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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Ebatas

In the city directories 1940 · twelve people at six addresses

The directories print twelve people named Ebata at six addresses in 1940 in three 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 Ebatas at 1687 West 2nd in 1940.

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Where the Ebatas lived

Each pin is on its own block, numbered as the households below. Today's land, parks, main roads and local areas: City of Vancouver Open Data (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).
  1. 1

    999 Granville Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Sukeo Ebata, proprietor of Belmont Store 1940

    Next door in 1940: Fashion Shoe Shoppe at 995. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1687 West 2nd Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Mrs E Ebata, widow of E 1940
    • Aezo Ebata, a millworker 1940
    • Kimiye Ebata, a maid 1940
    • Sosazabaro Ebata, a gardener 1940

    Next door in 1940: M Kuromi at 1677. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    316 West 5th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • J B Ebata, a millworker 1940

    Next door in 1940: H Marubashi at 306 and Mrs T Kondo at 320. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    161 West 6th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • I Ebata, a confectioner 1940
    • Steo Ebata 1940
    • Tyrus Ebata 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs J A Honeyford at 155 and E C Banno at 165. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    758 West 6th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • C Ebata, a yardman at BC Fir 1940
    • Mrs K Ebata, a confectioner 1940

    Next door in 1940: M Kitagawa at 754 and Alberta Lbr Co Ltd at 790. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    874 West 6th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Chuji Ebata, a millworker 1940

    Next door in 1940: Johnson W S & D Factory at 854 and D Singh at 884. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for nine of the twelve: a millworker (3), a confectioner (2), a gardener, a maid, a proprietor and a yardman. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Fairview (3), Mount Pleasant (2) and Downtown. 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 Sukeo Ebata at 999 Granville Street, proprietor of Belmont Store. Mrs E Ebata is listed at 1687 West 2nd 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 Ema Ebata there as the householder, widow of E, with Aezo Ebata, a millworker, Kimiye Ebata, a maid, and Sosazabaro Ebata, a gardener.

J B Ebata is listed at 316 West 5th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists J B Ebata there as the householder, a millworker. I Ebata, a confectioner, is listed at 161 West 6th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Ishimatsu Ebata there as the householder, a confectioner, with Steo Ebata and Tyrus Ebata.

Mrs K Ebata, a confectioner, is listed at 758 West 6th Avenue in 1940. In 1940 the listing there is C Ebata. The 1940 name section lists Chushoten Ebata there as the householder, a yardman at BC Fir, with Mrs Kino Ebata, a confectioner. The 1940 name section lists Chuji Ebata at 874 West 6th Avenue, a millworker.

Today

1687 West 2nd (1966) and 874 West 6th (1994) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 999 Granville, 316 West 5th, 161 West 6th and 758 West 6th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 17 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 Ebatas

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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.