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A family name on West 13th Avenue, Fairview, Mount Pleasant, Kitsilano and West Point Grey

The Clarks

In the city directories 1940 · 15 people at eight addresses

The directories print 15 people named Clark at eight addresses in 1940, all on West 13th Avenue, with the close spelling Clarke. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family. The most under one roof: six Clarks at 3922 West 13th in 1940. The directories print the name on 176 other streets too, all listed on the Clark name's own page.

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Where the Clarks 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

    809 West 13th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Winifred Clarke, a laundress at Nelsons Laundries 1940

    Next door in 1940: Dr M M Resnik at 803. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1376 West 13th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Mrs A F Clarke, widow of W 1940
    • Frederick W Clarke, a salesman 1940
    • Lois F Clarke, a stenographer at British American Securities 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Greenberg at 1366 and reynolds apts at 1386. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1545 West 13th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Mrs A Clarke, widow of G F 1940

    Next door in 1940: T Funston at 1555. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1644 West 13th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Harold J Clark, a mechanic at Maritime Garage 1940

    Next door in 1940: G C W Rossiter-Raggett at 1642 and Miss K A Gibson at 1656. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    3125 West 13th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • S T W Clarke, a department manager at Birks 1940

    Next door in 1940: J R Scott at 3135. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    3922 West 13th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • J Clark, retired 1940
    • Anne F Clark, a stenographer for G R Gregg 1940
    • Cath Clark 1940
    • Don M Clark, a warehouseman 1940
    • Margaret Clark, a student 1940
    • William Clark, a clerk at New York Life 1940

    Next door in 1940: A W Tennant at 3914 and B M Currie at 3932. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    4371 West 13th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • Mrs H Clarke, widow of E L 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Bell at 4367 and D Gilmour at 4373. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    4573 West 13th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • P C Clarke, who worked for the Canadian (BC) Telephone 1940

    Next door in 1940: E G Mader at 4565 and D P White at 4585. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for eight of the 15: a stenographer (2), a clerk, a department manager, a laundress, a mechanic and a salesman, among others. Three are widows, listed under their own names.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Fairview (4), West Point Grey (3) 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

The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Winifred Clarke at 809 West 13th Avenue, a laundress at Nelsons Laundries. Mrs A F Clarke is listed at 1376 West 13th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Annetta F Clarke there as the householder, widow of W, with Frederick W Clarke, a salesman, and Lois F Clarke, a stenographer at British American Securities.

Mrs A Clarke is listed at 1545 West 13th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Annie Clark there as the householder, widow of G F. The 1940 name section lists Harold J Clark at 1644 West 13th Avenue, a mechanic at Maritime Garage.

In 1940 the directory lists S T W Clarke at 3125 West 13th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Stuart T W Clarke there as the householder, a department manager at Birks. In 1940 the directory lists J Clark at 3922 West 13th 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 lists Joseph Clark there as the householder, retired, with Anne F Clark, a stenographer for G R Gregg, Cath Clark, Don M Clark, a warehouseman, Margaret Clark, a student, and William Clark, a clerk at New York Life.

In 1940 the directory lists Mrs H Clarke at 4371 West 13th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Helena Clarke there as the householder, widow of E L. In 1940 the directory lists P C Clarke at 4573 West 13th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Percy C Clarke there as the householder, who worked for the Canadian (BC) Telephone.

Today

4371 West 13th and 4573 West 13th still have their buildings from before 1946; 1545 West 13th (1985), 3125 West 13th (2010) and 3922 West 13th (2008) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 809 West 13th, 1376 West 13th and 1644 West 13th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 21 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.