A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The Cunliffes
In the city directories 1940 · seven people at seven addresses
The directories print seven people named Cunliffe at seven addresses in 1940 in six 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 Cunliffes lived
- 1
1619 Barclay Street
West End, 1940
- G F Cunliffe, rooms to let 1940
Next door in 1940: G F Crooks at 1601 and H G Haddow at 1627. The block, door by door
- 2
1107 Howe Street
Downtown, 1940
- G F Cunliffe, rooms to let 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs A Elener at 1117. The block, door by door
- 3
2629 Ontario Street
Mount Pleasant, 1940
- R Cunliffe 1940
Next door in 1940: W Stewart at 2617. The block, door by door
- 4
2957 West 29th Avenue
Dunbar-Southlands, 1940
- J A Cunliffe 1940
Next door in 1940: W E Boyes at 2951. The block, door by door
- 5
2443 West 49th Avenue
Kerrisdale, 1940
- B A Cunliffe 1940
Next door in 1940: K A Smeed at 2419. The block, door by door
- 6
- 7
789 West 62nd Avenue
Marpole, 1940
- H Cunliffe 1940
Next door in 1940: J E Elsie at 779. The block, door by door
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Marpole (2), Downtown, Dunbar-Southlands, Kerrisdale, Mount Pleasant 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
In 1940 the directory lists G F Cunliffe, rooms to let, at 1619 Barclay Street; the 1940 line is marked *: some member of the family owns the property, to the best of our knowledge (the directory's own mark). G F Cunliffe, rooms to let, is listed at 1107 Howe Street in 1940. In 1940 the directory lists R Cunliffe at 2629 Ontario Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. J A Cunliffe is listed at 2957 West 29th Avenue in 1940.
In 1940 the directory lists B A Cunliffe at 2443 West 49th Avenue. J Cunliffe is listed at 41 West 60th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. In 1940 the directory lists H Cunliffe at 789 West 62nd Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too.
Today
2629 Ontario and 2957 West 29th still have their buildings from before 1946, 2629 Ontario on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 41 West 60th (1963) and 789 West 62nd (1986) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1619 Barclay, 1107 Howe and 2443 West 49th, 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.
- *Cunliffe G F rooms1619 Barclay, p. 9
- Cunliffe G F rooms1107 Howe, p. 88
- *Cunliffe R2629 Ontario, p. 122
- Cunliffe J A2957 West 29th, p. 245
- Cunliffe B A2443 West 49th, p. 265
- *Cunliffe J41 West 60th, p. 270
- *Cunliffe H789 West 62nd, p. 270
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
The book of the Cunliffes
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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.