A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The Fishwicks
In the city directories 1940 · four people at four addresses
The directories print four people named Fishwick at four addresses in 1940 in three 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 Fishwicks lived
- 1
949 East 29th Avenue
Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940
- F Fishwick, a packer at H M Shingle 1940
Next door in 1940: Rev H C Phillips at 935 and W Cuthbert at 957. The block, door by door
- 2
8665 Fremlin Street
Marpole, 1940
- T Fishwick, an orderly at the Vancouver General Hospital 1940
Next door in 1940: Gardens Azalea at 8645 and G Dobell at 8675. The block, door by door
- 3
623 Hornby Street
Downtown, 1940
- Fred Fishwick, a janitor 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs A McIntyre at 611 and I McIntyre at 625. The block, door by door
- 4
4343 Windsor Street
Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940
- G Fishwick, a laborer 1940
Next door in 1940: W H Croskery at 4303. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for all four: a janitor, a laborer, an orderly and a packer.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Kensington-Cedar Cottage (2), Downtown and Marpole. 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 F Fishwick at 949 East 29th Avenue. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Frank Fishwick there as the householder, a packer at H M Shingle. In 1940 the directory lists T Fishwick at 8665 Fremlin Street. The 1940 name section lists Thomas Fishwick there as the householder, an orderly at the Vancouver General Hospital.
The 1940 name section lists Fred Fishwick at 623 Hornby Street, a janitor. G Fishwick is listed at 4343 Windsor Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists George Fishwick there as the householder, a laborer.
Today
4343 Windsor still has its building from before 1946, dated 1912 by the City's record; 949 East 29th (1975) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 8665 Fremlin and 623 Hornby, so those buildings are 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.
- Fishwick F949 East 29th, p. 244
- Fishwick Frank pkr H M Shingle949 East 29th, p. 198
- Fishwick T8665 Fremlin, p. 54
- Fishwick Thos orderly Van Genl Hosp8665 Fremlin, p. 198
- Fishwick Fred jntr623 Hornby, p. 198
- Fishwick G4343 Windsor, p. 169
- Fishwick Geo lab4343 Windsor, p. 198
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
The book of the Fishwicks
Every directory, as one book
The family book reads the Fishwick name in each Vancouver directory we hold from 1901 to 1945: everyone printed under it at every address, their work from the name sections, who lived next door, and the page behind every line, to read here or save as a PDF to print or give.
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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.