A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The Frays
In the city directories 1940 · five people at five addresses
The directories print five people named Fray at five 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 Frays lived
- 1
- 2
2240 Kingsway
Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940
- Mrs Jessie J Fray, proprietor of Blue Chip Kennels 1940
Next door in 1940: F J Pratt at 2234. The block, door by door
- 3
1083 Richards Street
Downtown, 1940
- Fray 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs S A Robinson at 1087. The block, door by door
- 4
4286 Sophia Street
Riley Park, 1940
- H Fray 1940
Next door in 1940: O W Wakelin at 4274 and Mrs M Muirhead at 4296. The block, door by door
- 5
945 West 13th Avenue
Fairview, 1940
- Emma Fray, a stenographer 1940
Next door in 1940: Miss E W Carter-Cotton at 935 and R J Barry at 955. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for three of the five: a carpenter, a proprietor and a stenographer.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Downtown, Fairview, Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Riley Park and Victoria-Fraserview. 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 H W Fray at 1486 East 57th Avenue. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Harry W Fray there as the householder, a carpenter. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Jessie J Fray at 2240 Kingsway, proprietor of Blue Chip Kennels. The 1940 name section lists Fray at 1083 Richards Street.
In 1940 the directory lists H Fray at 4286 Sophia Street; 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 lists Hermon Fray there as the householder. The 1940 name section lists Emma Fray at 945 West 13th Avenue, a stenographer.
Today
4286 Sophia still has its building from before 1946, dated 1912 by the City's record; 1486 East 57th (1967) and 2240 Kingsway (1997) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1083 Richards and 945 West 13th, 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.
- Fray H W1486 East 57th, p. 268
- Fray Harry W carp1486 East 57th, p. 209
- Fray Mrs Jessie J prop Blue Chip Kennels2240 Kingsway, p. 209
- Fray Mrs Mary J1083 Richards, p. 209
- *Fray H4286 Sophia, p. 153
- Fray Hermon4286 Sophia, p. 209
- Fray Emma sten945 West 13th, p. 209
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
The book of the Frays
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.