A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The Crookses
In the city directories 1940 · 14 people at twelve addresses
The directories print 14 people named Crooks at twelve addresses in 1940 in seven 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: three Crookses at 2305 Cypress in 1940.
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Where the Crookses lived
- 1
1139 Barclay Street
West End, 1940
- William Crooks 1940
Next door in 1940: G A McIntyre at 1137. The block, door by door
- 2
1601 Barclay Street
West End, 1940
- G F Crooks, who kept rooms to let 1940
Next door in 1940: G F Cunliffe at 1619. The block, door by door
- 3
6102 Commercial Street
Victoria-Fraserview, 1940
- H W Crooks, a mechanic for F Deeley 1940
Next door in 1940: A F Summerscales at 6112. The block, door by door
- 4
2305 Cypress Street
Kitsilano, 1940
- T Crooks, an assistant pound keeper at the City of Vancouver 1940
- Joseph P Crooks, in tobacco 1940
- Norah Crooks 1940
Next door in 1940: A Booth at 2311. The block, door by door
- 5
3164 East 45th Avenue
Killarney, 1940
- F Crooks, a laborer at Simmons 1940
Next door in 1940: T Stephens at 3154 and J A Boutilier at 3192. The block, door by door
- 6
543 Granville Street
Downtown, 1940
- W J Crooks, a manufacturers agent 1940
Next door in 1940: Leather Gds Burns at 541 and L C Fraser at 545. The block, door by door
- 7
1795 West 13th Avenue
Fairview, 1940
- W J Crooks, a manufacturers agent 1940
Next door in 1940: Miss M L Talbot at 1785 and C Cresswell at 1797. The block, door by door
- 8
1435 West 15th Avenue
Fairview, 1940
- J W Crooks, a druggist at Cunningham Drug 1940
Next door in 1940: F S Bacon at 1425 and G A Collard at 1445. The block, door by door
- 9
3862 West 34th Avenue
Dunbar-Southlands, 1940
- R W Crooks, a clerk at Shell Oil 1940
Next door in 1940: C Barrett-Leonard at 3854 and M MacKenzie at 3870. The block, door by door
- 10
1852 West 3rd Avenue
Kitsilano, 1940
- J Crooks, a salesman at Guernsey Breeders' Dairy 1940
Next door in 1940: E Vilac at 1848 and E W Chappell at 1864. The block, door by door
- 11
1163 West Georgia Street
Downtown, 1940
- Mrs Sarah Crooks 1940
Next door in 1940: A Leslie at 1159 and E E Finch at 1167. The block, door by door
- 12
95 West Hastings Street
Downtown, 1940
- J P Crooks, in tobacco 1940
Next door in 1940: Union Shoe Co Ltd at 63. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for eight of the 14: an assistant pound keeper, a clerk, a druggist, a laborer, a manufacturers agent and a mechanic, among others.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Downtown (3), Fairview (2), Kitsilano (2), West End (2), Dunbar-Southlands, Killarney and Victoria-Fraserview. 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
The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists William Crooks at 1139 Barclay Street. G F Crooks, rooms to let, is listed at 1601 Barclay Street in 1940; 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 George F Crooks there, who kept rooms to let.
H W Crooks is listed at 6102 Commercial Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Harold W Crooks there as the householder, a mechanic for F Deeley. T Crooks is listed at 2305 Cypress Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Thomas Crooks there as the householder, an assistant pound keeper at the City of Vancouver, with Joseph P Crooks, in tobacco, and Norah Crooks.
F Crooks is listed at 3164 East 45th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Frank Crooks there as the householder, a laborer at Simmons. W J Crooks, a manufacturers agent, is listed at 543 Granville Street in 1940.
In 1940 the directory lists W J Crooks at 1795 West 13th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists William J Crooks there as the householder, a manufacturers agent. In 1940 the directory lists J W Crooks at 1435 West 15th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists John W Crooks there as the householder, a druggist at Cunningham Drug.
In 1940 the directory lists R W Crooks at 3862 West 34th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Roleston W Crooks there as the householder, a clerk at Shell Oil. In 1940 the directory lists J Crooks at 1852 West 3rd Avenue. The 1940 name section lists John Crooks there as the householder, a salesman at Guernsey Breeders' Dairy.
The 1940 name section lists Mrs Sarah Crooks at 1163 West Georgia Street. J P Crooks, in tobacco, is listed at 95 West Hastings Street in 1940.
Today
2305 Cypress, 1795 West 13th and 3862 West 34th still have their buildings from before 1946; 1139 Barclay (1959), 1601 Barclay (1965), 6102 Commercial (1983), 3164 East 45th (2007) and 543 Granville (1995) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1435 West 15th, 1852 West 3rd, 1163 West Georgia and 95 West Hastings, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 22 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Crooks Wm1139 Barclay, p. 140
- *Crooks G F rooms1601 Barclay, p. 9
- Crooks Geo F rooms1601 Barclay, p. 140
- Crooks H W6102 Commercial, p. 34
- Crooks Harold W mech F Deeley6102 Commercial, p. 140
- *Crooks T2305 Cypress, p. 39
- Crooks Jos P tobac 95 W Hastings2305 Cypress, p. 140
- Crooks Norah2305 Cypress, p. 140
- Crooks Thos asst pound kpr Van City2305 Cypress, p. 140
- *Crooks F3164 East 45th, p. 261
- Crooks Frank lab Simmons3164 East 45th, p. 140
- Crooks W J mfrs agt543 Granville, p. 63
- *Crooks W J1795 West 13th, p. 212
- Crooks Wm J mfrs agt 707, 543 Granville1795 West 13th, p. 140
- Crooks J W1435 West 15th, p. 219
- Crooks John W druggist Cunningham Drug1435 West 15th, p. 140
- *Crooks R W3862 West 34th, p. 250
- Crooks Roleston W clk Shell Oil3862 West 34th, p. 140
- Crooks J1852 West 3rd, p. 178
- Crooks John slsmn Guernsey Breeders' Dairy1852 West 3rd, p. 140
- Crooks Mrs Sarah1163 West Georgia, p. 140
- Crooks J P tobac95 West Hastings, p. 76
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, name section, where each person's work is printed
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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.