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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Forshaws

In the city directories 1940 · six people at six addresses

The directories print six people named Forshaw at six addresses in 1940 in five 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 Forshaws 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

    925 Cardero Street

    West End, 1940

    • F Forshaw, in advertising 1940

    Next door in 1940: A Sheppard at 977. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    2296 Cornwall Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Roy P Forshaw, a clerk at the Imperial Bank 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Bate at 2284. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    2626 Garden Drive

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • F P Forshaw 1940

    Next door in 1940: D Murray at 2606 and J Jackson at 2630. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1235 Nelson Street

    West End, 1940

    • Mrs R Forshaw 1940

    Next door in 1940: beverly (the) at 1225 and tweedsmuir apts at 1245. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    4649 Oak Street

    Shaughnessy, 1940

    • A Forshaw, of Martinique Smoke Shop 1940

    Next door in 1940: G E Amundson at 4629 and A W R Toms at 4669. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    234 West 48th Avenue

    Oakridge, 1940

    • C E Forshaw, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: A S Franklin at 226 and R C Thomson at 240. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for two of the six: an advertising and a clerk.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in West End (2), Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Kitsilano, Oakridge 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 F Forshaw at 925 Cardero Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Frank Forshaw there as the householder, in advertising. The 1940 name section lists Roy P Forshaw at 2296 Cornwall Avenue, a clerk at the Imperial Bank. F P Forshaw is listed at 2626 Garden Drive in 1940; the 1940 line is marked *: some member of the family owns the property, to the best of our knowledge (the directory's own mark).

In 1940 the directory lists Mrs R Forshaw at 1235 Nelson Street. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Rita Forshaw there as the householder. In 1940 the directory lists A Forshaw at 4649 Oak Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Albert Forshaw there as the householder, of Martinique Smoke Shop.

In 1940 the directory lists C E Forshaw at 234 West 48th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Charles E Forshaw there as the householder, retired.

Today

925 Cardero, 2296 Cornwall, 2626 Garden Drive, 1235 Nelson, 4649 Oak and 234 West 48th still have their buildings from before 1946, 1235 Nelson on the Vancouver Heritage Register.

Every line as printed

All 10 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.