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The Floyds

In the city directories 1940 · 15 people at eleven addresses

The directories print 15 people named Floyd at eleven 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 Floyds lived

Each pin is on its own block, numbered as the households below. Today's land, parks, main roads and local areas: City of Vancouver Open Data (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).
  1. 1

    2275 East 51st Avenue

    Victoria-Fraserview, 1940

    • P Floyd, an organizer at Outside Civic Employees Union Local 28 1940
    • Ellen Floyd, a telephone operator at the Hudson's Bay Company 1940

    Next door in 1940: F J Macey at 2241. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    65 East Broadway

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • S S Floyd, a laborer 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs J Fleming at 63. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    646 Richards Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Rev Father Joseph Floyd, an assistant at the Holy Rosary Cathedral 1940

    Next door in 1940: holy rosary hall at 650. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1449 Robson Street

    West End, 1940

    • Edward Floyd, an engineer 1940

    Next door in 1940: Miss M Dickson at 1443 and Mrs N Bell at 1459. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    314 West 10th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • Charles Floyd, a salesman at Woodward's 1940

    Next door in 1940: P Bonnay at 324. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    1817 West 12th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • G Floyd, a clerk at the City of Vancouver 1940

    Next door in 1940: A G Marin at 1815 and Mrs A C Livingston at 1827. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    2070 West 14th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Miss E Floyd 1940
    • Esther Floyd, a school teacher 1940

    Next door in 1940: H P Lougheed at 2060. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    4083 West 19th Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • W W Floyd, a service manager at Dun & Bradstreet 1940

    Next door in 1940: R A Mathison at 4073 and L J Beasley at 4089. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    3649 West 2nd Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • W G Floyd, a machinist operator at the Province 1940
    • H F Ralph Floyd, a bookkeeper for H J Heinz 1940

    Next door in 1940: R B Cameron at 3643 and H Horrie at 3655. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    82 West 39th Avenue

    Riley Park, 1940

    • S Floyd, a constable at the RCMP 1940
    • Mildred Floyd 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Reyburn at 88. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    1300 West 6th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • J Floyd, a longshoreman 1940

    Next door in 1940: F E Bay at 1310. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for 13 of the 15: an assistant, a bookkeeper, a clerk, a constable, an engineer and a laborer, among others. Two of them worked for Vancouver City.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Kitsilano (3), Mount Pleasant (2), Downtown, Dunbar-Southlands, Fairview, Riley Park, Victoria-Fraserview 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 P Floyd at 2275 East 51st 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 Philip Floyd there as the householder, an organizer at Outside Civic Employees Union Local 28, with Ellen Floyd, a telephone operator at the Hudson's Bay Company. In 1940 the directory lists S S Floyd at 65 East Broadway. The 1940 name section lists Steph S Floyd there as the householder, a laborer.

The 1940 name section lists Rev Father Joseph Floyd at 646 Richards Street, an assistant at the Holy Rosary Cathedral. The 1940 name section lists Edward Floyd at 1449 Robson Street, an engineer. The 1940 name section lists Charles Floyd at 314 West 10th Avenue, a salesman at Woodward's.

G Floyd is listed at 1817 West 12th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists George Floyd there as the householder, a clerk at the City of Vancouver. Miss E Floyd is listed at 2070 West 14th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Esther Floyd there as the householder, a school teacher.

W W Floyd is listed at 4083 West 19th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists William W Floyd there as the householder, a service manager at Dun & Bradstreet. W G Floyd is listed at 3649 West 2nd Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists William G Floyd there as the householder, a machinist operator at the Province, with H F Ralph Floyd, a bookkeeper for H J Heinz.

S Floyd is listed at 82 West 39th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Sid Floyd there as the householder, a constable at the RCMP, with Mildred Floyd. J Floyd is listed at 1300 West 6th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Joseph Floyd there as the householder, a longshoreman.

Today

646 Richards, 2070 West 14th, 4083 West 19th and 3649 West 2nd still have their buildings from before 1946, 646 Richards on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 2275 East 51st (1991) and 82 West 39th (1989) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 65 East Broadway, 1449 Robson, 314 West 10th, 1817 West 12th and 1300 West 6th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

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 F. Want a name removed? Tell us.