A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The Falkinses
In the city directories 1940 · four people at two addresses
The directories print four people named Falkins at two addresses in 1940 in two of the city's neighbourhoods. No first name or initials tie one address to the other: we can't tell if they're one family. The most under one roof: three Falkinses at 4850 Angus Drive in 1940.
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Where the Falkinses lived
- 1
4850 Angus Drive
Shaughnessy, 1940
- R W Falkins, a student 1940
- G Omer Falkins, proprietor of Women's Apparel Shop 1940
- Leonard M Falkins, a student 1940
Next door in 1940: Dr R A Palmer at 4816 and R J Kenmuir at 4862. The block, door by door
- 2
1636 West 10th Avenue
Fairview, 1940
- Jack M Falkins, a salesman 1940
Next door in 1940: Rev N D B Larmouth at 1626 and fernhurst apts at 1646. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for two of the four: a proprietor and a salesman.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Fairview and Shaughnessy. 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 R W Falkins at 4850 Angus Drive; 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, where each person's work is printed, lists Robert W Falkins there as the householder, a department manager at Spencer's, with Robert W Falkins Jr, a student, G Omer Falkins, proprietor of Women's Apparel Shop, and Leonard M Falkins, a student. The 1940 name section lists Jack M Falkins at 1636 West 10th Avenue, a salesman.
Today
1636 West 10th (1961) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 4850 Angus Drive, so that building is 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.
- *Falkins R W4850 Angus Drive, p. 5
- Falkins G Omer prop Women's Apparel Shop4850 Angus Drive, p. 190
- Falkins Leonard M studt4850 Angus Drive, p. 190
- Falkins Robt W dept mgr Spencers4850 Angus Drive, p. 190
- Falkins Robt W Jr studt4850 Angus Drive, p. 190
- Falkins Jack M slsmn1636 West 10th, p. 190
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
The book of the Falkinses
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 F. Want a name removed? Tell us.