A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The Clucases
In the city directories 1940 · three people at three addresses
The directories print three people named Clucas at three addresses in 1940 in two 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 Clucases lived
- 1
834 East 15th Avenue
Mount Pleasant, 1940
- J W Clucas, who worked for the City of Vancouver 1940
Next door in 1940: W McPherson at 822 and R Maver at 838. The block, door by door
- 2
4124 West 10th Avenue
West Point Grey, 1940
- J C Clucas, a clerk at the Post Office 1940
Next door in 1940: G S Barker at 4118 and Mrs L M M Gorringe at 4128. The block, door by door
- 3
4625 West 9th Avenue
West Point Grey, 1940
- J H Clucas, a clerk at the BC Electric Railway 1940
Next door in 1940: A Dickson at 4615 and G C Hewer at 4635. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for two of the three: a clerk (2).
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in West Point Grey (2) and Mount Pleasant. 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 J W Clucas at 834 East 15th 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 John W Clucas there as the householder, who worked for the City of Vancouver. In 1940 the directory lists J C Clucas at 4124 West 10th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists John C Clucas there as the householder, a clerk at the Post Office.
In 1940 the directory lists J H Clucas at 4625 West 9th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists John H Clucas there as the householder, a clerk at the BC Electric Railway.
Today
834 East 15th still has its building from before 1946, dated 1910 by the City's record; 4625 West 9th (1966) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 4124 West 10th, so that building is probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 6 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- *Clucas J W834 East 15th, p. 218
- Clucas John W genl utils Van City834 East 15th, p. 116
- Clucas J C4124 West 10th, p. 201
- Clucas John C clk PO4124 West 10th, p. 116
- *Clucas J H4625 West 9th, p. 197
- Clucas John H clk BCER4625 West 9th, p. 116
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
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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.