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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Frizells

In the city directories 1940 · ten people at ten addresses

The directories print ten people named Frizell at ten addresses in 1940 in five of the city's neighbourhoods, with the close spelling Frizzell. 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 Frizells 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

    1114 Barclay Street

    West End, 1940

    • B Frizell 1940
  2. 2

    894 Bute Street

    West End, 1940

    • Jean Frizzell, a stenographer at Harris Lumber 1940

    Next door in 1940: beaconsfield apts at 884. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    925 Bute Street

    West End, 1940

    • R J Frizell, an electrician 1940

    Next door in 1940: G A Robinson at 975. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    2729 East 24th Avenue

    Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940

    • H F Frizell, a gardener 1940

    Next door in 1940: W R Martin at 2703 and W Brown at 2731. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    1504 West 14th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • I Frizzell, a cleaner at Royal Trust 1940

    Next door in 1940: Miss A G Bell at 1508. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    2995 West 21st Avenue

    Arbutus Ridge, 1940

    • J W Frizzell, a laborer 1940

    Next door in 1940: M J W MacGregor at 2989. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    3564 West 32nd Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • Rev J R Frizell, a pastor at the St Paul's Presby Church 1940

    Next door in 1940: H M Willett at 3550 and S Call at 3570. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    2868 West 36th Avenue

    Arbutus Ridge, 1940

    • C F Frizell, a watchman at the National Harbours Board 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Blinker at 2844. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    3265 West 37th Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • G Frizell, a clerk at the Canadian Bank of Commerce 1940

    Next door in 1940: G B Black at 3257 and Mrs J M Bruce at 3275. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    1401 West 6th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • J Frizzell, a driver at Diethers 1940

    Next door in 1940: Granville Auto Body Works at 1415. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for nine of the ten: a cleaner, a clerk, a driver, an electrician, a gardener and a laborer, among others.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in West End (3), Arbutus Ridge (2), Dunbar-Southlands (2), Fairview (2) 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

The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists B Frizell at 1114 Barclay Street. The 1940 name section lists Jean Frizzell at 894 Bute Street, a stenographer at Harris Lumber. In 1940 the directory lists R J Frizell at 925 Bute Street. The 1940 name section lists Robert J Frizell there as the householder, an electrician.

In 1940 the directory lists H F Frizell at 2729 East 24th Avenue; 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 Howard F Frizell there as the householder, a gardener. In 1940 the directory lists I Frizzell at 1504 West 14th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Irving Frizzell there as the householder, a cleaner at Royal Trust.

In 1940 the directory lists J W Frizzell at 2995 West 21st Avenue. The 1940 name section lists John W Frizzell there as the householder, a laborer. In 1940 the directory lists Rev J R Frizell at 3564 West 32nd Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Rev John R Frizell there as the householder, a pastor at the St Paul's Presby Church.

In 1940 the directory lists C F Frizell at 2868 West 36th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Charles F Frizell there as the householder, a watchman at the National Harbours Board. In 1940 the directory lists G Frizell at 3265 West 37th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists George Frizell there as the householder, a clerk at the Canadian Bank of Commerce.

In 1940 the directory lists J Frizzell at 1401 West 6th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Joseph Frizzell there as the householder, a driver at Diethers.

Today

1114 Barclay, 925 Bute, 1504 West 14th, 3564 West 32nd and 3265 West 37th still have their buildings from before 1946, 1114 Barclay and 925 Bute on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 2729 East 24th (2017) and 2868 West 36th (1992) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 894 Bute, 2995 West 21st and 1401 West 6th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 18 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

The book of the Frizells

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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.