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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Eyres

In the city directories 1940 · twelve people at nine addresses

The directories print twelve people named Eyre at nine addresses in 1940 in six 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 Eyres lived

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

    3636 Cameron Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • C Eyre, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: F Garnish at 3630 and J M Lanoway at 3640. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    927 East Pender Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • Maurice Eyre 1940
    • Mrs Susanna Eyre 1940

    Next door in 1940: “Cabins” at 923 and M Sokolich at 931. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1277 Homer Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • S J Eyre Jr 1940

    Next door in 1940: J McQueen at 1265 and Elec Power Equip Ltd at 1285. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1631 Napier Street

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • Alma J Eyre, widow of A G 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Rees at 1629 and H H Roberts at 1633. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    1206 Seymour Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • S J Eyre, a laborer 1940

    Next door in 1940: J D Jones at 1204 and Elworthy & Co at 1214. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    3560 Welwyn Street

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • Mrs G Eyre, widow of F 1940

    Next door in 1940: A H Williams at 3550 and H Crowe at 3572. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    4363 West 13th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • R C A Eyre, a bookkeeper 1940

    Next door in 1940: A Baechler at 4357 and J Bell at 4367. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    2156 West 4th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • H H Eyre 1940
    • Mrs Gertrude Eyre, proprietor of Kitsilano Candy 1940

    Next door in 1940: H R Morgan at 2158. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    4606 West 9th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • P W Eyre, a secretary-treasurer at Putnam-Cosens & Wright 1940
    • Don F Eyre, a motor vehicle examiner at the City of Vancouver 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs C Johnson at 4612. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for five of the twelve: a bookkeeper, a laborer, a motor vehicle examiner, a proprietor and a secretary-treasurer. Two are widows, listed under their own names.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Downtown (2), Kitsilano (2), West Point Grey (2), Grandview-Woodland, Kensington-Cedar Cottage and Strathcona. 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 C Eyre at 3636 Cameron Avenue. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Charles Eyre there as the householder, retired. The 1940 name section lists Maurice Eyre at 927 East Pender Street, with Mrs Susanna Eyre.

S J Eyre Jr is listed at 1277 Homer Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Sam J Eyre Jr there as the householder. The 1940 name section lists Alma J Eyre at 1631 Napier Street, widow of A G.

In 1940 the directory lists S J Eyre at 1206 Seymour Street. The 1940 name section lists Sam J Eyre there as the householder, a laborer. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs G Eyre at 3560 Welwyn 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 Gertrude Eyre there as the householder, widow of F.

In 1940 the directory lists R C A Eyre at 4363 West 13th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Roy C A Eyre there, a bookkeeper. In 1940 the directory lists H H Eyre at 2156 West 4th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Harold H Eyre there as the householder, with Mrs Gertrude Eyre, proprietor of Kitsilano Candy.

In 1940 the directory lists P W Eyre at 4606 West 9th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Percy W Eyre there as the householder, a secretary-treasurer at Putnam-Cosens & Wright, with Don F Eyre, a motor vehicle examiner at the City of Vancouver.

Today

3636 Cameron, 3560 Welwyn and 4363 West 13th still have their buildings from before 1946, 3560 Welwyn on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 1277 Homer (1948) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 927 East Pender, 1631 Napier, 1206 Seymour, 2156 West 4th and 4606 West 9th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 19 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
1940

British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section

The book of the Eyres

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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.