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The Craddocks

In the city directories 1940 · ten people at eight addresses

The directories print ten people named Craddock at eight addresses in 1940 in four of the city's neighbourhoods, with the close spelling Cradock. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family. The most under one roof: three Craddocks at 1558 Harwood in 1940.

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Where the Craddocks lived

Each pin is on its own block, numbered as the households below. Today's land, parks, main roads and local areas: City of Vancouver Open Data (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).
  1. 1

    1280 East 19th Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • C C Craddock, a carman at the CPR 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Mathieson at 1260 and A R Calow at 1290. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    4452 Harriet Street

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • H F Craddock, a porter at the CPR 1940

    Next door in 1940: R K Dalgleish at 4490. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1558 Harwood Street

    West End, 1940

    • A E Craddock, a secretary-manager at the Associated Property Owners of Vancouver 1940
    • John E Craddock, who worked for Boeings 1940
    • Victoria H Craddock 1940

    Next door in 1940: R M Blair at 1550. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1173 Nelson Street

    West End, 1940

    • Edward W Cradock, a salesman for E W Gyseman 1940

    Next door in 1940: W B Pitman at 1171. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    38 West 17th Avenue

    Riley Park, 1940

    • Bert Craddock, a moulder 1940

    Next door in 1940: Murray Co at 6 and F T Blackman at 44. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    1666 West 6th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • F D Craddock, a salesman at Benson & Hedges 1940

    Next door in 1940: W J Stevens at 1654. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    1725 West 7th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • F R Craddock, a coxswain at the National Harbours Board 1940

    Next door in 1940: W Jones at 1717 and P Cowan at 1735. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    3343 Windsor Street

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • A W Cradock 1940

    Next door in 1940: W P Bachmann at 3335 and Mrs A Rose at 3345. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for eight of the ten: a salesman (2), a carman, a coxswain, an employee, a moulder and a porter, among others. Two of them worked for CPR.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Kensington-Cedar Cottage (3), Fairview (2), West End (2) and Riley Park. 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 C C Craddock at 1280 East 19th Avenue; 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 Chris C Craddock there as the householder, a carman at the CPR. In 1940 the directory lists H F Craddock at 4452 Harriet Street. The 1940 name section lists Howard F Craddock there as the householder, a porter at the CPR.

In 1940 the directory lists A E Craddock at 1558 Harwood Street. The 1940 name section lists Albert E Craddock there as the householder, a secretary-manager at the Associated Property Owners of Vancouver, with John E Craddock, who worked for Boeings, and Victoria H Craddock. The 1940 name section lists Edward W Cradock at 1173 Nelson Street, a salesman for E W Gyseman. The 1940 name section lists Bert Craddock at 38 West 17th Avenue, a moulder.

In 1940 the directory lists F D Craddock at 1666 West 6th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Frank D Craddock there as the householder, a salesman at Benson & Hedges. In 1940 the directory lists F R Craddock at 1725 West 7th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Frank R Craddock there as the householder, a coxswain at the National Harbours Board.

In 1940 the directory lists A W Cradock at 3343 Windsor Street. The 1940 name section lists Alex W Cradock there as the householder.

Today

4452 Harriet, 38 West 17th and 1666 West 6th still have their buildings from before 1946; 1280 East 19th (1989), 1558 Harwood (1985) and 3343 Windsor (2020) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1173 Nelson and 1725 West 7th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 16 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
1940

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.