A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The Givinses
In the city directories 1940 · four people at three addresses
The directories print four people named Givins at three addresses in 1940 in two 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 Givinses lived
- 1
6425 Marguerite Street
Kerrisdale, 1940
- H W Givins, retired 1940
- Henry C Givins, a draftsman at the BC Electric Railway 1940
- 2
1904 Waterloo Street
Kitsilano, 1940
- W M Givins, a clerk at T Eaton Co 1940
Next door in 1940: A J Coil at 1918. The block, door by door
- 3
2897 West 6th Avenue
Kitsilano, 1940
- E T Givins, proprietor of Gordon Grocery 1940
Next door in 1940: J H Sutherland at 2895. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for three of the four: a clerk, a draftsman and a proprietor.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Kitsilano (2) and Kerrisdale. 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 H W Givins at 6425 Marguerite 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 Henry W Givins there as the householder, retired, with Henry C Givins, a draftsman at the BC Electric Railway. In 1940 the directory lists W M Givins at 1904 Waterloo Street. The 1940 name section lists Warren M Givins there as the householder, a clerk at T Eaton Co.
In 1940 the directory lists E T Givins at 2897 West 6th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Everett T Givins there as the householder, proprietor of Gordon Grocery.
Today
6425 Marguerite and 1904 Waterloo still have their buildings from before 1946; the City no longer lists 2897 West 6th, so that building is probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 7 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- *Givins H W6425 Marguerite, p. 111
- Givins Henry C drftsmn BCER6425 Marguerite, p. 225
- Givins Henry W retired6425 Marguerite, p. 225
- Givins W M1904 Waterloo, p. 166
- Givins Warren M clk T Eaton Co1904 Waterloo, p. 225
- *Givins E T2897 West 6th, p. 188
- Givins Everett T prop Gordon Gro2897 West 6th, p. 225
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.