A family name on Comox Street, West End
The Grahams
In the city directories 1940 · nine people at four addresses
The directories print nine people named Graham at four addresses in 1940, all on Comox 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: four Grahams at 1114 Comox 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
1056 Comox Street
West End, 1940
- Blanche Graham, a nurse at the St Pauls Hospital 1940
- Jeanne Graham, a nurse at the St Pauls Hospital 1940
- Sheila P Grahame, a nurse at the St Pauls Hospital 1940
Next door in 1940: G P Campbell at 1070. The block, door by door
- 2
1114 Comox Street
West End, 1940
- W J Graham, a senior inspector at the Canadian Government 1940
- G R L Graham, a clerk at C B of C 1940
- Marguerite O Graham, a clerk at Canadian Canners 1940
- V Doreen Graham, a clerk at Canadian Canners 1940
Next door in 1940: J A Alexander at 1110 and Mrs E M Dahle at 1120. The block, door by door
- 3
1154 Comox Street
West End, 1940
- Mrs A A Graham, a widow 1940
Next door in 1940: J B Kay at 1150 and Mrs M E Moore at 1160. The block, door by door
- 4
1528 Comox Street
West End, 1940
- E W Graham, a department manager at Slade & Stewart 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs H Anderson at 1522 and Mrs E Reeve at 1534. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for eight of the nine: a clerk (3), a nurse (3), a department manager and a senior inspector. Some worked for the same employer: three for St Pauls Hospital and two for Canadian Canners. One is a widow, listed under her own name.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in West End (4). 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 Blanche Graham at 1056 Comox Street, a nurse at the St Pauls Hospital, with Jeanne Graham, a nurse at the St Pauls Hospital, and Sheila P Grahame, a nurse at the St Pauls Hospital. W J Graham is listed at 1114 Comox Street in 1940; 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 William J Graham there as the householder, a senior inspector at the Canadian Government, with G R L Graham, a clerk at C B of C, Marguerite O Graham, a clerk at Canadian Canners, and V Doreen Graham, a clerk at Canadian Canners.
Mrs A A Graham is listed at 1154 Comox Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Ada A Graham there as the householder, a widow. E W Graham is listed at 1528 Comox Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Earl W Graham there as the householder, a department manager at Slade & Stewart.
Today
1114 Comox and 1154 Comox still have their buildings from before 1946, both on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 1528 Comox (1976) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1056 Comox, so that building is probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 12 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Graham Blanche nurse St Pauls Hosp1056 Comox, p. 233
- Graham Jeanne nurse St Pauls Hosp1056 Comox, p. 233
- Grahame Sheila P nurse St Pauls Hosp1056 Comox, p. 234
- *Graham W J1114 Comox, p. 35
- Graham G R L clk C B of C1114 Comox, p. 233
- Graham Marguerite O clk Can Canners1114 Comox, p. 234
- Graham V Doreen clk Can Canners1114 Comox, p. 234
- Graham Wm J sr inspr Can Govt1114 Comox, p. 234
- Graham Mrs A A1154 Comox, p. 35
- Graham Ada A wid1154 Comox, p. 233
- *Graham E W1528 Comox, p. 35
- Graham Earl W dept mgr Slade & Stewart1528 Comox, p. 233
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, name section, where each person's work is printed
The book of the Grahams
Every directory, as one book
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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.