A family name on West 19th Avenue, Dunbar-Southlands, Riley Park, South Cambie, Shaughnessy and Arbutus Ridge
The Collinses
In the city directories 1940 · five people at three addresses
The directories print five people named Collins at three addresses in 1940, all on West 19th Avenue. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family. The most under one roof: three Collinses at 27 West 19th in 1940. The directories print the name on 60 other streets too, all listed on the Collins name's own page.
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Where the Collinses lived
- 1
27 West 19th Avenue
Riley Park, 1940
- Mrs E G Collins, widow of R 1940
- Maud M Collins, a saleswoman 1940
- Stella M Collins, a saleswoman at Woodward's 1940
Next door in 1940: G Schoberg at 7 and Mrs M R Wragg at 33. The block, door by door
- 2
3678 West 19th Avenue
Dunbar-Southlands, 1940
- Mrs M Collins, widow of G 1940
Next door in 1940: W S Jones at 3664 and E Clarke at 3692. The block, door by door
- 3
3756 West 19th Avenue
Dunbar-Southlands, 1940
- J F Collins, retired 1940
Next door in 1940: E M Jones at 3728 and E Deagle at 3772. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for two of the five: a saleswoman (2). Two are widows, listed under their own names.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Dunbar-Southlands (2) and Riley Park. 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 E G Collins at 27 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 Eleanor G Collins there as the householder, widow of R, with Maud M Collins, a saleswoman, and Stella M Collins, a saleswoman at Woodward's. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs M Collins at 3678 West 19th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Margaret Collins there as the householder, widow of G.
In 1940 the directory lists J F Collins at 3756 West 19th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists John F Collins there as the householder, retired.
Today
27 West 19th and 3756 West 19th still have their buildings from before 1946; 3678 West 19th (2013) has a newer building, by the City's record.
Every line as printed
All 8 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- *Collins Mrs E G27 West 19th, p. 228
- Collins Eleanor G wid R27 West 19th, p. 120
- Collins Maud M slswm27 West 19th, p. 120
- Collins Stella M slswm Woodwards27 West 19th, p. 120
- *Collins Mrs M3678 West 19th, p. 229
- Collins Margt wid G3678 West 19th, p. 120
- *Collins J F3756 West 19th, p. 229
- Collins John F retired3756 West 19th, p. 120
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
The book of the Collinses
Every directory, as one book
The family book reads the Collins 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.