A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The Halsalls
In the city directories 1940 · four people at two addresses
The directories print four people named Halsall at two addresses in 1940 in two of the city's neighbourhoods. No first name or initials tie one address to the other: we can't tell if they're one family. The most under one roof: three Halsalls at 2834 East Georgia in 1940.
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Where the Halsalls lived
- 1
2834 East Georgia Street
Hastings-Sunrise, 1940
- A E Halsall, a carpenter at the Vancouver Hotel 1940
- E Dorothy Halsall, a leather worker 1940
- Marjorie A Halsall 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs S McDonald at 2828 and C Read at 2840. The block, door by door
- 2
2175 Venables Street
Grandview-Woodland, 1940
- A E Halsall, a compositor at Pearsall's 1940
Next door in 1940: J Tyson at 2165 and W R Cleghorn at 2191. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for three of the four: a carpenter, a compositor and a leather worker.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Grandview-Woodland and Hastings-Sunrise. 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 A E Halsall at 2834 East Georgia 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 Albert E Halsall there as the householder, a carpenter at the Vancouver Hotel, with E Dorothy Halsall, a leather worker, and Marjorie A Halsall. In 1940 the directory lists A E Halsall at 2175 Venables Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Arthur E Halsall there as the householder, a compositor at Pearsall's.
Today
2834 East Georgia still has its building from before 1946, dated 1910 by the City's record; 2175 Venables (2002) has a newer building, by the City's record.
Every line as printed
All 6 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- *Halsall A E2834 East Georgia, p. 56
- Halsall Albt E carp Van Hotel2834 East Georgia, p. 249
- Halsall E Dorothy leather wkr2834 East Georgia, p. 249
- Halsall Marjorie A2834 East Georgia, p. 249
- *Halsall A E2175 Venables, p. 160
- Halsall Arth E comp Pearsall's2175 Venables, p. 249
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
The book of the Halsalls
Every directory, as one book
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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 H. Want a name removed? Tell us.