A family name on West 19th Avenue, Dunbar-Southlands, Riley Park, South Cambie, Shaughnessy and Arbutus Ridge
The Clarks
In the city directories 1940 · four people at three addresses
The directories print four people named Clark at three addresses in 1940, all on West 19th 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 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
- 1
179 West 19th Avenue
Riley Park, 1940
- N F Clarke, a carpenter 1940
- William M Clarke, a winder at British Ropes 1940
Next door in 1940: G J Mercer at 173 and J R Grimmer at 185. The block, door by door
- 2
1938 West 19th Avenue
Shaughnessy, 1940
- F W G C Clark 1940
Next door in 1940: L M Richmond at 1964. The block, door by door
- 3
3692 West 19th Avenue
Dunbar-Southlands, 1940
- E Clarke, a machinist at American Can 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs M Collins at 3678. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for three of the four: a carpenter, a machinist and a winder.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Dunbar-Southlands, Riley Park and Shaughnessy. 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 N F Clarke at 179 West 19th 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 Nicholas F Clarke there as the householder, a carpenter, with William M Clarke, a winder at British Ropes. In 1940 the directory lists F W G C Clark at 1938 West 19th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Francis W G C Clark there as the householder.
In 1940 the directory lists E Clarke at 3692 West 19th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Edmund Clarke there as the householder, a machinist at American Can.
Today
1938 West 19th and 3692 West 19th still have their buildings from before 1946; 179 West 19th (1986) has a newer building, by the City's record.
Every line as printed
All 7 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- *Clarke N F179 West 19th, p. 228
- Clarke Nich F carp179 West 19th, p. 114
- Clarke Wm M winder British Ropes179 West 19th, p. 114
- Clark F W G C1938 West 19th, p. 229
- Clark Francis W G C1938 West 19th, p. 112
- *Clarke E3692 West 19th, p. 229
- Clarke Edmund mach Am Can3692 West 19th, p. 113
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
The book of the Clarks
Every directory, as one book
The family book reads the Clark 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.
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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.