A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The Crombies
In the city directories 1940 · nine people at seven addresses
The directories print nine people named Crombie at seven addresses in 1940 in four 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 Crombies lived
- 1
5815 Angus Drive
Kerrisdale, 1940
- W I Crombie, retired 1940
Next door in 1940: W C Mainwaring at 5837. The block, door by door
- 2
6476 Balaclava Street
Kerrisdale, 1940
- H S Crombie, a plumber 1940
- Wallace H Crombie, a seaman at Canadian Pacific Steamships 1940
- 3
1104 Haro Street
West End, 1940
- Mrs G Crombie, widow of T 1940
- Alfred E Crombie, a serviceman at Addressograph-Multigraph 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs K Pyke at 1114. The block, door by door
- 4
1015 Pacific Street
West End, 1940
- A Crombie, who kept rooms to let 1940
Next door in 1940: J A Morrice at 1011 and Mrs P Burnett at 1019. The block, door by door
- 5
3888 West 19th Avenue
Dunbar-Southlands, 1940
- Jean H Crombie, a saleswoman for A C Giles 1940
Next door in 1940: B R Lanskail at 3880 and C A White at 3896. The block, door by door
- 6
3140 West 55th Avenue
Kerrisdale, 1940
- G T Crombie, a serviceman at Canadian Atlas Diesel Engines 1940
- 7
1808 West King Edward Avenue
Shaughnessy, 1940
- William C D Crombie, a labour manager at the Shipping Fed of BC 1940
Next door in 1940: H D Gooderham at 1826. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for six of the nine: a serviceman (2), a labour manager, a plumber, a saleswoman and a seaman. One is a widow, listed under her own name.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Kerrisdale (3), West End (2), Dunbar-Southlands and Shaughnessy. 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 I Crombie at 5815 Angus 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, where each person's work is printed, lists William I Crombie there as the householder, retired. In 1940 the directory lists H S Crombie, a plumber, at 6476 Balaclava Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Henry S Crombie there, a plumber, with Wallace H Crombie, a seaman at Canadian Pacific Steamships.
In 1940 the directory lists Mrs G Crombie at 1104 Haro Street. The 1940 name section lists Georgina Crombie there as the householder, widow of T, with Alfred E Crombie, a serviceman at Addressograph-Multigraph. In 1940 the directory lists A Crombie, rooms to let, at 1015 Pacific Street. The 1940 name section lists Alex Crombie there, who kept rooms to let.
The 1940 name section lists Jean H Crombie at 3888 West 19th Avenue, a saleswoman for A C Giles. G T Crombie is listed at 3140 West 55th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists George T Crombie there as the householder, a serviceman at Canadian Atlas Diesel Engines. The 1940 name section lists William C D Crombie at 1808 West King Edward Avenue, a labour manager at the Shipping Fed of BC.
Today
5815 Angus Drive, 1104 Haro, 3888 West 19th, 3140 West 55th and 1808 West King Edward still have their buildings from before 1946; the City no longer lists 6476 Balaclava and 1015 Pacific, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 14 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- *Crombie W I5815 Angus Drive, p. 5
- Crombie Wm I retired5815 Angus Drive, p. 139
- *Crombie H S plmbr6476 Balaclava, p. 7
- Crombie Henry S plmbr6476 Balaclava, p. 139
- Crombie Wallace H seamn CPSS6476 Balaclava, p. 139
- Crombie Mrs G1104 Haro, p. 71
- Crombie Alfd E servmn Addressograph-Multigraph1104 Haro, p. 139
- Crombie Georgina wid T1104 Haro, p. 139
- Crombie A rooms1015 Pacific, p. 124
- Crombie Alex rooms1015 Pacific, p. 139
- Crombie Jean H slswm A C Giles3888 West 19th, p. 139
- *Crombie G T3140 West 55th, p. 268
- Crombie Geo T servmn Can Atlas Diesel Engines3140 West 55th, p. 139
- Crombie Wm C D labour mgr Shipping Fed of BC1808 West King Edward, 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.