A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The Gaunts
In the city directories 1940 · eleven people at eight addresses
The directories print eleven people named Gaunt at eight addresses in 1940 in six of the city's neighbourhoods. 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 Gaunts lived
- 1
256 East 12th Avenue
Mount Pleasant, 1940
- Mrs Lillie Gaunt, a telephone operator 1940
Next door in 1940: W J Turner at 252 and Western Sales Book Co at 296. The block, door by door
- 2
4997 Joyce Street
Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940
- C W H Gaunt, a cement finisher 1940
- Mildred V Gaunt, a packer 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs K Svennes at 4975. The block, door by door
- 3
2673 Kitchener Street
Hastings-Sunrise, 1940
- A E Gaunt, a baker at National Lunch 1940
Next door in 1940: P J Mitchell at 2651 and J Adam at 2677. The block, door by door
- 4
1837 Larch Street
Kitsilano, 1940
- Mrs H Gaunt, widow of J 1940
- James B Gaunt, a clerk at the Post Office 1940
Next door in 1940: Crosby United Ch at 1805 and G H Greenwood at 1847. The block, door by door
- 5
2545 Main Street
Mount Pleasant, 1940
- C F Gaunt, a motorman at the BC Electric Railway 1940
Next door in 1940: Belvedere Delctsn at 2543 and W E Turnbull at 2549. The block, door by door
- 6
8258 Oak Street
Marpole, 1940
- E W Gaunt 1940
Next door in 1940: S E Ackroyd at 8242. The block, door by door
- 7
588 West 16th Avenue
South Cambie, 1940
- Mrs M Gaunt, widow of D G 1940
- Kathleen M Gaunt 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs D Quickfall at 584 and P W Ames at 594. The block, door by door
- 8
2566 West Broadway
Kitsilano, 1940
- Mrs E E Gaunt, widow of H H 1940
Next door in 1940: C N James at 2560 and A W Hill at 2574. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for six of the eleven: a baker, a cement finisher, a clerk, a motorman, a packer and a telephone operator. Three are widows, listed under their own names.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Kitsilano (2), Mount Pleasant (2), Hastings-Sunrise, Marpole, Renfrew-Collingwood and South Cambie. 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 Mrs Lillie Gaunt at 256 East 12th Avenue, a telephone operator. C W H Gaunt is listed at 4997 Joyce Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Charles W H Gaunt there, a cement finisher, with Mildred V Gaunt, a packer.
A E Gaunt is listed at 2673 Kitchener Street 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 Albert E Gaunt there as the householder, a baker at National Lunch. Mrs H Gaunt is listed at 1837 Larch Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Harriet Gaunt there as the householder, widow of J, with James B Gaunt, a clerk at the Post Office.
C F Gaunt is listed at 2545 Main Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Charles F Gaunt there as the householder, a motorman at the BC Electric Railway. E W Gaunt is listed at 8258 Oak Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too.
In 1940 the directory lists Mrs M Gaunt at 588 West 16th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Mary Gaunt there as the householder, widow of D G, with Kathleen M Gaunt. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs E E Gaunt at 2566 West Broadway. The 1940 name section lists Edith E Gaunt there as the householder, widow of H H.
Today
2673 Kitchener, 1837 Larch, 2545 Main and 588 West 16th still have their buildings from before 1946; the City no longer lists 256 East 12th, 8258 Oak and 2566 West Broadway, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred); for 4997 Joyce, its page says what we could and couldn't match to today's buildings.
Every line as printed
All 17 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Gaunt Mrs Lillie tel opr256 East 12th, p. 218
- Gaunt C W H4997 Joyce, p. 92
- Gaunt Chas W H cement fnshr4997 Joyce, p. 218
- Gaunt Mildred V pkr4997 Joyce, p. 218
- *Gaunt A E2673 Kitchener, p. 99
- Gaunt Albt E baker Natl Lunch2673 Kitchener, p. 218
- Gaunt Mrs H1837 Larch, p. 102
- Gaunt Harriet wid J1837 Larch, p. 218
- Gaunt Jas B clk PO1837 Larch, p. 218
- Gaunt C F2545 Main, p. 108
- Gaunt Chas F mtrmn BCER2545 Main, p. 218
- *Gaunt E W8258 Oak, p. 121
- *Gaunt Mrs M588 West 16th, p. 222
- Gaunt Kathleen M588 West 16th, p. 218
- Gaunt Mary wid D G588 West 16th, p. 218
- Gaunt Mrs E E2566 West Broadway, p. 18
- Gaunt Edith E wid H H2566 West Broadway, p. 218
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 G. Want a name removed? Tell us.