A family name on West Broadway, Fairview, Mount Pleasant, Kitsilano and West Point Grey
The Cowans
In the city directories 1940 · four people at one address
The directories print four people named Cowan at one address, 634 West Broadway in Fairview, in 1940. The directories print the name on 48 other streets too, all listed on the Cowan name's own page.
Reserve this family's book, freeThe name in every directory we hold from 1901 to 1945, at every address, each line with its page, to read here or save as a PDF. About $29 when orders open.
The Cowans at home
- 1
634 West Broadway
Fairview, 1940
- G M Cowan, retired 1940
- Helen Cowan, a saleswoman 1940
- Lillian Cowan, a saleswoman 1940
- Mrs Sophia Cowan, proprietor of Cambie Confectionery 1940
Next door in 1940: Ferguson & Hart at 636. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for three of the four: a saleswoman (2) and a proprietor.
Their neighbourhoods
The address is in Fairview. 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 G M Cowan at 634 West Broadway. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists George M Cowan there as the householder, retired, with Helen Cowan, a saleswoman, Lillian Cowan, a saleswoman, and Mrs Sophia Cowan, proprietor of Cambie Confectionery.
Today
The City no longer lists 634 West Broadway, so that building is probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 5 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Cowan G M634 West Broadway, p. 17
- Cowan Geo M retired634 West Broadway, p. 132
- Cowan Helen slswm634 West Broadway, p. 132
- Cowan Lillian slswm634 West Broadway, p. 132
- Cowan Mrs Sophia prop Cambie Conf634 West Broadway, p. 132
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
The book of the Cowans
Every directory, as one book
The family book reads the Cowan 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.