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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Coffeys

In the city directories 1940 · eight people at five addresses

The directories print eight people named Coffey at five addresses in 1940 in four of the city's neighbourhoods. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family. The most under one roof: four Coffeys at 2615 Pandora in 1940.

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Where the Coffeys 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

    2063 Cypress Street

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Mrs L J Coffey, widow of W J 1940

    Next door in 1940: W Miller at 2057. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    2990 Kitchener Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • J Coffey 1940

    Next door in 1940: J P Obert at 2980 and M Magnuson at 2998. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    2615 Pandora Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • L C Coffey, a clerk at the Canadian Government 1940
    • Doris M Coffey, a student at UBC 1940
    • Mrs Mary M Coffey, proprietor of Clinton Grocery 1940
    • P Marion Coffey, a student 1940

    Next door in 1940: J James at 2617. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    259 Powell Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • Thomas J Coffey 1940

    Next door in 1940: B C Fish Mkt at 253 and showa taxi at 261. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    1125 Richards Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Mrs Pearl F Coffey, a saleswoman at the Hudson's Bay Company 1940

    Next door in 1940: W Watson at 1123 and D O Landry at 1129. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for three of the eight: a clerk, a proprietor and a saleswoman. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Hastings-Sunrise (2), Downtown, Kitsilano 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 Mrs L J Coffey at 2063 Cypress Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Lilian J Coffey there as the householder, widow of W J. In 1940 the directory lists J Coffey at 2990 Kitchener Street.

L C Coffey is listed at 2615 Pandora Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists L Clarence Coffey there as the householder, a clerk at the Canadian Government, with Doris M Coffey, a student at UBC, Mrs Mary M Coffey, proprietor of Clinton Grocery, and P Marion Coffey, a student. The 1940 name section lists Thomas J Coffey at 259 Powell Street. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Pearl F Coffey at 1125 Richards Street, a saleswoman at the Hudson's Bay Company.

Today

2063 Cypress and 259 Powell still have their buildings from before 1946; 2990 Kitchener (1992) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 2615 Pandora and 1125 Richards, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 10 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
1940

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.