A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The Consterdines
In the city directories 1940 · five people at three addresses
The directories print five people named Consterdine at three addresses in 1940 in two 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 Consterdines lived
- 1
2316 Balaclava Street
Kitsilano, 1940
- A S Consterdine, retired 1940
- Stan H Consterdine, a salesman at Woodward's 1940
Next door in 1940: N E L Tweedie at 2310 and J Curley at 2322. The block, door by door
- 2
1718 East 6th Avenue
Grandview-Woodland, 1940
- Mrs Mabel A Consterdine 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs E Schultheis at 1720. The block, door by door
- 3
2227 Trafalgar Street
Kitsilano, 1940
- R G Consterdine, an advertising manager 1940
- O Kathleen Consterdine, a student 1940
Next door in 1940: F A McKelvie at 2233. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for two of the five: an advertising manager and a salesman.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Kitsilano (2) and Grandview-Woodland. 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 A S Consterdine at 2316 Balaclava 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, where each person's work is printed, lists Arthur S Consterdine there as the householder, retired, with Stan H Consterdine, a salesman at Woodward's. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Mabel A Consterdine at 1718 East 6th Avenue.
R G Consterdine is listed at 2227 Trafalgar Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Robert G Consterdine there as the householder, an advertising manager, with O Kathleen Consterdine, a student.
Today
2316 Balaclava, 1718 East 6th and 2227 Trafalgar still have their buildings from before 1946.
Every line as printed
All 7 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- *Consterdine A S2316 Balaclava, p. 7
- Consterdine Arth S retired2316 Balaclava, p. 123
- Consterdine Stan H slsmn Woodwards2316 Balaclava, p. 123
- Consterdine Mrs Mabel A1718 East 6th, p. 123
- *Consterdine R G2227 Trafalgar, p. 156
- Consterdine O Kathleen studt2227 Trafalgar, p. 123
- Consterdine Robt G adv mgr Mc Mc & Prior2227 Trafalgar, p. 123
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.