A family name on West 10th Avenue, Fairview, Mount Pleasant, Kitsilano and West Point Grey
The Gilberts
In the city directories 1940 · six people at five addresses
The directories print six people named Gilbert at five addresses in 1940, all on West 10th Avenue. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family. The directories print the name on 49 other streets too, all listed on the Gilbert name's own page.
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Where the Gilberts lived
- 1
445 West 10th Avenue
Mount Pleasant, 1940
- Evelyn G Gilbert, a stenographer for R B Abel 1940
- Margaret Gilbert, widow of L 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs E A Doughty at 435 and E Anderson at 451. The block, door by door
- 2
1484 West 10th Avenue
Fairview, 1940
- James R Gilbert, an engineer 1940
Next door in 1940: J Mill at 1456. The block, door by door
- 3
1564 West 10th Avenue
Fairview, 1940
- Christina Gilbert, widow of W 1940
Next door in 1940: First Unitarian Ch at 1550 and R H Munnis at 1590. The block, door by door
- 4
3898 West 10th Avenue
West Point Grey, 1940
- Alfred Gilbert, a department manager for Ceperley Rounsefell 1940
Next door in 1940: J J Sorrell at 3888. The block, door by door
- 5
4293 West 10th Avenue
West Point Grey, 1940
- Rev Frank M Gilbert, a curate at the St Helens Anglican Church 1940
Next door in 1940: P Tatroff at 4283 and Dr G W Knipe at 4297. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for four of the six: a curate, a department manager, an engineer and a stenographer. Two are widows, listed under their own names.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Fairview (2), West Point Grey (2) and Mount Pleasant. 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 Evelyn G Gilbert at 445 West 10th Avenue, a stenographer for R B Abel, with Margaret Gilbert, widow of L. The 1940 name section lists James R Gilbert at 1484 West 10th Avenue as the householder, an engineer. The 1940 name section lists Christina Gilbert at 1564 West 10th Avenue, widow of W. The 1940 name section lists Alfred Gilbert at 3898 West 10th Avenue, a department manager for Ceperley Rounsefell.
The 1940 name section lists Rev Frank M Gilbert at 4293 West 10th Avenue, a curate at the St Helens Anglican Church.
Today
4293 West 10th still has its building from before 1946, dated 1928 by the City's record; the City no longer lists 445 West 10th, 1484 West 10th, 1564 West 10th and 3898 West 10th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 6 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Gilbert Evelyn G sten R B Abel445 West 10th, p. 222
- Gilbert Margt wid L waitress Georgia Hotel445 West 10th, p. 223
- Gilbert Jas R eng1484 West 10th, p. 223
- Gilbert Christina wid W1564 West 10th, p. 222
- Gilbert Alfd dept mgr Ceperley Rounsefell3898 West 10th, p. 222
- Gilbert Rev Frank M curate St Helens Ang Ch4293 West 10th, p. 222
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, name section, where each person's work is printed
The book of the Gilberts
Every directory, as one book
The family book reads the Gilbert name in each Vancouver directory we hold from 1901 to 1945: everyone printed under it at every address, their work from the name sections, who lived next door, and the page behind every line, to read here or save as a PDF to print or give.
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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.