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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Cherrys

In the city directories 1940 · 19 people at 14 addresses

The directories print 19 people named Cherry at 14 addresses in 1940 in eleven 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 Cherrys at 3345 West 6th in 1940.

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Where the Cherrys lived

Each pin is on its own block, numbered as the households below. Three addresses aren't on today's map, so they have no pin. Today's land, parks, main roads and local areas: City of Vancouver Open Data (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).
  1. 1

    2120 Brunswick Street

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • John B Cherry, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: F Doody at 2110. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1648 East 13th Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • A Cherry 1940
    • Walter J Cherry, a messenger at the Canadian Bank of Commerce 1940

    Next door in 1940: W G Bell at 1634 and Mrs M M Mathieson at 1652. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    277 East 24th Avenue

    Riley Park, 1940

    • Ray Cherry 1940

    Next door in 1940: A W Rolston at 271 and N Cartmell at 285. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    257 East 39th Avenue

    Riley Park, 1940

    • John Cherry 1940

    Next door in 1940: C D Sawyer at 243 and Miss J Mennell at 279. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    323 East 8th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • Marjorie I Cherry, a stenographer 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs S L Mole at 317 and A Y Fulton at 329. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    1438 Minto Crescent

    Shaughnessy, 1940

    • R B Cherry 1940

    Next door in 1940: H W S Dalton at 1462. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    1279 Nicola Street

    West End, 1940

    • Mrs Mary Cherry, a manager at Marigold Hats 1940

    Next door in 1940: M T Fisher at 1269. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    1052 Richards Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Frank Cherry, a millwright at Sterling Lumber 1940

    Next door in 1940: C L Wraith at 1046 and Mrs D Fedler at 1058. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    5325 Trafalgar Street

    Arbutus Ridge, 1940

    • C H Cherry, a machinist at American Can 1940
    • Laura Cherry, widow of E 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs C H Dunbar at 5305 and E Adamson at 5345. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    2236 West 10th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Mrs J G Cherry, widow of J 1940
    • Jean G Cherry, a clerk at the Province 1940

    Next door in 1940: BC Tel Exch at 2226 and Canning Bestovall at 2244. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    3422 West 35th Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • T Cherry, a florist for Strathcona Floral 1940

    Next door in 1940: H C Whitehead at 3408 and W C Hammond at 3436. The block, door by door

  12. 12

    794 West 68th Avenue

    Marpole, 1940

    • F J Cherry, a carpenter 1940

    Next door in 1940: T Lee at 788. The block, door by door

  13. 13

    3345 West 6th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • J R Cherry, proprietor of Canadian Dental Supplies 1940
    • E Merelyn Cherry 1940
    • Enid B Cherry, an operator at the BC Telephone 1940

    Next door in 1940: E Redford at 3339 and A H Fraser at 3355. The block, door by door

  14. 14

    6157 Yew Street

    Kerrisdale, 1940

    • J A Cherry, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs E Boardley at 6141 and B Gardom at 6175. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for ten of the 19: a carpenter, a clerk, a florist, a machinist, a manager and a messenger, among others. Two are widows, listed under their own names.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Kitsilano (2), Mount Pleasant (2), Riley Park (2), Arbutus Ridge, Downtown, Dunbar-Southlands, Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Kerrisdale, Marpole, Shaughnessy and West End. 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 John B Cherry at 2120 Brunswick Street, retired. A Cherry is listed at 1648 East 13th Avenue 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 Andrew Cherry there as the householder, with Walter J Cherry, a messenger at the Canadian Bank of Commerce. The 1940 name section lists Ray Cherry at 277 East 24th Avenue.

The 1940 name section lists John Cherry at 257 East 39th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Marjorie I Cherry at 323 East 8th Avenue, a stenographer. In 1940 the directory lists R B Cherry at 1438 Minto Crescent; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Mary Cherry at 1279 Nicola Street, a manager at Marigold Hats.

The 1940 name section lists Frank Cherry at 1052 Richards Street, a millwright at Sterling Lumber. C H Cherry is listed at 5325 Trafalgar Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Cyril H Cherry there as the householder, a machinist at American Can, with Laura Cherry, widow of E.

Mrs J G Cherry is listed at 2236 West 10th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Jessie G Cherry there as the householder, widow of J, with Jean G Cherry, a clerk at the Province. T Cherry is listed at 3422 West 35th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Thomas Cherry there as the householder, a florist for Strathcona Floral.

F J Cherry is listed at 794 West 68th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Frank J Cherry there as the householder, a carpenter. J R Cherry is listed at 3345 West 6th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists James R Cherry there as the householder, proprietor of Canadian Dental Supplies, with E Merelyn Cherry, and Enid B Cherry, an operator at the BC Telephone.

J A Cherry is listed at 6157 Yew Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists James A Cherry there as the householder, retired.

Today

277 East 24th, 1438 Minto Crescent, 5325 Trafalgar and 3345 West 6th still have their buildings from before 1946; 1648 East 13th (2006), 257 East 39th (1991), 1279 Nicola (1981) and 6157 Yew (1989) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 2120 Brunswick, 323 East 8th, 1052 Richards, 2236 West 10th, 3422 West 35th and 794 West 68th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 26 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

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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.