A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The Freudigers
In the city directories 1940 · three people at two addresses
The directories print three people named Freudiger at two addresses in 1940 in two of the city's neighbourhoods. No first name or initials tie one address to the other: we can't tell if they're one family.
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Where the Freudigers lived
- 1
2997 East 27th Avenue
Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940
- H Freudiger, retired 1940
Next door in 1940: H P Kerr at 2973. The block, door by door
- 2
2728 West 10th Avenue
Kitsilano, 1940
- R H Freudiger, a clerk at the Canadian Government 1940
- Constance E Freudiger, a stenographer 1940
Next door in 1940: G L Stock at 2710 and F Fellowes at 2732. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for two of the three: a clerk and a stenographer.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Kitsilano and Renfrew-Collingwood. 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 Freudiger at 2997 East 27th Avenue. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Henry Freudiger there as the householder, retired. In 1940 the directory lists R H Freudiger at 2728 West 10th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Ron H Freudiger there as the householder, a clerk at the Canadian Government, with Constance E Freudiger, a stenographer.
Today
2728 West 10th still has its building from before 1946, dated 1912 by the City's record; 2997 East 27th (2013) has a newer building, by the City's record.
Every line as printed
All 5 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Freudiger H2997 East 27th, p. 242
- Freudiger Henry retired2997 East 27th, p. 210
- Freudiger R H2728 West 10th, p. 200
- Freudiger Constance E sten2728 West 10th, p. 210
- Freudiger Ron H clk Can Govt2728 West 10th, p. 210
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
The book of the Freudigers
Every directory, as one book
The family book reads the Freudiger 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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Another name, or a house
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.