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The Girodays

In the city directories 1940 · 17 people at eleven addresses

The directories print 17 people named Giroday at eleven addresses in 1940 in five of the city's neighbourhoods. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family. The most under one roof: five Girodays at 3655 West 5th in 1940.

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Where the Girodays lived

Each pin is on its own block, numbered as the households below. One address isn't on today's map, so it has no pin. Today's land, parks, main roads and local areas: City of Vancouver Open Data (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).
  1. 1

    3869 Beatrice Street

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • E Giroday, a driver at Giroday & Son 1940

    Next door in 1940: W F Robertson at 3857. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    2715 Eton Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • E B Giroday, retired 1940
    • Clemence de la Giroday, a stenographer 1940
    • Jack de la Giroday, a warehouseman at CP Express 1940

    Next door in 1940: H E Fader at 2725. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    2792 Eton Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • E B de la Giroday Jr 1940

    Next door in 1940: H W Hogarth at 2786 and J M Smith at 2796. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1995 West 13th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Mrs R Giroday, widow of M L 1940

    Next door in 1940: G Fitch at 1987. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    3529 West 14th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • R Giroday 1940

    Next door in 1940: B Dunn at 3519 and S Erickson at 3541. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    3086 West 24th Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • Myriam Giroday, a maid for R F C Marrion 1940

    Next door in 1940: J F Wilson at 3076. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    3870 West 33rd Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • P B Giroday, an accountant for Palm Dairies 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs D E Reid at 3862 and D R Alexander at 3878. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    3655 West 5th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • G Giroday 1940
    • Donalda de la Giroday 1940
    • Louis P de la Giroday, of Giroday & Co 1940
    • Lucy de la Giroday 1940
    • Rosalie M de la Giroday, a saleswoman 1940

    Next door in 1940: A W Pye at 3649. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    3767 West 8th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • R Giroday, a shoe repairer at Canadian Shoe Repairing 1940

    Next door in 1940: H L Drost at 3755 and H Harding at 3779. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    3768 West 8th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • A Giroday, of Giroday & Co 1940

    Next door in 1940: J D Wilson at 3756 and A Sheard at 3780. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    1975 West Broadway

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • A Giroday, a shoe maker 1940

    Next door in 1940: H G Smith at 1945 and R B Ayris at 1985. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for eight of the 17: an accountant, a driver, a maid, a saleswoman, a shoe maker and a shoe repairer, among others. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Kitsilano (4), Dunbar-Southlands (2), Hastings-Sunrise (2), West Point Grey (2) and Kensington-Cedar Cottage. 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 E Giroday at 3869 Beatrice Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Emil de la Giroday there as the householder, proprietor of Giroday & Son Fuel Supplies, with Edward de la Giroday, and Emil de la Giroday Jr, a driver at Giroday & Son. In 1940 the directory lists E B Giroday at 2715 Eton 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 lists Emanuel B de la Giroday there as the householder, retired, with Clemence de la Giroday, a stenographer, and Jack de la Giroday, a warehouseman at CP Express.

In 1940 the directory lists E B de la Giroday Jr at 2792 Eton Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Emanuel B de la Giroday Jr there as the householder. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs R Giroday at 1995 West 13th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Rosalie de la Giroday there as the householder, widow of M L.

In 1940 the directory lists R Giroday at 3529 West 14th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Rene de la Giroday there as the householder. The 1940 name section lists Myriam Giroday at 3086 West 24th Avenue, a maid for R F C Marrion.

P B Giroday is listed at 3870 West 33rd Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Philip B de la Giroday there as the householder, an accountant for Palm Dairies. G Giroday is listed at 3655 West 5th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Gaston de la Giroday there as the householder, with Donalda de la Giroday, Louis P de la Giroday, of Giroday & Co, Lucy de la Giroday, and Rosalie M de la Giroday, a saleswoman.

R Giroday is listed at 3767 West 8th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Ray de la Giroday there as the householder, a shoe repairer at Canadian Shoe Repairing. A Giroday is listed at 3768 West 8th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Armand de la Giroday there as the householder, of Giroday & Co.

A Giroday is listed at 1975 West Broadway in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Alex Giroday there as the householder, a shoe maker.

Today

2792 Eton, 3870 West 33rd and 3655 West 5th still have their buildings from before 1946; 3869 Beatrice (2011), 2715 Eton (1987), 1995 West 13th (1986), 3529 West 14th (1975) and 3086 West 24th (2011) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 3767 West 8th, 3768 West 8th and 1975 West Broadway, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 29 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
1940

British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section

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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.