A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The Freers
In the city directories 1940 · five people at three addresses
The directories print five people named Freer at three 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. The most under one roof: three Freers at 3294 Ontario in 1940.
Reserve this family's book, freeThe name in every directory we hold from 1901 to 1945, at every address, each line with its page, to read here or save as a PDF. About $29 when orders open.
Where the Freers lived
- 1
- 2
3294 Ontario Street
Riley Park, 1940
- P W Freer, a strander at British Ropes 1940
- Edward V Freer, a musician 1940
- Kathleen M Freer, who worked for the BC Telephone 1940
Next door in 1940: H E Goult at 3276. The block, door by door
- 3
3001 Woodland Drive
Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940
- Mrs A Freer 1940
Next door in 1940: G W Maddams at 3029. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for four of the five: a caretaker, an employee, a musician and a strander.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Fairview, Kensington-Cedar Cottage and Riley Park. 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 W H Freer at 2833 Oak Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Wilfred H Freer there as the householder, a caretaker at The Oakhurst. In 1940 the directory lists P W Freer at 3294 Ontario 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 Paul W Freer there as the householder, a carpenter, with Paul W Freer Jr, a strander at British Ropes, Edward V Freer, a musician, and Kathleen M Freer, who worked for the BC Telephone.
In 1940 the directory lists Mrs A Freer at 3001 Woodland Drive. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Alice Freer there as the householder.
Today
2833 Oak, 3294 Ontario and 3001 Woodland Drive still have their buildings from before 1946.
Every line as printed
All 9 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Freer W H2833 Oak, p. 121
- Freer Wilfd H caretkr The Oakhurst2833 Oak, p. 210
- *Freer P W3294 Ontario, p. 122
- Freer Edw V musician3294 Ontario, p. 210
- Freer Kathleen M emp BC Tel3294 Ontario, p. 210
- Freer Paul W carp3294 Ontario, p. 210
- Freer Paul W Jr strander British Ropes3294 Ontario, p. 210
- Freer Mrs A3001 Woodland Drive, p. 170
- Freer Mrs Alice3001 Woodland Drive, p. 210
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
The book of the Freers
Every directory, as one book
The family book reads the Freer 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.