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A family name on West 11th Avenue, Fairview, Mount Pleasant, Kitsilano and West Point Grey

The Greens

In the city directories 1940 · eight people at three addresses

The directories print eight people named Green at three addresses in 1940, all on West 11th Avenue, with the close spelling Gren. 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 Greens at 4285 West 11th in 1940. The directories print the name on 110 other streets too, all listed on the Green name's own page.

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Where the Greens 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

    4285 West 11th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • Miss M Green 1940
    • Mary Green 1940
    • Hannah Green 1940

    Next door in 1940: R W Whaley at 4277 and C T Tapp at 4293. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    4484 West 11th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • H Green, a laborer 1940
    • Arthur H Green, a clerk for Martin Senour 1940
    • Frederick W Green, a clerk for C E Dawson 1940

    Next door in 1940: W C Eastman at 4478 and A Crone at 4490. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    4579 West 11th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • A A Green, a wireless operator 1940
    • Edmond Green, a student 1940

    Next door in 1940: J D Greig at 4573 and Mrs C M Sorley at 4583. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for four of the eight: a clerk (2), a laborer and a wireless operator.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in West Point Grey (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 Miss M Green at 4285 West 11th Avenue; 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 Mary Green there as the householder, with Hannah Green. In 1940 the directory lists H Green at 4484 West 11th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Herbert Green there as the householder, a laborer, with Arthur H Green, a clerk for Martin Senour, and Frederick W Green, a clerk for C E Dawson.

In 1940 the directory lists A A Green at 4579 West 11th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Arthur A Green there as the householder, a wireless operator, with Edmond Green, a student.

Today

4285 West 11th and 4579 West 11th still have their buildings from before 1946; 4484 West 11th (2011) has a newer building, by the City's record.

Every line as printed

All 10 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.