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The Coleses

In the city directories 1940 · 16 people at 14 addresses

The directories print 16 people named Coles at 14 addresses in 1940 in eight 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 Coleses 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

    1152 Alberni Street

    West End, 1940

    • S G A Coles, a watchman at the Hudson's Bay Company 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs E Eldon at 1150 and Auto Metal & Radiator at 1160. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1235 East King Edward Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • Coles (no first name printed) 1940
    • Stan H Coles, a salesman at Cowan-Dodson 1940

    Next door in 1940: H Grant at 1231 and G M Rutherford at 1237. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1025 Granville Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • L F Coles, a piano tuner 1940

    Next door in 1940: W C Stearman at 1023 and Plaza Hotel at 1029. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    975 Hornby Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • H A Coles, a salesman 1940

    Next door in 1940: E Lindy at 967 and M Katerynych at 977. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    3718 West 16th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • J C Coles, a carpenter 1940

    Next door in 1940: J M Robertson at 3716 and T F Garland at 3728. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    3926 West 16th Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • H G Coles, an officer at Canadian National Steamships 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Gillespie at 3920 and J I Gorosh at 3932. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    3523 West 20th Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • G V Coles, of Butter & Chiene 1940

    Next door in 1940: F G Bradner at 3517 and W C L A Joost at 3533. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    1681 West 28th Avenue

    Shaughnessy, 1940

    • Frederick B Coles, an electrician engineer 1940

    Next door in 1940: W G Gerrard at 1663 and H D Todd at 1691. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    3517 West 33rd Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • J L Coles, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: Miss S Prosser at 3511 and A W Luney at 3523. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    1553 West 64th Avenue

    Marpole, 1940

    • C H Coles, a yardman at the CPR 1940

    Next door in 1940: J B Ross at 1523 and J G Brock at 1571. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    675 West Hastings Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • F B Coles, an electrician engineer 1940

    Next door in 1940: P Miller at 623 and Bank Royal at 685. The block, door by door

  12. 12

    914 West Pender Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • H E Coles, a circulation at the Sun 1940

    Next door in 1940: Kookery Home at 912 and Touche G A & Co at 916. The block, door by door

  13. 13

    1264 West Pender Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • William Coles, a steel worker 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs M M Smith at 1256. The block, door by door

  14. 14

    3275 William Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • Mrs A J Coles 1940
    • James Coles, a carpenter 1940

    Next door in 1940: E W Norton at 3263. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for eleven of the 16: a carpenter (2), a salesman (2), a circulation, an electrician engineer, an officer and a piano tuner, among others.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Downtown (5), Dunbar-Southlands (3), Hastings-Sunrise, Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Marpole, Shaughnessy, West End and West Point Grey. 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 S G A Coles at 1152 Alberni Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Samson G A Coles there as the householder, a watchman at the Hudson's Bay Company. In 1940 the directory lists Coles (no first name printed) at 1235 East King Edward Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Stan H Coles there as the householder, a salesman at Cowan-Dodson.

The 1940 name section lists L F Coles at 1025 Granville Street, a piano tuner. H A Coles is listed at 975 Hornby Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Horace A Coles there as the householder, a salesman.

J C Coles is listed at 3718 West 16th Avenue 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 John C Coles there as the householder, a carpenter. H G Coles is listed at 3926 West 16th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Heber G Coles there as the householder, an officer at Canadian National Steamships.

G V Coles is listed at 3523 West 20th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists George V Coles there as the householder, of Butter & Chiene. The 1940 name section lists Frederick B Coles at 1681 West 28th Avenue, an electrician engineer.

In 1940 the directory lists J L Coles at 3517 West 33rd Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists John L Coles there as the householder, retired. In 1940 the directory lists C H Coles at 1553 West 64th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Charles H Coles there as the householder, a yardman at the CPR.

In 1940 the directory lists F B Coles, an electrician engineer, at 675 West Hastings Street. The 1940 name section lists H E Coles at 914 West Pender Street, a circulation at the Sun. The 1940 name section lists William Coles at 1264 West Pender Street, a steel worker.

Mrs A J Coles is listed at 3275 William Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Annie J Coles there as the householder, with James Coles, a carpenter.

Today

1235 East King Edward, 1025 Granville, 3926 West 16th, 3523 West 20th, 1681 West 28th, 3517 West 33rd, 1553 West 64th, 675 West Hastings and 3275 William still have their buildings from before 1946, 1025 Granville and 3275 William on the Vancouver Heritage Register; the City no longer lists 1152 Alberni, 975 Hornby, 3718 West 16th, 914 West Pender and 1264 West Pender, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 24 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.