A family name on Granville Street, Downtown, Fairview, Shaughnessy, Kerrisdale, Oakridge and Marpole
The Edwardses
In the city directories 1940 · four people at three addresses
The directories print four people named Edwards at three addresses in 1940, all on Granville Street. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family. The directories print the name on 100 other streets too, all listed on the Edwards name's own page.
Reserve this family's book, freeThe name in every directory we hold from 1901 to 1945, at every address, each line with its page, to read here or save as a PDF. About $29 when orders open.
Where the Edwardses lived
- 1
915 Granville Street
Downtown, 1940
- Allan Edwards, retired 1940
Next door in 1940: Groceteria Sun at 911 and La Belle Beauty Shop at 917. The block, door by door
- 2
1161 Granville Street
Downtown, 1940
- Frank Edwards, a chef at the Vancouver Tamale Parlor 1940
- Frederick S Edwards 1940
Next door in 1940: St Helen's Cigar Stand at 1159 and French Way Clnrs at 1167. The block, door by door
- 3
2425 Granville Street
Fairview, 1940
- J T Edwards, a manager at T Edwards Co 1940
Next door in 1940: Keen's at 2421 and H G Finch at 2427. The block, door by door
The story, address by address
The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Allan Edwards at 915 Granville Street, retired. The 1940 name section lists Frank Edwards at 1161 Granville Street, a chef at the Vancouver Tamale Parlor, with Frederick S Edwards. In 1940 the directory lists J T Edwards at 2425 Granville Street. The 1940 name section lists John T Edwards there as the householder, a manager at T Edwards Co.
Today
1161 Granville still has its building from before 1946, dated 1911 by the City's record and on the Vancouver Heritage Register; the City no longer lists 915 Granville and 2425 Granville, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 5 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Edwards Allan retired915 Granville, p. 178
- Edwards Frank chef Van Tamale Parlor1161 Granville, p. 178
- Edwards Fredk S1161 Granville, p. 178
- Edwards J T2425 Granville, p. 67
- Edwards John T mgr T Edwards Co2425 Granville, p. 179
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, name section, where each person's work is printed
The book of the Edwardses
Every directory, as one book
The family book reads the Edwards 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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Another name, or a house
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.