A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The Crowleys
In the city directories 1940 · four people at four addresses
The directories print four people named Crowley at four 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 Crowleys lived
- 1
2034 East 32nd Avenue
Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940
- E Crowley, a driver at Avalon Dairy 1940
Next door in 1940: W T Seagrief at 2026. The block, door by door
- 2
2420 East 33rd Avenue
Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940
- V Crowley, a salesman 1940
Next door in 1940: R Wall at 2436. The block, door by door
- 3
- 4
3156 West 42nd Avenue
Kerrisdale, 1940
- Mrs Jeane Crowley 1940
Next door in 1940: E White at 3116 and W H Mackee at 3168. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for three of the four: a driver, a proprietor and a salesman. Two of them worked for Avalon Dairy.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Kerrisdale, Renfrew-Collingwood 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
In 1940 the directory lists E Crowley at 2034 East 32nd Avenue. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Everett Crowley there as the householder, a driver at Avalon Dairy. In 1940 the directory lists V Crowley at 2420 East 33rd 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 Vernon Crowley there as the householder, a salesman.
In 1940 the directory lists J C Crowley at 5805 Wales Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Jeremiah C Crowley there as the householder, proprietor of Avalon Dairy. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Jeane Crowley at 3156 West 42nd Avenue.
Today
2034 East 32nd still has its building from before 1946, dated 1925 by the City's record; 5805 Wales (2018) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 2420 East 33rd and 3156 West 42nd, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 7 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Crowley E2034 East 32nd, p. 247
- Crowley Everett drvr Avalon Dairy2034 East 32nd, p. 141
- *Crowley V2420 East 33rd, p. 248
- Crowley Vernon slsmn2420 East 33rd, p. 141
- *Crowley J C5805 Wales, p. 164
- Crowley Jeremiah C prop Avalon Dairy5805 Wales, p. 141
- Crowley Mrs Jeane3156 West 42nd, p. 141
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
The book of the Crowleys
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.