A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The Crofts
In the city directories 1940 · twelve people at ten addresses
The directories print twelve people named Croft at ten addresses in 1940 in six 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 Crofts lived
- 1
1722 East 4th Avenue
Grandview-Woodland, 1940
- Mrs J Croft, widow of F 1940
- Owen F Croft, a sawyer at M B King Lumber 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs E C Cook at 1728. The block, door by door
- 2
52 East Cordova Street
Downtown, 1940
- Albert Croft 1940
Next door in 1940: Pumps & Power (whse) at 48 and Van Shirt & Overall Mfg at 54. The block, door by door
- 3
2029 Pendrell Street
West End, 1940
- Richard Croft 1940
Next door in 1940: A Learmonth at 2037. The block, door by door
- 4
5650 Victoria Drive
Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940
- E Croft, a clerk 1940
Next door in 1940: W Pavan at 5636 and E W Charlton at 5670. The block, door by door
- 5
1795 West 10th Avenue
Fairview, 1940
- R Croft, on active service 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs A McIntyre at 1785. The block, door by door
- 6
601 West 13th Avenue
Fairview, 1940
- Mary E Croft, an operator at the BC Telephone 1940
Next door in 1940: S C Dowling at 615. The block, door by door
- 7
1205 West 15th Avenue
Fairview, 1940
- H W Croft, a secretary treasurer at Ray's Ltd 1940
- Margaret C Croft, a student 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs F M Thompson at 1207. The block, door by door
- 8
1530 West 6th Avenue
Fairview, 1940
- H W Croft, on active service 1940
Next door in 1940: F McIntosh at 1524 and S Nishikawa at 1554. The block, door by door
- 9
3007 West 8th Avenue
Kitsilano, 1940
- J A Croft, on active service 1940
Next door in 1940: A B Adams at 3003 and H Markham at 3009. The block, door by door
- 10
5 West Hastings Street
Downtown, 1940
- James Croft, a steelworker 1940
Next door in 1940: Bank of Montreal at 1 and P Rosso at 7. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for eight of the twelve: an on active service (3), a clerk, an operator, a sawyer, a secretary treasurer and a steelworker. One is a widow, listed under her own name.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Fairview (4), Downtown (2), Grandview-Woodland, Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Kitsilano and West End. 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 Mrs J Croft at 1722 East 4th Avenue. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Jessie Croft there as the householder, widow of F, with Owen F Croft, a sawyer at M B King Lumber. The 1940 name section lists Albert Croft at 52 East Cordova Street. The 1940 name section lists Richard Croft at 2029 Pendrell Street.
In 1940 the directory lists E Croft at 5650 Victoria Drive; 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 Edwin Croft there as the householder, a clerk. In 1940 the directory lists R Croft at 1795 West 10th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Roy Croft there as the householder, on active service.
The 1940 name section lists Mary E Croft at 601 West 13th Avenue, an operator at the BC Telephone. H W Croft is listed at 1205 West 15th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Henry W Croft there as the householder, a secretary treasurer at Ray's Ltd, with Margaret C Croft, a student.
H W Croft is listed at 1530 West 6th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Herbert W Croft there as the householder, on active service. J A Croft is listed at 3007 West 8th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists John A Croft there as the householder, on active service.
The 1940 name section lists James Croft at 5 West Hastings Street, a steelworker.
Today
1722 East 4th, 3007 West 8th and 5 West Hastings still have their buildings from before 1946, 5 West Hastings on the Vancouver Heritage Register; the City no longer lists 52 East Cordova, 2029 Pendrell, 5650 Victoria Drive, 1795 West 10th, 601 West 13th and 1205 West 15th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred); for 1530 West 6th, its page says what we could and couldn't match to today's buildings.
Every line as printed
All 18 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Croft Mrs J1722 East 4th, p. 180
- Croft Jessie wid F1722 East 4th, p. 139
- Croft Owen F sawyer M B King Lbr1722 East 4th, p. 139
- Croft Albt52 East Cordova, p. 139
- Croft Richd2029 Pendrell, p. 139
- *Croft E5650 Victoria Drive, p. 162
- Croft Edwin clk5650 Victoria Drive, p. 139
- Croft R1795 West 10th, p. 200
- Croft Roy act serv1795 West 10th, p. 139
- Croft Mary E opr BC Tel601 West 13th, p. 139
- *Croft H W1205 West 15th, p. 219
- Croft Henry W sec treas Ray's Ltd1205 West 15th, p. 139
- Croft Margt C studt1205 West 15th, p. 139
- Croft H W1530 West 6th, p. 188
- Croft Herbt W act serv1530 West 6th, p. 139
- Croft J A3007 West 8th, p. 196
- Croft John A act serv3007 West 8th, p. 139
- Croft Jas stlwkr5 West Hastings, p. 139
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.