A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The Gibbards
In the city directories 1940 · three people at three addresses
The directories print three people named Gibbard at three addresses in 1940 in three 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 Gibbards lived
- 1
3238 Parker Street
Hastings-Sunrise, 1940
- J L Gibbard, retired 1940
Next door in 1940: F G King at 3234 and A Stelzl at 3242. The block, door by door
- 2
3378 West 37th Avenue
Dunbar-Southlands, 1940
- Enid Gibbard, a school teacher 1940
Next door in 1940: B Reemeyer at 3364 and D A McKerricher at 3392. The block, door by door
- 3
1756 West 57th Avenue
Marpole, 1940
- J E Gibbard, a school teacher 1940
Next door in 1940: B Galloway at 1742 and R C Thomas at 1764. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for two of the three: a school teacher (2). Two of them worked for Vancouver City.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Dunbar-Southlands, Hastings-Sunrise and Marpole. 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 J L Gibbard at 3238 Parker Street; 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, where each person's work is printed, lists Jesse L Gibbard there as the householder, retired. The 1940 name section lists Enid Gibbard at 3378 West 37th Avenue, a school teacher.
J E Gibbard is listed at 1756 West 57th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists John E Gibbard there as the householder, a school teacher.
Today
3238 Parker, 3378 West 37th and 1756 West 57th still have their buildings from before 1946.
Every line as printed
All 5 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- *Gibbard J L3238 Parker, p. 126
- Gibbard Jesse L retired3238 Parker, p. 221
- Gibbard Enid sch tchr Van City3378 West 37th, p. 221
- *Gibbard J E1756 West 57th, p. 269
- Gibbard John E sch tchr Van City1756 West 57th, p. 221
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
The book of the Gibbards
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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.