A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The Collingses
In the city directories 1940 · four people at four addresses
The directories print four people named Collings at four 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.
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Where the Collingses lived
- 1
2155 East 43rd Avenue
Victoria-Fraserview, 1940
- J Collings, a moulder at the Anthes-Tait Foundry 1940
Next door in 1940: A E Bennett at 2145 and E E Savage at 2165. The block, door by door
- 2
- 3
5818 Ormidale Street
Killarney, 1940
- Laura Collings, widow of E H B 1940
Next door in 1940: W E Baldwin at 5834. The block, door by door
- 4
3304 West 3rd Avenue
Kitsilano, 1940
- Ashton Collings, on active service 1940
Next door in 1940: K P Morrison at 3310. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for three of the four: a moulder, an on active service and a traveller. One is a widow, listed under her own name.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Fairview, Killarney, Kitsilano and Victoria-Fraserview. 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 Collings at 2155 East 43rd 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 Collings there as the householder, a moulder at the Anthes-Tait Foundry. In 1940 the directory lists R C Collings at 2625 Hemlock Street. The 1940 name section lists Robert C Collings there as the householder, a traveller.
The 1940 name section lists Laura Collings at 5818 Ormidale Street, widow of E H B. The 1940 name section lists Ashton Collings at 3304 West 3rd Avenue, on active service.
Today
2155 East 43rd, 2625 Hemlock and 3304 West 3rd still have their buildings from before 1946; 5818 Ormidale (1996) has a newer building, by the City's record.
Every line as printed
All 6 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- *Collings J2155 East 43rd, p. 259
- Collings John mldr Anthes-Tait Fndy2155 East 43rd, p. 119
- Collings R C2625 Hemlock, p. 83
- Collings Robt C trav Mc Mc & Prior2625 Hemlock, p. 119
- Collings Laura wid E H B matron BCER5818 Ormidale, p. 119
- Collings Ashton act serv3304 West 3rd, p. 119
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
The book of the Collingses
Every directory, as one book
The family book reads the Collings 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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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.