A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The Crams
In the city directories 1940 · five people at four addresses
The directories print five people named Cram at four addresses in 1940 in three 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 Crams lived
- 1
1056 Comox Street
West End, 1940
- Viola Cram, a nurse at the St Paul's Hospital 1940
Next door in 1940: G P Campbell at 1070. The block, door by door
- 2
2231 East 24th Avenue
Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940
- Mrs M Cram, widow of J 1940
Next door in 1940: E E Chambers at 2219 and T R Smith at 2249. The block, door by door
- 3
1111 Nelson Street
West End, 1940
- Irene Cram, a stenographer 1940
Next door in 1940: S H Latimer at 1109 and W C Short at 1115. The block, door by door
- 4
2017 West 2nd Avenue
Kitsilano, 1940
- Mrs E F Cram 1940
- Edna M Cram, a stenographer 1940
Next door in 1940: W A MacIlroy at 2011 and C Longmore at 2023. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for three of the five: a stenographer (2) and a nurse. One is a widow, listed under her own name.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in West End (2), Kensington-Cedar Cottage 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
The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Viola Cram at 1056 Comox Street, a nurse at the St Paul's Hospital. Mrs M Cram is listed at 2231 East 24th 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). The 1940 name section lists Millie Cram there as the householder, widow of J. The 1940 name section lists Irene Cram at 1111 Nelson Street, a stenographer.
In 1940 the directory lists Mrs E F Cram at 2017 West 2nd Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Emma F Cram there as the householder, with Edna M Cram, a stenographer.
Today
2231 East 24th (2005) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1056 Comox, 1111 Nelson and 2017 West 2nd, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 7 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Cram Viola nurse St Paul's Hosp1056 Comox, p. 136
- *Cram Mrs M2231 East 24th, p. 238
- Cram Millie wid J2231 East 24th, p. 136
- Cram Irene sten1111 Nelson, p. 136
- Cram Mrs E F2017 West 2nd, p. 176
- Cram Edna M sten2017 West 2nd, p. 136
- Cram Mrs Emma F2017 West 2nd, p. 136
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, name section, where each person's work is printed
The book of the Crams
Every directory, as one book
The family book reads the Cram 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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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.