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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Chesters

In the city directories 1940 · 13 people at twelve addresses

The directories print 13 people named Chester at twelve addresses in 1940 in eight 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 Chesters lived

Each pin is on its own block, numbered as the households below. Today's land, parks, main roads and local areas: City of Vancouver Open Data (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).
  1. 1

    1091 Broughton Street

    West End, 1940

    • Elizabeth Chester, a widow 1940

    Next door in 1940: W H Bamford at 1019. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1216 Bute Street

    West End, 1940

    • Nancy Chester, widow of W 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs A F Urquhart at 1206. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    342 East 16th Avenue

    Riley Park, 1940

    • Corra Chester, a helper at Mount Pleasant S & D 1940

    Next door in 1940: W Lee at 340 and S W Smart at 370. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    3106 East Broadway

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • E F Chester, a president & manager at Service Messenger 1940
  5. 5

    325 Howe Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Vitamizer (Canada) Chester, in juice extractors 1940

    Next door in 1940: Finch Gar Ltd at 327. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    8907 Hudson Street

    Marpole, 1940

    • Mary Chester, a maid for J L Roberts 1940

    Next door in 1940: macrae block at 8911. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    2836 Sophia Street

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • George Chester 1940

    Next door in 1940: L A Hunt at 2832 and A W Bromley at 2890. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    3604 West 10th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • N Chester, an electrician & plumber 1940

    Next door in 1940: W N MacGillivray at 3616. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    1946 West 5th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • J Chester, a laborer 1940
    • Melinda Chester, an assembler at the CN Institute 1940

    Next door in 1940: W Holloway at 1944 and Mrs J Jacobson at 1950. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    3205 West 6th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • H Chester, an engineer 1940

    Next door in 1940: J G Watson at 3211. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    3136 West 8th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Dorothy Chester, a student 1940

    Next door in 1940: W E Tripp at 3126 and F Melton at 3142. The block, door by door

  12. 12

    322 Woodland Drive

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • William Chester, retired 1940

What they did

The name section prints a trade for eight of the 13: an assembler, an electrician, an engineer, a helper, a juice extractors and a laborer, among others. Two are widows, listed under their own names.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Kitsilano (4), West End (2), Downtown, Grandview-Woodland, Hastings-Sunrise, Marpole, Mount Pleasant and Riley Park. 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 Elizabeth Chester at 1091 Broughton Street, a widow. The 1940 name section lists Nancy Chester at 1216 Bute Street, widow of W. The 1940 name section lists Corra Chester at 342 East 16th Avenue, a helper at Mount Pleasant S & D.

E F Chester is listed at 3106 East Broadway in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Ernest F Chester there as the householder, a president & manager at Service Messenger. Vitamizer (Canada) Chester, in juice extractors, is listed at 325 Howe Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Vitamizer (Canada) Chester there, in juice extractors.

The 1940 name section lists Mary Chester at 8907 Hudson Street, a maid for J L Roberts. The 1940 name section lists George Chester at 2836 Sophia Street. N Chester, an electrician, is listed at 3604 West 10th 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 Norval Chester there as the householder, an electrician & plumber.

J Chester is listed at 1946 West 5th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists John Chester there as the householder, a laborer, with Melinda Chester, an assembler at the CN Institute. H Chester is listed at 3205 West 6th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Henry Chester there as the householder, an engineer.

The 1940 name section lists Dorothy Chester at 3136 West 8th Avenue, a student. The 1940 name section lists William Chester at 322 Woodland Drive, retired.

Today

1091 Broughton, 325 Howe, 3205 West 6th, 3136 West 8th and 322 Woodland Drive still have their buildings from before 1946; 1216 Bute (1988) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 342 East 16th, 3106 East Broadway, 8907 Hudson, 2836 Sophia, 3604 West 10th and 1946 West 5th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 18 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

The book of the Chesters

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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.