A family name on West Georgia Street, Downtown and West End
The Crawfords
In the city directories 1940 · four people at three addresses
The directories print four people named Crawford at three addresses in 1940, all on West Georgia Street. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family. The directories print the name on 70 other streets too, all listed on the Crawford 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.
Where the Crawfords lived
- 1
801 West Georgia Street
Downtown, 1940
- Mrs Frances Crawford 1940
- John G Crawford, a president at Crawford Storage 1940
Next door in 1940: devonshire hotel at 849. The block, door by door
- 2
900 West Georgia Street
Downtown, 1940
- Isabella E Crawford, a domestic at the Vancouver Hotel 1940
Next door in 1940: Wilson W & J at 920. The block, door by door
- 3
1040 West Georgia Street
West End, 1940
- Mrs B E Crawford, a president at Betty's Hat & Gown Shoppe 1940
Next door in 1940: McDermott Motors Ltd at 1018 and Begg Motor Co Ltd (used cars) at 1056. The block, door by door
The story, address by address
The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Mrs Frances Crawford at 801 West Georgia Street, with John G Crawford, a president at Crawford Storage. The 1940 name section lists Isabella E Crawford at 900 West Georgia Street, a domestic at the Vancouver Hotel. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs B E Crawford at 1040 West Georgia Street. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Betty E Crawford there as the householder, a president at Betty's Hat & Gown Shoppe.
Today
801 West Georgia and 900 West Georgia still have their buildings from before 1946, both on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 1040 West Georgia (1985) has a newer building, by the City's record.
Every line as printed
All 5 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Crawford Mrs Frances801 West Georgia, p. 137
- Crawford John G pres Crawford Stge801 West Georgia, p. 137
- Crawford Isabella E dom Van Hotel900 West Georgia, p. 137
- Crawford Mrs B E1040 West Georgia, p. 58
- Crawford Mrs Betty E pres Betty's Hat & Gown Shoppe1040 West Georgia, p. 137
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, name section, where each person's work is printed
The book of the Crawfords
Every directory, as one book
The family book reads the Crawford 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.