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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Epps

In the city directories 1940 · ten people at eight addresses

The directories print ten people named Epp at eight addresses in 1940 in four 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 Epps lived

Each pin is on its own block, numbered as the households below. Today's land, parks, main roads and local areas: City of Vancouver Open Data (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).
  1. 1

    3974 Angus Drive

    Shaughnessy, 1940

    • Helen J Epp, a maid for N R Whittall 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs L C Crowe at 3926. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    992 Burrard Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Henry Epp, a carpenter 1940

    Next door in 1940: W M Gow at 984. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    535 East 49th Avenue

    Sunset, 1940

    • Peter Epp 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mennonite Home Mission at 525 and P W Epp at 545. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    545 East 49th Avenue

    Sunset, 1940

    • P W Epp, a carpenter 1940
    • Lydia Epp, a cook for T A Spencer 1940

    Next door in 1940: P Schulz at 535 and Miss S Neufeld at 555. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    676 East 50th Avenue

    Sunset, 1940

    • P Epp, a laborer at Canadian White Pine 1940
    • Margaret Epp, widow of P 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs M B Glen at 666. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    795 West 16th Avenue

    South Cambie, 1940

    • Margaret Epp, a saleswoman at Vancouver Fancy Sausages 1940

    Next door in 1940: Biscuit Carlo at 793. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    1265 West 38th Avenue

    Shaughnessy, 1940

    • Mary Epp, a housekeeper for L Read 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs M Taylor at 1291. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    1459 West Georgia Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • P P Epp, a millworker at BC Plywoods 1940

    Next door in 1940: P Bren at 1455 and Mrs M Fraser at 1461. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for eight of the ten: a carpenter (2), a cook, a housekeeper, a laborer, a maid and a millworker, among others. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Sunset (3), Downtown (2), Shaughnessy (2) and South Cambie. 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

The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Helen J Epp at 3974 Angus Drive, a maid for N R Whittall. The 1940 name section lists Henry Epp at 992 Burrard Street, a carpenter. The 1940 name section lists Peter Epp at 535 East 49th Avenue.

P W Epp is listed at 545 East 49th Avenue 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 Peter W Epp there as the householder, a carpenter, with Lydia Epp, a cook for T A Spencer. P Epp is listed at 676 East 50th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Peter Epp there as the householder, a laborer at Canadian White Pine, with Margaret Epp, widow of P.

The 1940 name section lists Margaret Epp at 795 West 16th Avenue, a saleswoman at Vancouver Fancy Sausages. The 1940 name section lists Mary Epp at 1265 West 38th Avenue, a housekeeper for L Read. P P Epp is listed at 1459 West Georgia Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Peter P Epp there as the householder, a millworker at BC Plywoods.

Today

545 East 49th still has its building from before 1946, dated 1911 by the City's record; 676 East 50th (1978) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 3974 Angus Drive, 992 Burrard, 535 East 49th, 795 West 16th, 1265 West 38th and 1459 West Georgia, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 13 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
1940

British Columbia and Yukon Directory, name section, where each person's work is printed

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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.