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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Crans

In the city directories 1940 · eleven people at six addresses

The directories print eleven people named Cran at six addresses in 1940 in four of the city's neighbourhoods, with the close spelling Crann. 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 Crans at 1509 Dunbar in 1940.

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Where the Crans 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

    5568 Bruce Street

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • W T Cran, an apprentice for F P Nye 1940
    • Olive M Cran, a stenographer 1940

    Next door in 1940: E E Stoughton at 5552 and R P Thomas at 5586. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1509 Dunbar Street

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • G A Cran, an advertising manager at the Sun 1940
    • George H Cran, a student 1940
    • Mary Cran, widow of W 1940

    Next door in 1940: W V Hunt at 1545. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    166 East 11th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • W Cran, a baker at Canadian Bakeries 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Melnyk at 160. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    144 East 6th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • Albert J Cran, a clerk at the CNR 1940
    • Georgina Cran, widow of R 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs J Solomon at 138 and donna-conna apts at 148. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    3963 West 22nd Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • Mrs H F Cran, widow of R 1940
    • Margaret S Cran, a stenographer at J Fyfe Smith 1940

    Next door in 1940: O B Ommundsen at 3957 and J Whitehead at 3969. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    3869 West 26th Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • J Crann, a manager at Campbell's Storage 1940

    Next door in 1940: D S Hislop at 3863 and J Scott at 3879. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for seven of the eleven: a stenographer (2), an advertising manager, an apprentice, a baker, a clerk and a manager. Three are widows, listed under their own names.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Dunbar-Southlands (2), Mount Pleasant (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

In 1940 the directory lists W T Cran at 5568 Bruce Street; 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 William T Cran there as the householder, a jeweller for O B Allan, with William T Cran Jr, an apprentice for F P Nye, and Olive M Cran, a stenographer. In 1940 the directory lists G A Cran at 1509 Dunbar Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists George A Cran there as the householder, an advertising manager at the Sun, with George H Cran, a student, and Mary Cran, widow of W.

In 1940 the directory lists W Cran at 166 East 11th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists William Cran there as the householder, a baker at Canadian Bakeries. The 1940 name section lists Albert J Cran at 144 East 6th Avenue, a clerk at the CNR, with Georgina Cran, widow of R.

Mrs H F Cran is listed at 3963 West 22nd Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Helen F Cran there as the householder, widow of R, with Margaret S Cran, a stenographer at J Fyfe Smith. J Crann is listed at 3869 West 26th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists John A Crann there as the householder, a manager at Campbell's Storage.

Today

1509 Dunbar, 166 East 11th, 144 East 6th, 3963 West 22nd and 3869 West 26th still have their buildings from before 1946; 5568 Bruce (1982) has a newer building, by the City's record.

Every line as printed

All 17 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.