city directories 1940 · five people at four addresses
The directories print five people named Cavin at four addresses in 1940 in four 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 Cavins lived
- 1
220 Alexander Street
Strathcona, 1940
- Ellis M Cavin, a master mariner at Preston-Mamn Towing 1940
Next door in 1940: D Machida at 230. The block, door by door
- 2
589 Burrard Street
Downtown, 1940
- W J Cavin, a master mariner 1940
Next door in 1940: Day R S & Son Ltd at 567 and W C Beattie at 591. The block, door by door
- 3
3335 Dunbar Street
Dunbar-Southlands, 1940
- G T Cavin, of Cavin's Dairy 1940
- Mrs Ivy Cavin, of Cavin's Dairy 1940
Next door in 1940: T S Young at 3321 and J W Lyons at 3349. The block, door by door
- 4
4899 Quebec Street
Riley Park, 1940
- A Cavin, proprietor of Jubilee Manufacturing 1940
Next door in 1940: C W Pattison at 4893. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for three of the five: a master mariner (2) and a proprietor.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Downtown, Dunbar-Southlands, Riley Park and Strathcona. 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 Ellis M Cavin at 220 Alexander Street, a master mariner at Preston-Mamn Towing. W J Cavin is listed at 589 Burrard Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists William J Cavin there as the householder, a master mariner.
G T Cavin is listed at 3335 Dunbar Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Gordon T Cavin there as the householder, of Cavin's Dairy, with Mrs Ivy Cavin, of Cavin's Dairy. A Cavin is listed at 4899 Quebec Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Albert Cavin there as the householder, proprietor of Jubilee Manufacturing.
Today
220 Alexander and 4899 Quebec still have their buildings from before 1946; 3335 Dunbar (1959) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 589 Burrard, so that building is probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 8 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Cavin Ellis M mstr mrnr Preston-Mamn Towing220 Alexander, p. 103
- Cavin W J589 Burrard, p. 22
- Cavin Wm J mstr mrnr589 Burrard, p. 103
- Cavin G T3335 Dunbar, p. 44
- Cavin Gordon T of Cavin's Dairy3335 Dunbar, p. 103
- Cavin Mrs Ivy of Cavin's Dairy3335 Dunbar, p. 103
- Cavin A4899 Quebec, p. 138
- Cavin Albt prop Jubilee Mfg4899 Quebec, p. 103
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, name section, where each person's work is printed
The book of the Cavins
Every directory, as one book
The family book reads the Cavin name in each Vancouver directory we hold from 1901 to 1945: everyone printed under it at every address, their work from the name sections, who lived next door, and the page behind every line, to read here or save as a PDF to print or give.
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Another name, or a house
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.