Vancouver / Names / C / Creelman

A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Creelmans

In the city directories 1940 · 15 people at ten addresses

The directories print 15 people named Creelman at ten addresses in 1940 in eight of the city's neighbourhoods. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family. The most under one roof: four Creelmans at 4592 West 2nd in 1940.

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 Creelmans lived

Each pin is on its own block, numbered as the households below. Two addresses aren't on today's map, so they have no pin. Today's land, parks, main roads and local areas: City of Vancouver Open Data (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).
  1. 1

    4669 Earles Street

    Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940

    • C W Creelman, a fireman at the City of Vancouver 1940

    Next door in 1940: Miss J E McMaster at 4655 and J MacKay at 4681. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    172 East 24th Avenue

    Riley Park, 1940

    • H C Creelman, a fireman at the City of Vancouver 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Binding at 166. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    751 Granville Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • W W Creelman, a manufacturers agent 1940

    Next door in 1940: Orpheum Hosiery Shop at 749 and Aloha Hat Shop at 755. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1675 Laurier Avenue

    Shaughnessy, 1940

    • Mrs L H Creelman, widow of A 1940

    Next door in 1940: R C Buchanan at 1649 and W M Booth at 1699. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    4611 Marguerite Street

    Shaughnessy, 1940

    • W W Creelman, a manufacturers agent 1940
    • Margaret W Creelman, an assistant at the Vancouver Public Library 1940
  6. 6

    1454 Pendrell Street

    West End, 1940

    • Amelia Creelman, a school teacher 1940

    Next door in 1940: seafield apts at 1436. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    1926 West 12th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Laura Creelman, widow of S P 1940
    • Lyle Creelman, in supervisor of school nurses at Metro Health Vancouver City 1940

    Next door in 1940: Second Ch of Christ Scientist at 1900 and Dr D A Dunbar at 1936. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    435 West 14th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • Elizabeth Creelman, a school teacher at the Burnaby Corporation 1940

    Next door in 1940: M E Ferguson at 433 and Mrs F M Brewster at 443. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    4592 West 2nd Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • S T Creelman, a manager at the Home Service 1940
    • Harry Creelman, retired 1940
    • Helen Creelman, a school teacher 1940
    • Mabel L Creelman, a nurse for Dr A M Agnew 1940

    Next door in 1940: H F Shobrook at 4588. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    2676 West 4th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • R Creelman 1940

    Next door in 1940: Home Cigarette Cbts Ltd at 2674 and J J Kindred at 2698. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for ten of the 15: a school teacher (3), a fireman (2), an assistant, a manager, a manufacturers agent and a nurse, among others. Four of them worked for Vancouver City. Two are widows, listed under their own names.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Kitsilano (2), Shaughnessy (2), Downtown, Mount Pleasant, Renfrew-Collingwood, Riley Park, West End and West Point Grey. 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 W Creelman at 4669 Earles Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Charles W Creelman there as the householder, a fireman at the City of Vancouver. In 1940 the directory lists H C Creelman at 172 East 24th 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 lists Harry C Creelman there as the householder, a fireman at the City of Vancouver.

In 1940 the directory lists W W Creelman, a manufacturers agent, at 751 Granville Street. Mrs L H Creelman is listed at 1675 Laurier Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Lenora H Creelman there as the householder, widow of A.

W W Creelman is listed at 4611 Marguerite Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists William W Creelman there as the householder, a manufacturers agent, with Margaret W Creelman, an assistant at the Vancouver Public Library. The 1940 name section lists Amelia Creelman at 1454 Pendrell Street, a school teacher. The 1940 name section lists Laura Creelman at 1926 West 12th Avenue, widow of S P, with Lyle Creelman, in supervisor of school nurses at Metro Health Vancouver City.

The 1940 name section lists Elizabeth Creelman at 435 West 14th Avenue, a school teacher at the Burnaby Corporation. In 1940 the directory lists S T Creelman at 4592 West 2nd Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Stan T Creelman there as the householder, a manager at the Home Service, with Harry Creelman, retired, Helen Creelman, a school teacher, and Mabel L Creelman, a nurse for Dr A M Agnew. In 1940 the directory lists R Creelman at 2676 West 4th Avenue.

Today

172 East 24th, 1675 Laurier, 4611 Marguerite and 435 West 14th still have their buildings from before 1946, 1675 Laurier on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 4669 Earles (2011), 1454 Pendrell (1968), 1926 West 12th (2007) and 4592 West 2nd (2004) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 751 Granville and 2676 West 4th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 20 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
1940

British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section

The book of the Creelmans

Every directory, as one book

The family book reads the Creelman 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.

We're opening orders soon. Join the list to be first in line; we expect about $29 a family.

One email, when it's ready. We use your email for nothing else and never share it. Privacy

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.