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The Granthams

In the city directories 1940 · 13 people at ten addresses

The directories print 13 people named Grantham at ten 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.

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Where the Granthams lived

Each pin is on its own block, numbered as the households below. Today's land, parks, main roads and local areas: City of Vancouver Open Data (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).
  1. 1

    4564 Belmont Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • F L Grantham, an electrician 1940

    Next door in 1940: S G Thorne at 4560 and H A Ormiston at 4570. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    901 Davie Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Mrs C E Grantham, widow of J 1940
    • Clarence W Grantham, an insurance agent 1940

    Next door in 1940: J W Wall at 903. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    509 Richards Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • C W Grantham, an insurance agent 1940

    Next door in 1940: M Freeman at 507 and western merchandise brokers at 525. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    3611 West 11th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • J A Grantham, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: W T Tamkin at 3603 and C H Cost at 3621. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    523 West 14th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • F C Grantham, proprietor of F C Grantham & Co 1940

    Next door in 1940: L A Robinson at 519 and R Stevenson at 525. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    4218 West 14th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • A E Grantham, a clerk at Union Oil 1940

    Next door in 1940: L A Quartermaine at 4204 and G B Weeks at 4224. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    3848 West 24th Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • R H Grantham, an engraver at Vancouver Engineers 1940

    Next door in 1940: W Hussey at 3842 and G T Morris at 3858. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    3512 West 38th Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • C T Grantham, retired 1940
    • Robert Grantham, a driver at Jersey Farms 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs I La Pierre at 3506 and D S Michell at 3520. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    3893 West 38th Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • H H Grantham, a school teacher 1940

    Next door in 1940: R D Sutherland at 3885. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    3132 West 7th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • D C Grantham, a clerk at the Post Office 1940
    • Harry N Grantham, a stenographer at British Canadian Importers 1940

    Next door in 1940: A Booth at 3130 and A Funnell at 3136. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for nine of the 13: a clerk (2), a driver, an electrician, an engraver, an insurance agent and a proprietor, among others. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Dunbar-Southlands (3), Downtown (2), Kitsilano (2), West Point Grey (2) and Fairview. 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 F L Grantham at 4564 Belmont Avenue. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Frank L Grantham there as the householder, an electrician. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs C E Grantham at 901 Davie Street. The 1940 name section lists Cath E Grantham there as the householder, widow of J, with Clarence W Grantham, an insurance agent.

In 1940 the directory lists C W Grantham, an insurance agent, at 509 Richards Street. J A Grantham is listed at 3611 West 11th Avenue 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 J Albert Grantham there as the householder, retired.

F C Grantham is listed at 523 West 14th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Frederick C Grantham there as the householder, proprietor of F C Grantham & Co. A E Grantham is listed at 4218 West 14th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Albert E Grantham there as the householder, a clerk at Union Oil.

R H Grantham is listed at 3848 West 24th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Ralph H Grantham there as the householder, an engraver at Vancouver Engineers. C T Grantham is listed at 3512 West 38th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Charles T Grantham there as the householder, retired, with Robert Grantham, a driver at Jersey Farms.

H H Grantham is listed at 3893 West 38th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Herbert H Grantham there as the householder, a school teacher. D C Grantham is listed at 3132 West 7th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Doug C Grantham there as the householder, a clerk at the Post Office, with Harry N Grantham, a stenographer at British Canadian Importers.

Today

4564 Belmont, 509 Richards, 3611 West 11th, 3848 West 24th and 3132 West 7th still have their buildings from before 1946, 509 Richards on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 4218 West 14th (1988) and 3893 West 38th (2010) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 901 Davie, 523 West 14th and 3512 West 38th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 22 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.