A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The Cornells
In the city directories 1940 · eight people at eight addresses
The directories print eight people named Cornell at eight addresses in 1940 in six of the city's neighbourhoods, with the close spelling Corneille. 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 Cornells lived
- 1
2233 Granville Street
Fairview, 1940
- A A Cornell, an upholsterer 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs M Isezaki at 2229 and Mrs J M Collins at 2235. The block, door by door
- 2
1915 Haro Street
West End, 1940
- F E Corneille 1940
Next door in 1940: haro lodge at 1935. The block, door by door
- 3
2549 Hemlock Street
Fairview, 1940
- J Cornell 1940
Next door in 1940: R Daly at 2541. The block, door by door
- 4
2545 Main Street
Mount Pleasant, 1940
- C W Cornell 1940
Next door in 1940: Belvedere Delctsn at 2543 and W E Turnbull at 2549. The block, door by door
- 5
3541 Point Grey Road
Kitsilano, 1940
- A A Cornell 1940
Next door in 1940: R W B Protheroe at 3537 and W H Foulkes at 3543. The block, door by door
- 6
4244 West 11th Avenue
West Point Grey, 1940
- A C Cornell 1940
Next door in 1940: G L Frost at 4238 and S B Henderson at 4248. The block, door by door
- 7
4413 West 15th Avenue
West Point Grey, 1940
- F Cornell 1940
Next door in 1940: A J Squire at 4407 and A H Hewitt at 4417. The block, door by door
- 8
571 West 19th Avenue
South Cambie, 1940
- D Cornell 1940
Next door in 1940: M W Carden at 567 and G Martin at 575. The block, door by door
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Fairview (2), West Point Grey (2), Kitsilano, Mount Pleasant, South Cambie 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 A A Cornell, an upholsterer, at 2233 Granville Street. F E Corneille is listed at 1915 Haro Street in 1940. In 1940 the directory lists J Cornell at 2549 Hemlock Street. C W Cornell is listed at 2545 Main Street in 1940.
In 1940 the directory lists A A Cornell at 3541 Point Grey Road. A C Cornell is listed at 4244 West 11th 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 F Cornell at 4413 West 15th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. D Cornell is listed at 571 West 19th Avenue in 1940.
Today
1915 Haro and 2545 Main still have their buildings from before 1946; 4244 West 11th (2010) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 2233 Granville, 2549 Hemlock, 3541 Point Grey Road, 4413 West 15th and 571 West 19th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 8 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Cornell A A uphol2233 Granville, p. 67
- Corneille F E1915 Haro, p. 72
- Cornell J2549 Hemlock, p. 83
- Cornell C W2545 Main, p. 108
- Cornell A A3541 Point Grey Road, p. 134
- *Cornell A C4244 West 11th, p. 205
- *Cornell F4413 West 15th, p. 221
- Cornell D571 West 19th, p. 228
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
The book of the Cornells
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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.