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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Groveses

In the city directories 1940 · 19 people at 15 addresses

The directories print 19 people named Groves at 15 addresses in 1940 in eleven of the city's neighbourhoods. 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 Groveses at 3780 Dunbar in 1940.

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Where the Groveses 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

    1662 Barclay Street

    West End, 1940

    • V W Groves, rooms to let 1940

    Next door in 1940: A Hankin at 1656 and P A De Ryk at 1666. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    5046 Commercial Street

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • A A Groves, proprietor of Sunbeam Sandwich Shoppe 1940

    Next door in 1940: H E Green at 5038. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    3780 Dunbar Street

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • Mrs M A Groves, widow of W J 1940
    • Alice H Groves 1940
    • Leslie T Groves, a clerk 1940

    Next door in 1940: C Wiegand at 3768. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1731 East 10th Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • Mrs I Groves, widow of G 1940

    Next door in 1940: J H Wilson at 1721 and R Kay at 1733. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    50 East 12th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • A Groves, a packer at Canadian Fishing 1940
    • Harold Groves, a packer for W Robinson 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs G Hartman at 46 and H C Brinkhurst at 54. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    482 East 22nd Avenue

    Riley Park, 1940

    • P W Groves, a laborer at the City of Vancouver 1940

    Next door in 1940: V Illingworth at 470 and T E Butterfield at 484. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    258 East 26th Avenue

    Riley Park, 1940

    • S G Groves, a laborer at the City of Vancouver 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs A G Laity at 250 and M Watt at 266. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    5950 Hudson Street

    Oakridge, 1940

    • Dr K P Groves, a physician 1940

    Next door in 1940: A E Simpson Jr at 5930 and C E Phillips at 5970. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    1106 West 11th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • D Groves, a canneryman 1940
    • Gladys M Groves 1940

    Next door in 1940: J H Inkster at 1126. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    3841 West 22nd Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • Mrs N Groves, widow of J 1940

    Next door in 1940: W Davidson at 3835 and D Lane at 3859. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    4073 West 33rd Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • Pat Groves, a stewardess 1940

    Next door in 1940: B F Hilder at 4065 and A R Coulter at 4079. The block, door by door

  12. 12

    1958 West 36th Avenue

    Shaughnessy, 1940

    • Mrs M F Groves 1940

    Next door in 1940: A H Barker at 1950 and S J Jabour at 1964. The block, door by door

  13. 13

    4638 West 5th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • E Groves, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: G R Carson at 4630 and H S Barratt at 4646. The block, door by door

  14. 14

    925 West Georgia Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • K P Groves, a physician 1940

    Next door in 1940: Lunch Sandwich at 915 and Macdonald's Prescriptions at 929. The block, door by door

  15. 15

    5333 Yew Street

    Arbutus Ridge, 1940

    • J Groves, a canneryman 1940

    Next door in 1940: P N Smith at 5361. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for ten of the 19: a canneryman (2), a laborer (2), a packer (2), a clerk, a physician and a proprietor, among others. Two of them worked for Vancouver City. Three are widows, listed under their own names.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Dunbar-Southlands (3), Kensington-Cedar Cottage (2), Riley Park (2), Arbutus Ridge, Downtown, Fairview, Mount Pleasant, Oakridge, Shaughnessy, West End and West Point Grey. 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 V W Groves, rooms to let, at 1662 Barclay 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). A A Groves is listed at 5046 Commercial Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Arthur A Groves there as the householder, proprietor of Sunbeam Sandwich Shoppe.

Mrs M A Groves is listed at 3780 Dunbar Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Margaret A Groves there as the householder, widow of W J, with Alice H Groves, and Leslie T Groves, a clerk. Mrs I Groves is listed at 1731 East 10th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Ida Groves there as the householder, widow of G.

A Groves is listed at 50 East 12th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Anthony Groves there as the householder, a packer at Canadian Fishing, with Harold Groves, a packer for W Robinson. P W Groves is listed at 482 East 22nd Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Percy W Groves there as the householder, a laborer at the City of Vancouver.

S G Groves is listed at 258 East 26th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Sam G Groves there as the householder, a laborer at the City of Vancouver. Dr K P Groves is listed at 5950 Hudson Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Ken P Groves there as the householder, a physician.

D Groves is listed at 1106 West 11th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Daniel Groves there as the householder, a canneryman, with Gladys M Groves. Mrs N Groves is listed at 3841 West 22nd Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Nettie Groves there as the householder, widow of J.

The 1940 name section lists Pat Groves at 4073 West 33rd Avenue, a stewardess. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs M F Groves at 1958 West 36th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Marion F Groves there as the householder.

In 1940 the directory lists E Groves at 4638 West 5th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Ernest Groves there as the householder, retired. In 1940 the directory lists K P Groves, a physician, at 925 West Georgia Street.

J Groves is listed at 5333 Yew Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Job Groves there as the householder, a canneryman.

Today

5046 Commercial, 3780 Dunbar, 50 East 12th, 258 East 26th, 3841 West 22nd and 4073 West 33rd still have their buildings from before 1946; 482 East 22nd (1987), 1106 West 11th (1990) and 4638 West 5th (2012) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1662 Barclay, 1731 East 10th, 5950 Hudson, 1958 West 36th, 925 West Georgia and 5333 Yew, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

A No. 14 Dunbar streetcar on Dunbar Street, past bungalows
1940 A No. 14 Dunbar streetcar on Dunbar Street, past bungalows. Not at the house at 3780 Dunbar: no archive photo of the 3700 block is known that we can show. City of Vancouver Archives, 2009-005.530. Public domain.

Every line as printed

All 31 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.