A family name on West 12th Avenue, Fairview, Mount Pleasant, Kitsilano and West Point Grey
The Edwardses
In the city directories 1940 · three people at three addresses
The directories print three people named Edwards at three addresses in 1940, all on West 12th Avenue. 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.
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Where the Edwardses lived
- 1
2376 West 12th Avenue
Kitsilano, 1940
- J Edwards, a waiter at the Martinque Beer Parlor 1940
Next door in 1940: C St L Nott at 2366 and L R Maddaford at 2386. The block, door by door
- 2
4450 West 12th Avenue
West Point Grey, 1940
- E P Edwards, a salesman at Eastman Photographer Materials 1940
Next door in 1940: C Morin at 4446 and H McMillan at 4454. The block, door by door
- 3
4543 West 12th Avenue
West Point Grey, 1940
- Mrs M A Edwards, widow of T E 1940
Next door in 1940: H V Appleton at 4539 and W C Fisher at 4549. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for two of the three: a salesman and a waiter. One is a widow, listed under her own name.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in West Point Grey (2) and Kitsilano. 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 Edwards at 2376 West 12th 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 Edwards there as the householder, a waiter at the Martinque Beer Parlor. In 1940 the directory lists E P Edwards at 4450 West 12th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Ernest P Edwards there as the householder, a salesman at Eastman Photographer Materials.
In 1940 the directory lists Mrs M A Edwards at 4543 West 12th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Mary A Edwards there as the householder, widow of T E.
Today
2376 West 12th, 4450 West 12th and 4543 West 12th still have their buildings from before 1946.
Every line as printed
All 6 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- *Edwards J2376 West 12th, p. 208
- Edwards John waiter Martinque Beer Parlor2376 West 12th, p. 179
- Edwards E P4450 West 12th, p. 210
- Edwards Ernest P slsmn Eastman Photog Materials4450 West 12th, p. 178
- *Edwards Mrs M A4543 West 12th, p. 210
- Edwards Mary A wid T E4543 West 12th, p. 179
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
The book of the Edwardses
Every directory, as one book
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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.