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The Cumminses

In the city directories 1940 · 16 people at twelve addresses

The directories print 16 people named Cummins at twelve addresses in 1940 in eight 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 Cumminses at 2406 West 14th in 1940.

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Where the Cumminses lived

Each pin is on its own block, numbered as the households below. One address isn't on today's map, so it has no pin. Today's land, parks, main roads and local areas: City of Vancouver Open Data (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).
  1. 1

    1146 Broughton Street

    West End, 1940

    • John P Cummins, an agent for Mutual Life 1940

    Next door in 1940: Rosedale at 1112 and D Kinnerd at 1160. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    487 East 55th Avenue

    Sunset, 1940

    • Mrs V J Cummins, widow of C 1940
    • Victor C Cummins, a salesman at Woodward's 1940

    Next door in 1940: S J McClelland at 483 and D A Davidson at 495. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    5450 Laburnum Street

    Shaughnessy, 1940

    • R J Cummins, a sales manager at Bapco 1940

    Next door in 1940: B H Gunning at 5416 and F K Collins at 5484. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    2045 Trafalgar Street

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Annie Cummins, widow of F 1940

    Next door in 1940: T Rhys at 2043 and P M Hansen at 2047. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    2906 Vanness Avenue

    Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940

    • John T Cummins, a factory worker at Dr Ballard's Animal Food Products 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Adlard at 2970. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    2230 Waterloo Street

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Mrs E M Cummins, widow of F J 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs M Stavrianos at 2220 and A Blain at 2240. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    875 West 14th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Mrs F E Cummins 1940
    • Olive Cummins, a bookkeeper at Retail Credit Grantors 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs J Williams at 855. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    2135 West 14th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • W Cummins, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs B S Woodworth at 2125 and D H Taylor at 2145. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    2406 West 14th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • J T Cummins, a carpenter 1940
    • Evelyn B Cummins, a clerk 1940
    • Stewart B Cummins, a radio serviceman 1940

    Next door in 1940: R R Moldowan at 2416. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    3824 West 22nd Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • Mrs R C Cummins 1940

    Next door in 1940: R Howatson at 3814 and S G Ross at 3828. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    2736 West 32nd Avenue

    Arbutus Ridge, 1940

    • J Cummins, a sales manager for Royal Crown 1940

    Next door in 1940: T Buchanan at 2722 and Mrs C N Hood at 2778. The block, door by door

  12. 12

    1360 West King Edward Avenue

    Shaughnessy, 1940

    • Margaret Cummins, widow of D W 1940

    Next door in 1940: W T Moodie at 1350 and T A Kelley at 1370. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for nine of the 16: a sales manager (2), an agent, a bookkeeper, a carpenter, a clerk and a factory worker, among others. Four are widows, listed under their own names.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Kitsilano (4), Shaughnessy (2), Arbutus Ridge, Dunbar-Southlands, Fairview, Renfrew-Collingwood, Sunset 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

The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists John P Cummins at 1146 Broughton Street, an agent for Mutual Life. Mrs V J Cummins is listed at 487 East 55th Avenue 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 Violet J Cummins there as the householder, widow of C, with Victor C Cummins, a salesman at Woodward's.

R J Cummins is listed at 5450 Laburnum Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Robert J Cummins there as the householder, a sales manager at Bapco. The 1940 name section lists Annie Cummins at 2045 Trafalgar Street, widow of F. The 1940 name section lists John T Cummins at 2906 Vanness Avenue, a factory worker at Dr Ballard's Animal Food Products.

Mrs E M Cummins is listed at 2230 Waterloo Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Estella M Cummins there as the householder, widow of F J. Mrs F E Cummins is listed at 875 West 14th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Florence E Cummins there as the householder, with Olive Cummins, a bookkeeper at Retail Credit Grantors.

W Cummins is listed at 2135 West 14th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists William Cummins there as the householder, retired. J T Cummins is listed at 2406 West 14th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists John T Cummins there as the householder, a carpenter, with Evelyn B Cummins, a clerk, and Stewart B Cummins, a radio serviceman.

Mrs R C Cummins is listed at 3824 West 22nd Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Mrs R C Cummins there as the householder. J Cummins is listed at 2736 West 32nd Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists James Cummins there as the householder, a sales manager for Royal Crown.

The 1940 name section lists Margaret Cummins at 1360 West King Edward Avenue, widow of D W.

Today

5450 Laburnum, 2230 Waterloo, 875 West 14th, 2406 West 14th, 3824 West 22nd and 1360 West King Edward still have their buildings from before 1946; 2736 West 32nd (1975) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1146 Broughton, 487 East 55th, 2045 Trafalgar, 2906 Vanness and 2135 West 14th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 24 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
1940

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.