A family name on Robson Street, West End and Downtown
The Greens
In the city directories 1940 · three people at two addresses
The directories print three people named Green at two addresses in 1940, all on Robson Street, with the close spelling Gren. No first name or initials tie one address to the other: we can't tell if they're one family. The directories print the name on 110 other streets too, all listed on the Green name's own page.
Reserve this family's book, freeThe name in every directory we hold from 1901 to 1945, at every address, each line with its page, to read here or save as a PDF. About $29 when orders open.
Where the Greens lived
- 1
1919 Robson Street
West End, 1940
- H W Green, a barrister 1940
Next door in 1940: S M Henderson at 1933. The block, door by door
- 2
1960 Robson Street
West End, 1940
- J B W Green, of Viking Cottage Weavers who kept rooms to let 1940
- Mrs M Judith Green, of Viking Cottage Weavers 1940
Next door in 1940: W J Timlick at 1914 and W Van at 1972. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for one of the three: a barrister.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in West End (2). 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 Green at 1919 Robson 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 Herbert W Green there as the householder, a barrister. In 1940 the directory lists J B W Green, rooms to let, at 1960 Robson Street. The 1940 name section lists J Burton W Green there, of Viking Cottage Weavers who kept rooms to let, with Mrs M Judith Green, of Viking Cottage Weavers.
Today
1960 Robson (1959) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1919 Robson, so that building is 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.
- *Green H W1919 Robson, p. 144
- Green Herbt W barr 7, 413 Granville1919 Robson, p. 238
- Green J B W rooms1960 Robson, p. 144
- Green J Burton W of Viking Cottage Weavers and rooms1960 Robson, p. 239
- Green Mrs M Judith of Viking Cottage Weavers1960 Robson, p. 239
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
The book of the Greens
Every directory, as one book
The family book reads the Green 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.