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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Earles

In the city directories 1940 · 15 people at eleven addresses

The directories print 15 people named Earle at eleven 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. The most under one roof: four Earles at 1375 West King Edward in 1940.

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Where the Earles 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

    705 Broughton Street

    West End, 1940

    • Omer W Earle, an accountant 1940

    Next door in 1940: E S Wise at 719. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1162 Bute Street

    West End, 1940

    • Gordon Earle, a salesman at Guernsey Breeders' Dairy 1940

    Next door in 1940: H D Yeats at 1156 and capitola apts at 1170. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    3382 East 3rd Avenue

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • G Earle, an engineer 1940

    Next door in 1940: F F Solnik at 3372 and W Woollacott at 3396. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    635 East Hastings Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • Henry Earle 1940

    Next door in 1940: W J Mead at 637. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    6059 Elm Street

    Kerrisdale, 1940

    • L H Earle, a telegraph operator at the Bank of Montreal 1940

    Next door in 1940: R D Hale at 6049 and J H R Larsen at 6069. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    296 Keefer Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • F John Earle, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: “Orientals” at 290. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    1773 Nelson Street

    West End, 1940

    • James Earle 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs J Ironside at 1771. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    1743 Pendrell Street

    West End, 1940

    • Earle (no first name printed) 1940
    • Gordon Earle, a caulker at the Burrard Dry Dock 1940

    Next door in 1940: W H Moore at 1735 and T A Dunning at 1755. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    1949 West 57th Avenue

    Kerrisdale, 1940

    • A L Earle, a painter 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs M E Moore at 1931 and V B Hutton at 1967. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    2855 West Broadway

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • J B Earle, a packer at Spencer's 1940

    Next door in 1940: R L Holm at 2839. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    1375 West King Edward Avenue

    Shaughnessy, 1940

    • E A Earle, a manager at E A Earle Investment Securities 1940
    • Audrey M Earle, a nurse 1940
    • Lillian N Earle, a stenographer 1940
    • Marjorie E Earle, a nurse 1940

What they did

The name section prints a trade for eleven of the 15: a nurse (2), an accountant, a caulker, an engineer, a manager and a packer, among others.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in West End (4), Kerrisdale (2), Strathcona (2), Hastings-Sunrise, Kitsilano and Shaughnessy. 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 Omer W Earle at 705 Broughton Street, an accountant. The 1940 name section lists Gordon Earle at 1162 Bute Street, a salesman at Guernsey Breeders' Dairy. In 1940 the directory lists G Earle at 3382 East 3rd 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 Griffiths Earle there as the householder, an engineer.

The 1940 name section lists Henry Earle at 635 East Hastings Street. L H Earle is listed at 6059 Elm Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Laurence H Earle there as the householder, a telegraph operator at the Bank of Montreal. The 1940 name section lists F John Earle at 296 Keefer Street, retired.

The 1940 name section lists James Earle at 1773 Nelson Street. The 1940 name section lists Earle (no first name printed) at 1743 Pendrell Street, with Gordon Earle, a caulker at the Burrard Dry Dock. In 1940 the directory lists A L Earle at 1949 West 57th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Arthur L Earle there as the householder, a painter.

In 1940 the directory lists J B Earle at 2855 West Broadway. The 1940 name section lists Jack B Earle there as the householder, a packer at Spencer's. In 1940 the directory lists E A Earle at 1375 West King Edward Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Ernest A Earle there as the householder, a manager at E A Earle Investment Securities, with Audrey M Earle, a nurse, Lillian N Earle, a stenographer, and Marjorie E Earle, a nurse.

Today

635 East Hastings, 6059 Elm, 1949 West 57th and 1375 West King Edward still have their buildings from before 1946, 1949 West 57th on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 1162 Bute (1967), 3382 East 3rd (1999) and 1743 Pendrell (1955) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 705 Broughton, 296 Keefer, 1773 Nelson and 2855 West Broadway, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 20 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

The book of the Earles

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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.