A family name on Barclay Street, West End
The Grahams
In the city directories 1940 · five people at three addresses
The directories print five people named Graham at three addresses in 1940, all on Barclay Street, with the close spelling Grahame. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family. The most under one roof: three Grahams at 1131 Barclay in 1940. The directories print the name on 116 other streets too, all listed on the Graham name's own page.
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Where the Grahams lived
- 1
1131 Barclay Street
West End, 1940
- J Graham, rooms to let 1940
- Elizabeth C Graham, a poultrywoman at Burns & Co 1940
- Robert L Graham 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs H Simmonds at 1129 and garth (the) at 1133. The block, door by door
- 2
1273 Barclay Street
West End, 1940
- Mrs Inez Graham 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs M Skinner at 1267 and J N McLeod at 1275. The block, door by door
- 3
1440 Barclay Street
West End, 1940
- George M Graham 1940
Next door in 1940: B Bernhardt at 1436. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for one of the five: a poultrywoman.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in West End (3). 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 Graham, rooms to let, at 1131 Barclay Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Elizabeth C Graham there, a poultrywoman at Burns & Co, with Robert L Graham. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Inez Graham at 1273 Barclay Street. The 1940 name section lists George M Graham at 1440 Barclay Street.
Today
1131 Barclay still has its building from before 1946, dated 1941 by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1273 Barclay and 1440 Barclay, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 5 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Graham J rooms1131 Barclay, p. 8
- Graham Eliz C pltywm Burns & Co1131 Barclay, p. 233
- Graham Robt L1131 Barclay, p. 234
- Graham Mrs Inez1273 Barclay, p. 233
- Graham Geo M1440 Barclay, p. 233
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
The book of the Grahams
Every directory, as one book
The family book reads the Graham 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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Another name, or a house
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.