A family name on West 13th Avenue, Fairview, Mount Pleasant, Kitsilano and West Point Grey
The Craigs
In the city directories 1940 · seven people at three addresses
The directories print seven people named Craig at three addresses in 1940, all on West 13th Avenue. 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 Craigs at 865 West 13th in 1940. The directories print the name on 83 other streets too, all listed on the Craig name's own page.
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Where the Craigs lived
- 1
865 West 13th Avenue
Fairview, 1940
- A E Craig, in advertising 1940
- Doug C Craig, a clerk at the Northern Electric 1940
- Gerald A Craig, a student 1940
Next door in 1940: T H Jackson at 855 and Mrs M Shaw at 875. The block, door by door
- 2
1518 West 13th Avenue
Fairview, 1940
- Mrs O Craig, of Alma's Massage & Beauty Parlor 1940
Next door in 1940: 4 listings at 1514. The block, door by door
- 3
2905 West 13th Avenue
Kitsilano, 1940
- V S Craig, an engineer at Liquid Carbonic 1940
- Orville G Craig, an agent for Excelsior Life 1940
- Waldo D Craig, a bookkeeper at Liquid Carbonic 1940
Next door in 1940: R C Wright at 2911. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for five of the seven: an advertising, an agent, a bookkeeper, a clerk and an engineer. Two of them worked for Liquid Carbonic.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Fairview (2) and Kitsilano. 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 E Craig at 865 West 13th Avenue. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Arthur E Craig there as the householder, in advertising, with Doug C Craig, a clerk at the Northern Electric, and Gerald A Craig, a student. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs O Craig at 1518 West 13th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Olive Craig there as the householder, of Alma's Massage & Beauty Parlor.
In 1940 the directory lists V S Craig at 2905 West 13th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Vernon S Craig there as the householder, an engineer at Liquid Carbonic, with Orville G Craig, an agent for Excelsior Life, and Waldo D Craig, a bookkeeper at Liquid Carbonic.
Today
2905 West 13th still has its building from before 1946, dated 1927 by the City's record; the City no longer lists 865 West 13th and 1518 West 13th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 10 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Craig A E865 West 13th, p. 211
- Craig Arth E adv865 West 13th, p. 135
- Craig Doug C clk Northern Elec865 West 13th, p. 136
- Craig Gerald A studt865 West 13th, p. 136
- Craig Mrs O1518 West 13th, p. 212
- Craig Mrs Olive of Alma's Massage & Beauty Parlor1518 West 13th, p. 136
- Craig V S2905 West 13th, p. 213
- Craig Orville G agt Excelsior Life2905 West 13th, p. 136
- Craig Vernon S eng Liquid Carbonic2905 West 13th, p. 136
- Craig Waldo D bkpr Liquid Carbonic2905 West 13th, p. 136
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
The book of the Craigs
Every directory, as one book
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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.