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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Guys

In the city directories 1940 · 19 people at 14 addresses

The directories print 19 people named Guy at 14 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 Guys at 1836 East 36th in 1940.

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Where the Guys 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

    601 Campbell Avenue

    Strathcona, 1940

    • R F Guy, retired 1940
  2. 2

    5795 Chester Street

    Sunset, 1940

    • J Guy, a maintenanceman at Home Oil 1940
    • W James Guy 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs S Coultman at 5773. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    2085 Commercial Drive

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • J piano mfr, tuner Guy 1940

    Next door in 1940: Hughes Mtrs at 2035 and H R Schmidek at 2095. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1736 East 12th Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • D Guy, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: Miss R R Lewis at 1732 and J Lamont at 1742. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    1836 East 36th Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • F A Guy, a shoe repairer 1940
    • Frances W Guy 1940
    • Helen Guy, a packer at Sinclair Bros 1940

    Next door in 1940: I Forsell at 1828 and R N Cook at 1856. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    8161 Fraser Street

    Sunset, 1940

    • H G Guy, a sign painter 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Stone at 8187. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    1101 Nicola Street

    West End, 1940

    • Betty Guy, widow of O A 1940

    Next door in 1940: Angus Serv Gar at 1155. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    3661 Rae Avenue

    Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940

    • Mrs E Guy, widow of A 1940

    Next door in 1940: E A Cosgrove at 3647 and J U White at 3675. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    1635 West 11th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • W E Guy, a yardman at Alberta Lumber 1940

    Next door in 1940: W J Reid at 1625 and cecilia court at 1645. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    1590 West 15th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Mrs C G Guy, widow of T N 1940

    Next door in 1940: la paula apts at 1550. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    3808 West 15th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • A J Guy, a credit manager 1940
    • Edythe E Guy, a stenographer at Hoover 1940

    Next door in 1940: R Pike at 3804 and D E Hyndman at 3814. The block, door by door

  12. 12

    2656 West 42nd Avenue

    Kerrisdale, 1940

    • R Guy, a driver at the City of Vancouver 1940
    • Christina D Guy 1940

    Next door in 1940: H MacKenzie at 2646 and C G Wilkins at 2676. The block, door by door

  13. 13

    1852 West 4th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • G H Guy, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: F W Graves at 1848 and J M Galvin at 1854. The block, door by door

  14. 14

    1103 West Georgia Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • R D Jordan Guy, a barrister at Collins Green & Eades 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs E V Myers at 1119. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for nine of the 19: a barrister, a credit manager, a driver, a maintenanceman, a packer and a shoe repairer, among others. Three are widows, listed under their own names.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Fairview (2), Kensington-Cedar Cottage (2), Sunset (2), Downtown, Grandview-Woodland, Kerrisdale, Kitsilano, Renfrew-Collingwood, Strathcona, 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 R F Guy at 601 Campbell Avenue. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Robert F Guy there as the householder, retired. In 1940 the directory lists J Guy at 5795 Chester 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 lists James Guy there as the householder, a maintenanceman at Home Oil, with W James Guy.

In 1940 the directory lists J piano mfr, tuner Guy at 2085 Commercial Drive; the 1940 line is marked * too. D Guy is listed at 1736 East 12th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Daniel Guy there as the householder, retired.

F A Guy is listed at 1836 East 36th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Frederick A Guy there as the householder, a shoe repairer, with Frances W Guy, and Helen Guy, a packer at Sinclair Bros. H G Guy, a sign painter, is listed at 8161 Fraser Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Harry G Guy there as the householder, a sign painter.

The 1940 name section lists Betty Guy at 1101 Nicola Street, widow of O A. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs E Guy at 3661 Rae Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Ellen Guy there as the householder, widow of A.

In 1940 the directory lists W E Guy at 1635 West 11th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists William E Guy there as the householder, a yardman at Alberta Lumber. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs C G Guy at 1590 West 15th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Caroline G Guy there as the householder, widow of T N.

In 1940 the directory lists A J Guy at 3808 West 15th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Albert J Guy there as the householder, a credit manager, with Edythe E Guy, a stenographer at Hoover. In 1940 the directory lists R Guy at 2656 West 42nd Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Robert Guy there as the householder, a driver at the City of Vancouver, with Christina D Guy.

In 1940 the directory lists G H Guy at 1852 West 4th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists George H Guy there as the householder, retired. The 1940 name section lists R D Jordan Guy at 1103 West Georgia Street, a barrister at Collins Green & Eades.

Today

1101 Nicola, 1590 West 15th, 3808 West 15th and 2656 West 42nd still have their buildings from before 1946, 1101 Nicola and 1590 West 15th on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 5795 Chester (1978), 2085 Commercial Drive (1971), 1836 East 36th (1972) and 3661 Rae (1989) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 601 Campbell, 1736 East 12th, 8161 Fraser, 1635 West 11th, 1852 West 4th and 1103 West Georgia, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 30 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.