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The Edmundses

In the city directories 1940 · 14 people at twelve addresses

The directories print 14 people named Edmunds at twelve addresses in 1940 in seven 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 Edmundses lived

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

    535 East 54th Avenue

    Sunset, 1940

    • J V Edmunds, a laborer 1940

    Next door in 1940: Miss J McDowell at 525 and Mrs L Shanks at 555. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1245 East Pender Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • E Edmunds, a laborer 1940

    Next door in 1940: G Goddard at 1213 and A Christianson at 1249. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    2921 Euclid Avenue

    Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940

    • Frederick A Edmunds 1940

    Next door in 1940: C W Williams at 2949. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1542 Haro Street

    West End, 1940

    • Griffith Edmunds 1940

    Next door in 1940: J H Carlson at 1536 and Mrs L Kean at 1548. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    4869 Manor Street

    Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940

    • A S Edmunds, a butcher 1940
    • Hanna Edmunds, widow of R 1940

    Next door in 1940: W H Soames at 4855 and F H Smith at 4895. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    4959 Manor Street

    Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940

    • S R Edmunds, a timekeeper at Burns & Co 1940
    • Elsie G Edmunds 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Mastin at 4947. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    1053 Nicola Street

    West End, 1940

    • Ken Edmunds, a mechanic for F H Yeomans 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Fisher at 1039 and Mrs M Baker at 1081. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    3793 Victoria Drive

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • D F Edmunds, a laborer 1940
  9. 9

    4308 West 14th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • C E Edmunds, an engineer at General Accident Assce 1940

    Next door in 1940: D Carruthers at 4312. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    1912 West 1st Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • W Edmunds, a musician 1940

    Next door in 1940: H P Tucker at 1906 and M Herman at 1916. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    1950 West 8th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • John Edmunds 1940

    Next door in 1940: E Jones at 1942 and R Porter at 1956. The block, door by door

  12. 12

    4509 West 8th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • R C Edmunds, a forest nurseryman at UBC 1940

    Next door in 1940: Dr E H Cooke at 4505 and Mrs G Faulkner at 4521. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for nine of the 14: a laborer (3), a butcher, an engineer, a forest nurseryman, a mechanic and a musician, among others. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Renfrew-Collingwood (3), Kitsilano (2), West End (2), West Point Grey (2), Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Strathcona and Sunset. 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 J V Edmunds at 535 East 54th 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, where each person's work is printed, lists John V Edmunds there as the householder, a laborer. In 1940 the directory lists E Edmunds at 1245 East Pender Street. The 1940 name section lists Edward Edmunds there as the householder, a laborer, with Edward Edmunds Jr.

The 1940 name section lists Frederick A Edmunds at 2921 Euclid Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Griffith Edmunds at 1542 Haro Street. In 1940 the directory lists A S Edmunds at 4869 Manor Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Arthur S Edmunds there as the householder, a butcher, with Hanna Edmunds, widow of R.

In 1940 the directory lists S R Edmunds at 4959 Manor Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Syd R Edmunds there as the householder, a timekeeper at Burns & Co, with Elsie G Edmunds. The 1940 name section lists Ken Edmunds at 1053 Nicola Street, a mechanic for F H Yeomans.

D F Edmunds is listed at 3793 Victoria Drive in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists David F Edmunds there as the householder, a laborer. C E Edmunds is listed at 4308 West 14th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Charles E Edmunds there as the householder, an engineer at General Accident Assce.

W Edmunds is listed at 1912 West 1st Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Will Edmunds there as the householder, a musician. The 1940 name section lists John Edmunds at 1950 West 8th Avenue.

In 1940 the directory lists R C Edmunds at 4509 West 8th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Rupert C Edmunds there as the householder, a forest nurseryman at UBC.

Today

1245 East Pender, 4959 Manor and 4308 West 14th still have their buildings from before 1946; 535 East 54th (1972), 4869 Manor (1994), 1053 Nicola (1986), 3793 Victoria Drive (1979), 1950 West 8th (1972) and 4509 West 8th (2006) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 2921 Euclid, 1542 Haro and 1912 West 1st, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Riders in costume in a Chinese parade on East Pender Street, past the Kwong Yee Lung Co.
1936–1938 Riders in costume in a Chinese parade on East Pender Street, past the Kwong Yee Lung Co.. Not at the house at 1245 East Pender: no archive photo of the 1200 block is known that we can show. City of Vancouver Archives, CVA 300-101. Public domain.

Every line as printed

All 23 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
1940

British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section

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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.