A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The Crosbies
In the city directories 1940 · four people at three addresses
The directories print four people named Crosbie at three addresses in 1940 in three 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 Crosbies lived
- 1
1503 Angus Drive
Shaughnessy, 1940
- C A Crosbie, retired 1940
Next door in 1940: J H Lawson at 1527. The block, door by door
- 2
489 East 44th Avenue
Sunset, 1940
- A A Crosbie, retired 1940
- Archibald C Crosbie, a chemist 1940
Next door in 1940: W R Strickland at 485 and C L Forsha at 493. The block, door by door
- 3
1236 Hornby Street
Downtown, 1940
- Earl Crosbie, a clerk 1940
Next door in 1940: W Weir at 1232 and Mrs J Biddulph at 1244. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for two of the four: a chemist and a clerk.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Downtown, Shaughnessy and Sunset. 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 A Crosbie at 1503 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 Charles A Crosbie there as the householder, retired. In 1940 the directory lists A A Crosbie at 489 East 44th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Archibald A Crosbie there as the householder, retired, with Archibald C Crosbie, a chemist.
The 1940 name section lists Earl Crosbie at 1236 Hornby Street, a clerk.
Today
1503 Angus Drive still has its building from before 1946, dated 1912 by the City's record; the City no longer lists 489 East 44th and 1236 Hornby, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 6 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- *Crosbie C A1503 Angus Drive, p. 5
- Crosbie Chas A retired1503 Angus Drive, p. 140
- *Crosbie A A489 East 44th, p. 260
- Crosbie Arch A retired489 East 44th, p. 140
- Crosbie Arch C chemist489 East 44th, p. 140
- Crosbie Earl clk SD&W1236 Hornby, p. 140
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
The book of the Crosbies
Every directory, as one book
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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.