A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The Coppins
In the city directories 1940 · six people at six addresses
The directories print six people named Coppin at six 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 Coppins lived
- 1
1233 East 18th Avenue
Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940
- V E Coppin 1940
Next door in 1940: F W Carradice at 1229 and Mrs P Stinson at 1243. The block, door by door
- 2
1934 East 1st Avenue
Grandview-Woodland, 1940
- C O Coppin 1940
Next door in 1940: G C Stewart at 1924 and W J Middleton at 1940. The block, door by door
- 3
5723 Kerr Street
Killarney, 1940
- E G Coppin 1940
Next door in 1940: H Woodward at 5719. The block, door by door
- 4
375 North Garden Drive
Grandview-Woodland, 1940
- G E Coppin 1940
Next door in 1940: R H Nystrom at 377. The block, door by door
- 5
998 Thurlow Street
West End, 1940
- Mrs M Coppin 1940
Next door in 1940: R P Barrett at 940. The block, door by door
- 6
2301 Trinity Street
Grandview-Woodland, 1940
- Mrs M Coppin 1940
Next door in 1940: G E Wootton at 2305. The block, door by door
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Grandview-Woodland (3), Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Killarney and West End. 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 V E Coppin at 1233 East 18th Avenue. C O Coppin is listed at 1934 East 1st 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). In 1940 the directory lists E G Coppin at 5723 Kerr Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. G E Coppin is listed at 375 North Garden Drive in 1940.
In 1940 the directory lists Mrs M Coppin at 998 Thurlow Street. Mrs M Coppin is listed at 2301 Trinity Street in 1940.
Today
1233 East 18th, 1934 East 1st, 998 Thurlow and 2301 Trinity still have their buildings from before 1946; 5723 Kerr (1982) and 375 North Garden Drive (1961) have newer buildings, 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.
- Coppin V E1233 East 18th, p. 226
- *Coppin C O1934 East 1st, p. 172
- *Coppin E G5723 Kerr, p. 95
- Coppin G E375 North Garden Drive, p. 55
- Coppin Mrs M998 Thurlow, p. 156
- Coppin Mrs M2301 Trinity, p. 157
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.