A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The Ciancis
In the city directories 1940 · four people at three addresses
The directories print four people named Cianci 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.
Reserve this family's book, freeThe name in every directory we hold from 1901 to 1945, at every address, each line with its page, to read here or save as a PDF. About $29 when orders open.
Where the Ciancis lived
- 1
1801 East 7th Avenue
Grandview-Woodland, 1940
- A Cianci, retired 1940
- Joseph A Cianci, a plant inspector at the Canadian Government 1940
Next door in 1940: A E Clarke at 1803. The block, door by door
- 2
723 Union Street
Strathcona, 1940
- Bruno Cianci, in cigars and tobacco 1940
Next door in 1940: J Marino at 717 and Mrs J Mikeli at 731. The block, door by door
- 3
163 West Hastings Street
Downtown, 1940
- B Cianci, in tobacco 1940
Next door in 1940: Clarke B M Ltd at 159 and Copp The Shoe Man at 165. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for two of the four: a cigars and tobacco and a plant inspector.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Downtown, Grandview-Woodland 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 Cianci at 1801 East 7th 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 Anthony Cianci there as the householder, retired, with Angelina Cianci, a nurse at the St Pauls Hospital, and Joseph A Cianci, a plant inspector at the Canadian Government. The 1940 name section lists Bruno Cianci at 723 Union Street, in cigars and tobacco. B Cianci, in tobacco, is listed at 163 West Hastings Street in 1940.
Today
723 Union and 163 West Hastings still have their buildings from before 1946; 1801 East 7th (1952) has a newer building, by the City's record.
Every line as printed
All 6 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- *Cianci A1801 East 7th, p. 190
- Cianci Angelina nurse St Pauls Hosp1801 East 7th, p. 111
- Cianci Anthony retired1801 East 7th, p. 111
- Cianci Jos A plant inspr Can Govt1801 East 7th, p. 111
- Cianci Bruno cigars and tobac 163 W Hastings723 Union, p. 111
- Cianci B tobac163 West Hastings, p. 76
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
The book of the Ciancis
Every directory, as one book
The family book reads the Cianci 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.
We're opening orders soon. Join the list to be first in line; we expect about $29 a family.
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.