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The Ewarts

In the city directories 1940 · 13 people at ten addresses

The directories print 13 people named Ewart at ten addresses in 1940 in eight 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 Ewarts lived

Each pin is on its own block, numbered as the households below. One address isn't on today's map, so it has no pin. Today's land, parks, main roads and local areas: City of Vancouver Open Data (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).
  1. 1

    1924 Comox Street

    West End, 1940

    • J Ewart, a broker 1940

    Next door in 1940: J K H Currie at 1938. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    5986 Larch Street

    Kerrisdale, 1940

    • N N Ewart, a salesman for W H Malkin 1940
    • John Ewart, a student 1940

    Next door in 1940: F J Markham at 5962 and N D Hoy at 5998. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    6926 Marguerite Street

    Kerrisdale, 1940

    • A W J Ewart, a salesman for W H Malkin 1940
    • Ken A Ewart, a clerk at Prud Trust 1940

    Next door in 1940: F S Eaton at 6908 and J E Carlile at 6942. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    2706 Triumph Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • D Ewart, a police officer at the City of Vancouver 1940

    Next door in 1940: M Miyazaki at 2712. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    159 West 11th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • A Ewart, a tailor 1940

    Next door in 1940: R G T Meek at 155. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    4183 West 12th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • A Ewart, a clerk at Imperial Oil 1940

    Next door in 1940: F W Mitton at 4177 and W Moir at 4187. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    2879 West 28th Avenue

    Arbutus Ridge, 1940

    • F J Ewart, on active service 1940

    Next door in 1940: G K Miller at 2873. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    1699 West 65th Avenue

    Marpole, 1940

    • A A Ewart 1940

    Next door in 1940: A F Roberts at 1695. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    2242 West 8th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Mrs S Ewart, widow of J 1940
    • Marian E Ewart, a student 1940

    Next door in 1940: J S MacDonald at 2234 and D Fraser at 2248. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    326 West Broadway

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • R Ewart, a grocer and confectioner 1940

    Next door in 1940: Johnny the Barber at 324 and Millar's Meat Mkt at 328. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for eight of the 13: a clerk (2), a salesman (2), a broker, an on active service, a police officer and a tailor. Two of them worked for W H Malkin. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Kerrisdale (2), Mount Pleasant (2), Arbutus Ridge, Hastings-Sunrise, Kitsilano, Marpole, West End and West Point Grey. 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 Ewart at 1924 Comox Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists John Ewart there as the householder, a broker. In 1940 the directory lists N N Ewart at 5986 Larch Street; 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 Norman N Ewart there as the householder, a salesman for W H Malkin, with John Ewart, a student.

In 1940 the directory lists A W J Ewart at 6926 Marguerite Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Austin W J Ewart there as the householder, a salesman for W H Malkin, with Ken A Ewart, a clerk at Prud Trust. In 1940 the directory lists D Ewart at 2706 Triumph Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Daniel Ewart there as the householder, a police officer at the City of Vancouver.

In 1940 the directory lists A Ewart at 159 West 11th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Andrew Ewart there as the householder, a tailor. In 1940 the directory lists A Ewart at 4183 West 12th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Alex Ewart there as the householder, a clerk at Imperial Oil.

In 1940 the directory lists F J Ewart at 2879 West 28th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Frederick J Ewart there as the householder, on active service. In 1940 the directory lists A A Ewart at 1699 West 65th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Anderson A Ewart there as the householder.

In 1940 the directory lists Mrs S Ewart at 2242 West 8th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Susan Ewart there as the householder, widow of J, with Marian E Ewart, a student. In 1940 the directory lists R Ewart, a grocer and confectioner, at 326 West Broadway.

Today

5986 Larch, 2706 Triumph, 4183 West 12th and 1699 West 65th still have their buildings from before 1946; 1924 Comox (1987) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 6926 Marguerite, 159 West 11th, 2879 West 28th, 2242 West 8th and 326 West Broadway, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Sunday school teachers with Rev. A.H. Sovereign on the steps of St. Mark's Church
1912 Sunday school teachers with Rev. A.H. Sovereign on the steps of St. Mark's Church. Not at the house at 5986 Larch: no archive photo of the 5900 block is known that we can show. City of Vancouver Archives, Ch P122. Public domain.

Every line as printed

All 22 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
1940

British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section

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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.