A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The Citterelles
In the city directories 1940 · five people at two addresses
The directories print five people named Citterelle at two addresses in 1940, all on Napier Street. No first name or initials tie one address to the other: we can't tell if they're one family. The most under one roof: four Citterelles at 2145 Napier in 1940.
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Where the Citterelles lived
- 1
1747 Napier Street
Grandview-Woodland, 1940
- William Citterelle, a marker at Canadian White Pine 1940
Next door in 1940: F T Richards at 1745 and Mrs M Pennebera at 1749. The block, door by door
- 2
2145 Napier Street
Grandview-Woodland, 1940
- Mrs M Citterelle, widow of P 1940
- A Citterelle, a planer for Alaska Pine 1940
- Dominic Citterelle, a resawyer at Overseas Wood Products 1940
- J Citterelle, a lineup man at Canadian White Pine 1940
Next door in 1940: A E Griswold at 2141 and E W Munsie at 2157. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for four of the five: a lineup man, a marker, a planer and a resawyer. Two of them worked for Canadian White Pine. One is a widow, listed under her own name.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Grandview-Woodland (2). 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 William Citterelle at 1747 Napier Street, a marker at Canadian White Pine. Mrs M Citterelle is listed at 2145 Napier 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 Mary Citterelle there as the householder, widow of P, with A Citterelle, a planer for Alaska Pine, Dominic Citterelle, a resawyer at Overseas Wood Products, and J Citterelle, a lineup man at Canadian White Pine.
Today
1747 Napier and 2145 Napier still have their buildings from before 1946, 2145 Napier on the Vancouver Heritage Register.
Every line as printed
All 6 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Citterelle Wm marker Can White Pine1747 Napier, p. 111
- *Citterelle Mrs M2145 Napier, p. 118
- Citterelle A planer Alaska Pine2145 Napier, p. 111
- Citterelle Dominic resawyer Overseas Wood Prod2145 Napier, p. 111
- Citterelle J lineup mn Can White Pine2145 Napier, p. 111
- Citterelle Mary wid P2145 Napier, p. 111
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, name section, where each person's work is printed
The book of the Citterelles
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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.