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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Frazers

In the city directories 1940 · twelve people at ten addresses

The directories print twelve people named Frazer at ten addresses in 1940 in eight of the city's neighbourhoods, with the close spelling Frazier. 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 Frazers 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

    3945 Alice Street

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • William Frazer, a clerk at the Royal Bank 1940

    Next door in 1940: B Bing at 3905 and Mrs E A Wild at 3957. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    3441 East 26th Avenue

    Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940

    • H Frazer 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs V F Rudnick at 3417 and H E Asserlind at 3461. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1583 East 5th Avenue

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • R C Frazer, a swamper at the City of Vancouver 1940
    • Frazer 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs M A McClatchey at 1577 and F A Dolk at 1587. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1025 Granville Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Frazer 1940

    Next door in 1940: W C Stearman at 1023 and Plaza Hotel at 1029. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    734 Keefer Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • A Frazer, a laborer 1940

    Next door in 1940: W H Lee at 730 and S Isoshima at 742. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    863 Prior Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • Paul E S Frazier, a miner 1940

    Next door in 1940: G S Stewart at 857 and J Evans at 865. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    2835 Spruce Street

    Fairview, 1940

    • G Craig Frazer, an assistant pharmacist at the Vancouver General Hospital 1940
    • Margaret L Frazer, an assistant pharmacist at the Vancouver General Hospital 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs M Seccombe at 2847. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    1145 Union Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • R Frazier, a porter at the CPR 1940

    Next door in 1940: O E Olsen at 1141 and Mrs A Cooke at 1151. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    2635 West 12th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • James W Frazer, a clerk at Simmons 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs H S Spiers at 2627 and Mrs A M Birnie at 2645. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    3746 West 13th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • M M Frazer, a sales engineer at Pumps & Power 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs K E Connor at 3738 and W McLaren at 3754. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for nine of the twelve: an assistant pharmacist (2), a clerk (2), a laborer, a miner, a porter and a sales engineer, among others. Two of them worked for Vancouver General Hospital.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Strathcona (3), Downtown, Fairview, Grandview-Woodland, Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Kitsilano, Renfrew-Collingwood and West Point Grey. 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

The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists William Frazer at 3945 Alice Street, a clerk at the Royal Bank. H Frazer is listed at 3441 East 26th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Harry Frazer there as the householder.

R C Frazer is listed at 1583 East 5th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Robert C Frazer there as the householder, a swamper at the City of Vancouver, with Frazer. The 1940 name section lists Frazer at 1025 Granville Street.

In 1940 the directory lists A Frazer at 734 Keefer Street. The 1940 name section lists Alex Frazer there as the householder, a laborer. The 1940 name section lists Paul E S Frazier at 863 Prior Street, a miner. The 1940 name section lists G Craig Frazer at 2835 Spruce Street, an assistant pharmacist at the Vancouver General Hospital, with Margaret L Frazer, an assistant pharmacist at the Vancouver General Hospital.

In 1940 the directory lists R Frazier at 1145 Union Street. The 1940 name section lists Roy Frazier there as the householder, a porter at the CPR. The 1940 name section lists James W Frazer at 2635 West 12th Avenue, a clerk at Simmons.

M M Frazer is listed at 3746 West 13th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Murdo M Frazer there as the householder, a sales engineer at Pumps & Power.

Today

3945 Alice, 3441 East 26th, 1025 Granville, 863 Prior, 1145 Union and 2635 West 12th still have their buildings from before 1946, 1025 Granville, 863 Prior and 1145 Union on the Vancouver Heritage Register; the City no longer lists 1583 East 5th, 734 Keefer, 2835 Spruce and 3746 West 13th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 17 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
1940

British Columbia and Yukon Directory, name section, where each person's work is printed

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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.