A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The Enmans
In the city directories 1940 · five people at four addresses
The directories print five people named Enman at four 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.
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Where the Enmans lived
- 1
1236 Bidwell Street
West End, 1940
- Miss N Enman 1940
- Nettie Enman, a clerk at American Can 1940
Next door in 1940: G W Smith at 1232 and Mrs M Szekely at 1250. The block, door by door
- 2
1270 Hornby Street
Downtown, 1940
- Milton Enman, a dairyman at Associated Dairies 1940
Next door in 1940: Spencer D Ltd (gar) at 1258 and A Davidson at 1276. The block, door by door
- 3
2292 Parker Street
Grandview-Woodland, 1940
- V Enman, a food inspector at the City of Vancouver 1940
Next door in 1940: C L Taylor at 2282. The block, door by door
- 4
1372 Seymour Street
Downtown, 1940
- W Enman 1940
Next door in 1940: E Blackwood at 1366 and J M McAdow at 1376. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for three of the five: a clerk, a dairyman and a food inspector.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Downtown (2), Grandview-Woodland and West End. 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 Miss N Enman at 1236 Bidwell Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Nettie Enman there as the householder, a clerk at American Can. The 1940 name section lists Milton Enman at 1270 Hornby Street as the householder, a dairyman at Associated Dairies.
V Enman is listed at 2292 Parker Street 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 Vernon Enman there as the householder, a food inspector at the City of Vancouver, with Verann E Enman, a saleswoman for Honey Dew. W Enman is listed at 1372 Seymour Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Wilfred Enman there as the householder.
Today
2292 Parker still has its building from before 1946, dated 1927 by the City's record; 1236 Bidwell (1976), 1270 Hornby (2008) and 1372 Seymour (2013) have newer buildings, by the City's record.
Every line as printed
All 8 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Enman Miss N1236 Bidwell, p. 13
- Enman Nettie clk Am Can1236 Bidwell, p. 185
- Enman Milton dairymn Assoc Dairies1270 Hornby, p. 185
- *Enman V2292 Parker, p. 126
- Enman Verann E slswm Honey Dew2292 Parker, p. 185
- Enman Vernon food inspr Van City2292 Parker, p. 185
- Enman W1372 Seymour, p. 151
- Enman Wilfd1372 Seymour, p. 185
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
The book of the Enmans
Every directory, as one book
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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.