A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The Ealeses
In the city directories 1940 · six people at three addresses
The directories print six people named Eales at three addresses in 1940 in two 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 Ealeses at 1876 William in 1940.
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Where the Ealeses lived
- 1
2116 Grant Street
Grandview-Woodland, 1940
- A E Eales, who worked for the BC Telephone 1940
Next door in 1940: G A Bergman at 2106 and Rev A C Bingham at 2128. The block, door by door
- 2
898 Keefer Street
Strathcona, 1940
- R Eales, a decorator 1940
- Dorothy B Eales 1940
Next door in 1940: M Mesich at 886. The block, door by door
- 3
1876 William Street
Grandview-Woodland, 1940
- C J Eales, retired 1940
- John C G Eales, a clerk at the Shipping Fed of BC 1940
- Phyllis E Eales, a buyer for W R Gilbert 1940
Next door in 1940: A Menchions at 1868. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for four of the six: a buyer, a clerk, a decorator and an employee.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Grandview-Woodland (2) and Strathcona. 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 A E Eales at 2116 Grant Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Arthur E Eales there as the householder, who worked for the BC Telephone. In 1940 the directory lists R Eales at 898 Keefer Street. The 1940 name section lists Richard Eales there as the householder, a decorator, with Dorothy B Eales.
In 1940 the directory lists C J Eales at 1876 William 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). The 1940 name section lists Cyril J Eales there as the householder, retired, with John C G Eales, a clerk at the Shipping Fed of BC, and Phyllis E Eales, a buyer for W R Gilbert.
Today
2116 Grant, 898 Keefer and 1876 William still have their buildings from before 1946.
Every line as printed
All 9 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Eales A E2116 Grant, p. 61
- Eales Arth E emp BC Tel2116 Grant, p. 175
- Eales R898 Keefer, p. 94
- Eales Dorothy B898 Keefer, p. 175
- Eales Richd decrtr898 Keefer, p. 175
- *Eales C J1876 William, p. 168
- Eales Cyril J retired1876 William, p. 175
- Eales John C G clk Shipping Fed of BC1876 William, p. 175
- Eales Phyllis E buyer W R Gilbert1876 William, p. 175
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
The book of the Ealeses
Every directory, as one book
The family book reads the Eales name in each Vancouver directory we hold from 1901 to 1945: everyone printed under it at every address, their work from the name sections, who lived next door, and the page behind every line, to read here or save as a PDF to print or give.
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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 E. Want a name removed? Tell us.