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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Fryers

In the city directories 1940 · ten people at ten addresses

The directories print ten people named Fryer at ten addresses in 1940 in five of the city's neighbourhoods, with the close spelling Frayer. 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 Fryers 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

    1031 Bidwell Street

    West End, 1940

    • Fanny Fryer, a widow 1940

    Next door in 1940: M E Ward at 1019 and J B Des Lauriers at 1051. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    853 Jervis Street

    West End, 1940

    • Peter Fryer 1940

    Next door in 1940: T W De Armond at 839. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    451 Main Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • W H Fryer, in produce 1940

    Next door in 1940: Library Annex Van Pub at 431. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    947 Nicola Street

    West End, 1940

    • Doreen E Fryer, a maid at the Georgia Hotel 1940

    Next door in 1940: W E Brendon at 933 and Mrs E Lammond at 951. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    1137 Robson Street

    West End, 1940

    • Fryer (no first name printed) 1940

    Next door in 1940: A Galbraith at 1127 and Sunset Shade & Awning at 1141. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    3361 West 10th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • L W Frayer, a salesman at the Hudson's Bay Company 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs M P Boutilier at 3347 and L H Wright at 3369. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    2945 West 14th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • J L Frayer, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: C E Ross at 2935 and W Jensen at 2955. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    735 West 16th Avenue

    South Cambie, 1940

    • Mrs G A Fryer, widow of S 1940

    Next door in 1940: I Schiedel at 731 and 4 listings at 737. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    3367 West 22nd Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • J B Fryer, a carpenter at Canadian Pacific Steamships 1940

    Next door in 1940: E Milne at 3343 and J E Southwood at 3379. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    3365 West 2nd Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • T V Fryer, a clerk at the Bank of Montreal 1940

    Next door in 1940: R P Hilfilker at 3343 and Mrs G L MacKay at 3375. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for four of the ten: a carpenter, a clerk, a maid and a salesman. Two are widows, listed under their own names.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in West End (4), Kitsilano (3), Dunbar-Southlands, South Cambie and Strathcona. 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 Fanny Fryer at 1031 Bidwell Street, a widow. The 1940 name section lists Peter Fryer at 853 Jervis Street. In 1940 the directory lists W H Fryer, in produce, at 451 Main Street. The 1940 name section lists Doreen E Fryer at 947 Nicola Street, a maid at the Georgia Hotel.

The 1940 name section lists Fryer (no first name printed) at 1137 Robson Street. L W Frayer is listed at 3361 West 10th Avenue in 1940; 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 Lauren W Frayer there as the householder, a salesman at the Hudson's Bay Company.

J L Frayer is listed at 2945 West 14th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists John L Frayer there as the householder, retired. Mrs G A Fryer is listed at 735 West 16th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Gladys A Fryer there as the householder, widow of S.

J B Fryer is listed at 3367 West 22nd Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists James B Fryer there as the householder, a carpenter at Canadian Pacific Steamships. T V Fryer is listed at 3365 West 2nd Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists T Vivian Fryer there as the householder, a clerk at the Bank of Montreal.

Today

3361 West 10th, 2945 West 14th, 3367 West 22nd and 3365 West 2nd still have their buildings from before 1946; 947 Nicola (1987) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1031 Bidwell, 853 Jervis, 451 Main, 1137 Robson and 735 West 16th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 15 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.