A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The Filbeys
In the city directories 1940 · six people at two addresses
The directories print six people named Filbey at two addresses in 1940 in two of the city's neighbourhoods, with the close spelling Filby. 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: four Filbeys at 2041 East 1st in 1940.
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Where the Filbeys lived
- 1
2041 East 1st Avenue
Grandview-Woodland, 1940
- Miss E Filbey 1940
- Emma Filbey, a janitor at the Canadian Bank of Commerce 1940
- Mary Filbey, widow of W 1940
- Sid Filbey, a clerk at the York Hotel 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs S Hughes at 2029 and A Frich at 2047. The block, door by door
- 2
2022 Haro Street
West End, 1940
- H A Filby, a chiropodist 1940
- Horace W Filby 1940
Next door in 1940: H G Mainwaring at 2014 and H F Lumb at 2030. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for three of the six: a chiropodist, a clerk and a janitor. One is a widow, listed under her own name.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in 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 E Filbey at 2041 East 1st Avenue; 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 Emma Filbey there as the householder, a janitor at the Canadian Bank of Commerce, with Mary Filbey, widow of W, and Sid Filbey, a clerk at the York Hotel. In 1940 the directory lists H A Filby at 2022 Haro Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Horace A Filby there as the householder, a chiropodist, with Horace W Filby.
Today
2041 East 1st still has its building from before 1946, dated 1927 by the City's record; the City no longer lists 2022 Haro, so that building is probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 7 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- *Filbey Miss E2041 East 1st, p. 172
- Filbey Emma jntr CB of C2041 East 1st, p. 196
- Filbey Mary wid W2041 East 1st, p. 196
- Filbey Sid clk York Hotel2041 East 1st, p. 196
- *Filby H A2022 Haro, p. 72
- Filby Horace A chiropodist2022 Haro, p. 196
- Filby Horace W2022 Haro, p. 196
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 F. Want a name removed? Tell us.