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The Charleses

In the city directories 1940 · 16 people at 15 addresses

The directories print 16 people named Charles at 15 addresses in 1940 in nine 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 Charleses 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

    1785 Davie Street

    West End, 1940

    • A H Charles, proprietor of English Bay Lunch 1940

    Next door in 1940: Safeway Stores at 1783 and Van Drug Co Ltd at 1787. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1214 Denman Street

    West End, 1940

    • Mrs E Charles 1940

    Next door in 1940: Miss A McGregor at 1208. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    6872 Doman Street

    Killarney, 1940

    • S Charles, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Garlick at 6824. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1743 East 13th Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • Frank Charles, a setter at M B King Lumber 1940

    Next door in 1940: C H Reed at 1741 and Mrs M R Wallace at 1745. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    426 East 29th Avenue

    Riley Park, 1940

    • P J Charles, a salesman at Cowan-Dodson 1940

    Next door in 1940: W S Alyea at 436. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    3575 East 45th Avenue

    Killarney, 1940

    • F Charles, a salesman at Robertsons Bakery 1940

    Next door in 1940: W Kidd at 3581. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    605 Hamilton Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • R F Charles 1940

    Next door in 1940: A F McRae at 601 and J A Beynon at 607. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    296 Keefer Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • Charles Charles, a porter at the Stratford Hotel 1940

    Next door in 1940: “Orientals” at 290. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    2045 Maple Street

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Frank G Charles, a driver at Arrow Transfer 1940
  10. 10

    1796 West 14th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • C W Charles, a president at Arrow Transfer 1940

    Next door in 1940: C E Chapman at 1786 and G Angel at 1798. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    159 West 21st Avenue

    Riley Park, 1940

    • D H Charles, who worked for the BC Telephone 1940

    Next door in 1940: W James at 153 and J Rippard at 165. The block, door by door

  12. 12

    2963 West 41st Avenue

    Kerrisdale, 1940

    • K Charles 1940

    Next door in 1940: H M Robertson at 2953 and W L Thomas at 2973. The block, door by door

  13. 13

    2993 West 41st Avenue

    Kerrisdale, 1940

    • K Charles, a shoe repairer 1940

    Next door in 1940: E M Beatty at 2983 and Mrs M Steenbergen at 2995. The block, door by door

  14. 14

    1995 West 5th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • W Charles, a clerk at Arrow Transfer 1940
    • Eric D Charles, a clerk at International Harvester 1940

    Next door in 1940: S W Parkes at 1987. The block, door by door

  15. 15

    1757 West 7th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • W A Charles, a driver at Arrow Transfer 1940

    Next door in 1940: Miss A MacKenzie at 1753 and G G Bertram at 1761. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for eleven of the 16: a clerk (2), a driver (2), a salesman (2), an employee, a porter and a president, among others. Four of them worked for Arrow Transfer.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Fairview (2), Kerrisdale (2), Killarney (2), Kitsilano (2), Riley Park (2), West End (2), Downtown, Kensington-Cedar Cottage 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

In 1940 the directory lists A H Charles at 1785 Davie Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Arthur H Charles there as the householder, proprietor of English Bay Lunch. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs E Charles at 1214 Denman Street.

S Charles is listed at 6872 Doman Street in 1940; 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 Sam Charles there as the householder, retired. The 1940 name section lists Frank Charles at 1743 East 13th Avenue, a setter at M B King Lumber.

In 1940 the directory lists P J Charles at 426 East 29th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Percy J Charles there as the householder, a salesman at Cowan-Dodson. In 1940 the directory lists F Charles at 3575 East 45th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Frances Charles there as the householder, a salesman at Robertsons Bakery.

In 1940 the directory lists R F Charles at 605 Hamilton Street. The 1940 name section lists Charles Charles at 296 Keefer Street, a porter at the Stratford Hotel. The 1940 name section lists Frank G Charles at 2045 Maple Street, a driver at Arrow Transfer.

C W Charles is listed at 1796 West 14th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Charles W Charles there as the householder, a president at Arrow Transfer. D H Charles is listed at 159 West 21st Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists David H Charles there as the householder, who worked for the BC Telephone.

K Charles is listed at 2963 West 41st Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. In 1940 the directory lists K Charles, a shoe repairer, at 2993 West 41st Avenue. W Charles is listed at 1995 West 5th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists William Charles there as the householder, a clerk at Arrow Transfer, with Eric D Charles, a clerk at International Harvester.

W A Charles is listed at 1757 West 7th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists William A Charles there as the householder, a driver at Arrow Transfer.

Today

2045 Maple and 2963 West 41st still have their buildings from before 1946; 426 East 29th (1974) and 159 West 21st (2013) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1785 Davie, 1214 Denman, 6872 Doman, 1743 East 13th, 3575 East 45th, 605 Hamilton, 296 Keefer, 1796 West 14th, 2993 West 41st, 1995 West 5th and 1757 West 7th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 24 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.