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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Gerrards

In the city directories 1940 · eleven people at eleven addresses

The directories print eleven people named Gerrard at eleven addresses in 1940 in seven of the city's neighbourhoods, with the close spelling Gerard. 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 Gerrards 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

    1736 Balaclava Street

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Murray A Gerrard, a district supervisor at Imperial Oil 1940
  2. 2

    1056 Comox Street

    West End, 1940

    • Dorothy Gerrard, a nurse at the St Pauls Hospital 1940

    Next door in 1940: G P Campbell at 1070. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    159 East Hastings Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Mrs Margaret Gerrard, a maid at the Balmoral Hotel 1940

    Next door in 1940: Common Gold Cafe at 151 and Balmoral Hotel Cigar Stand at 161. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    4289 Elgin Street

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • R Gerrard, of Taylor St Woodyd 1940

    Next door in 1940: W G Cumming at 4281. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    1175 Haro Street

    West End, 1940

    • Mary E Gerard, an accountant at Standard Equipment 1940

    Next door in 1940: Miss M K Milliken at 1165 and 11 listings at 1185. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    1356 Haro Street

    West End, 1940

    • Benjamin L Gerrard, a guard at the Customs 1940

    Next door in 1940: H A Davidson at 1348 and Miss L C Edwards at 1362. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    2607 West 14th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Roy Gerrard, a salesman 1940

    Next door in 1940: J K Cheetham at 2621. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    584 West 19th Avenue

    South Cambie, 1940

    • Mrs I V Gerard, a saleswoman at Mitchell-Foley 1940

    Next door in 1940: A Muncaster at 580 and D L Campbell at 588. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    1663 West 28th Avenue

    Shaughnessy, 1940

    • W G Gerrard, a branch manager at Northern Assce 1940

    Next door in 1940: H D Campbell at 1657 and T M Stuart at 1681. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    3569 West 39th Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • J E Gerrard, a draftsman at the City of Vancouver 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs M A Kempsell at 3563 and A R Fulton at 3575. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    3851 West King Edward Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • Eliza P Gerrard, widow of A 1940

    Next door in 1940: A S Tyrer at 3847 and J A Whitelegg at 3853. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for nine of the eleven: an accountant, a branch manager, a district supervisor, a draftsman, a guard and a maid, among others. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in West End (3), Dunbar-Southlands (2), Kitsilano (2), Downtown, Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Shaughnessy 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 Murray A Gerrard at 1736 Balaclava Street, a district supervisor at Imperial Oil. The 1940 name section lists Dorothy Gerrard at 1056 Comox Street, a nurse at the St Pauls Hospital. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Margaret Gerrard at 159 East Hastings Street, a maid at the Balmoral Hotel.

R Gerrard is listed at 4289 Elgin Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Robert Gerrard there as the householder, of Taylor St Woodyd. The 1940 name section lists Mary E Gerard at 1175 Haro Street, an accountant at Standard Equipment. The 1940 name section lists Benjamin L Gerrard at 1356 Haro Street, a guard at the Customs.

The 1940 name section lists Roy Gerrard at 2607 West 14th Avenue, a salesman. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs I V Gerard at 584 West 19th 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 Mrs Isabel V Gerard there as the householder, a saleswoman at Mitchell-Foley.

In 1940 the directory lists W G Gerrard at 1663 West 28th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Walter G Gerrard there as the householder, a branch manager at Northern Assce. In 1940 the directory lists J E Gerrard at 3569 West 39th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists James E Gerrard there as the householder, a draftsman at the City of Vancouver.

The 1940 name section lists Eliza P Gerrard at 3851 West King Edward Avenue, widow of A.

Today

584 West 19th and 1663 West 28th still have their buildings from before 1946, 584 West 19th on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 1736 Balaclava (1999), 4289 Elgin (1980), 1175 Haro (1967), 2607 West 14th (2012), 3569 West 39th (1988) and 3851 West King Edward (2008) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1056 Comox and 1356 Haro, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred); for 159 East Hastings, its page says what we could and couldn't match to today's buildings.

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

The book of the Gerrards

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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.