A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The Cheethams
In the city directories 1940 · three people at three addresses
The directories print three people named Cheetham at three addresses in 1940 in three 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 Cheethams lived
- 1
2103 East 29th Avenue
Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940
- J E Cheetham, retired 1940
Next door in 1940: R J Stickland at 2111. The block, door by door
- 2
2621 West 14th Avenue
Kitsilano, 1940
- J K Cheetham, retired 1940
Next door in 1940: C Hornibrook at 2607 and W G Tuson at 2633. The block, door by door
- 3
1075 West Broadway
Fairview, 1940
- H Cheetham, a machinist at Murray-Latta Machinery 1940
Next door in 1940: N Boxer at 1073 and Blaikie Cookie Co at 1077. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for one of the three: a machinist.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Fairview, Kensington-Cedar Cottage and Kitsilano. 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 J E Cheetham at 2103 East 29th 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 J Ernest Cheetham there as the householder, retired. In 1940 the directory lists J K Cheetham at 2621 West 14th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Joseph K Cheetham there as the householder, retired.
In 1940 the directory lists H Cheetham at 1075 West Broadway. The 1940 name section lists Harley Cheetham there as the householder, a machinist at Murray-Latta Machinery.
Today
2621 West 14th (1960) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 2103 East 29th and 1075 West Broadway, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 6 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- *Cheetham J E2103 East 29th, p. 244
- Cheetham J Ernest retired2103 East 29th, p. 107
- *Cheetham J K2621 West 14th, p. 216
- Cheetham Jos K retired2621 West 14th, p. 107
- Cheetham H1075 West Broadway, p. 17
- Cheetham Harley mach Murray-Latta Mach1075 West Broadway, p. 107
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.