A family name on West 7th Avenue, Kitsilano, Mount Pleasant, Fairview and West Point Grey
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 West 7th 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
1396 West 7th Avenue
Fairview, 1940
- A E Edwards, a blacksmith at Associated Dairies 1940
- Doris Edwards, a stenographer at W S Holland Agencies 1940
Next door in 1940: W B Anderson at 1384. The block, door by door
- 2
1917 West 7th Avenue
Kitsilano, 1940
- J A Edwards, a dairyman at Associated Dairies 1940
Next door in 1940: L C De Cou at 1923. The block, door by door
- 3
2232 West 7th Avenue
Kitsilano, 1940
- Margaret D E Edwards, widow of H 1940
Next door in 1940: E J Andrew at 2226 and A L Sanford at 2238. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for three of the four: a blacksmith, a dairyman and a stenographer. Two of them worked for Associated Dairies. One is a widow, listed under her own name.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Kitsilano (2) and Fairview. 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 A E Edwards at 1396 West 7th Avenue. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Albert E Edwards there as the householder, a blacksmith at Associated Dairies, with Doris Edwards, a stenographer at W S Holland Agencies. In 1940 the directory lists J A Edwards at 1917 West 7th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists John A Edwards there as the householder, a dairyman at Associated Dairies.
The 1940 name section lists Margaret D E Edwards at 2232 West 7th Avenue, widow of H.
Today
2232 West 7th still has its building from before 1946, dated 1908 by the City's record and on the Vancouver Heritage Register; the City no longer lists 1396 West 7th and 1917 West 7th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 6 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Edwards A E1396 West 7th, p. 191
- Edwards Albt E blksmth Assoc Dairies1396 West 7th, p. 178
- Edwards Doris sten W S Holland Agcies1396 West 7th, p. 178
- Edwards J A1917 West 7th, p. 192
- Edwards John A dairymn Assoc Dairies1917 West 7th, p. 179
- Edwards Margt D E wid H2232 West 7th, 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.