A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The Constables
In the city directories 1940 · eight people at seven addresses
The directories print eight people named Constable at seven addresses in 1940 in six 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 Constables lived
- 1
6825 Cypress Street
Kerrisdale, 1940
- Violet Constable, a maid for H G Munro 1940
Next door in 1940: R E Lloyd at 6807 and J H Talling at 6841. The block, door by door
- 2
769 East Hastings Street
Strathcona, 1940
- E Constable, a boomman at Canadian White Pine 1940
Next door in 1940: N Pishak at 765 and Donuts Eatmor at 771. The block, door by door
- 3
1035 Granville Street
Downtown, 1940
- A J R Constable 1940
Next door in 1940: Maple Leaf Cafe at 1033 and Coast Cap Mfg at 1037. The block, door by door
- 4
1750 Maple Street
Kitsilano, 1940
- Mrs I M E Constable, widow of A C 1940
- Elizabeth J Constable, a stenographer at Albion Lumber 1940
Next door in 1940: J McK Ross at 1744. The block, door by door
- 5
4113 West 15th Avenue
West Point Grey, 1940
- W B Constable, a warehouseman at M-W Ltd 1940
Next door in 1940: G M Walthers at 4103 and Mrs M M Middleton at 4125. The block, door by door
- 6
3549 West 29th Avenue
Dunbar-Southlands, 1940
- C N Constable, proprietor of Progressive Furniture & Upholstery 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs C W Rudolf at 3541 and Mrs A Ford at 3555. The block, door by door
- 7
177 West Pender Street
Downtown, 1940
- David Constable 1940
Next door in 1940: Togo Tailors & Clnrs at 169 and Disabled Veteran's Assn at 179. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for five of the eight: a boomman, a maid, a proprietor, a stenographer and a warehouseman. One is a widow, listed under her own name.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Downtown (2), Dunbar-Southlands, Kerrisdale, Kitsilano, Strathcona 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
The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Violet Constable at 6825 Cypress Street, a maid for H G Munro. The 1940 name section lists E Constable at 769 East Hastings Street, a boomman at Canadian White Pine. In 1940 the directory lists A J R Constable at 1035 Granville Street. The 1940 name section lists Alex J R Constable there as the householder.
In 1940 the directory lists Mrs I M E Constable at 1750 Maple Street; 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 Isabel M E Constable there as the householder, widow of A C, with Elizabeth J Constable, a stenographer at Albion Lumber. In 1940 the directory lists W B Constable at 4113 West 15th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists William B Constable there as the householder, a warehouseman at M-W Ltd.
In 1940 the directory lists C N Constable at 3549 West 29th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Clayton N Constable there as the householder, proprietor of Progressive Furniture & Upholstery. The 1940 name section lists David Constable at 177 West Pender Street.
Today
769 East Hastings, 1035 Granville and 4113 West 15th still have their buildings from before 1946; 1750 Maple (1975), 3549 West 29th (1987) and 177 West Pender (1952) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 6825 Cypress, so that building is probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 12 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Constable Violet maid H G Munro6825 Cypress, p. 123
- Constable E boomn Can White Pine769 East Hastings, p. 123
- Constable A J R1035 Granville, p. 66
- Constable Alex J R1035 Granville, p. 123
- *Constable Mrs I M E1750 Maple, p. 110
- Constable Eliz J sten Albion Lbr1750 Maple, p. 123
- Constable Isabel M E wid A C1750 Maple, p. 123
- *Constable W B4113 West 15th, p. 221
- Constable Wm B whsmn M-W Ltd4113 West 15th, p. 123
- Constable C N3549 West 29th, p. 245
- Constable Clayton N prop Progressive Furn & Uphol3549 West 29th, p. 123
- Constable David177 West Pender, p. 123
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, name section, where each person's work is printed
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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.