A family name on West 35th Avenue, Dunbar-Southlands, Shaughnessy and Arbutus Ridge
The Hamiltons
In the city directories 1940 · three people at three addresses
The directories print three people named Hamilton at three addresses in 1940, all on West 35th Avenue. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family. The directories print the name on 98 other streets too, all listed on the Hamilton name's own page.
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Where the Hamiltons lived
- 1
1550 West 35th Avenue
Shaughnessy, 1940
- J Hamilton, a vice-president and general manager at the BC Telephone 1940
Next door in 1940: C D Anderson at 1530 and W G Mackenzie at 1570. The block, door by door
- 2
3492 West 35th Avenue
Dunbar-Southlands, 1940
- A S Hamilton, a school supervisor at the City of Vancouver 1940
Next door in 1940: J J Lenihan at 3478. The block, door by door
- 3
4027 West 35th Avenue
Dunbar-Southlands, 1940
- S A Hamilton, a clerk at the Customs 1940
Next door in 1940: C A Gibson at 4021. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for all three: a clerk, a school supervisor and a vice-president and general manager.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Dunbar-Southlands (2) and Shaughnessy. 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 J Hamilton at 1550 West 35th 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 James Hamilton there as the householder, a vice-president and general manager at the BC Telephone. In 1940 the directory lists A S Hamilton at 3492 West 35th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Alex S Hamilton there as the householder, a school supervisor at the City of Vancouver.
In 1940 the directory lists S A Hamilton at 4027 West 35th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Stan A Hamilton there as the householder, a clerk at the Customs.
Today
1550 West 35th and 3492 West 35th still have their buildings from before 1946; 4027 West 35th (2019) 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.
- *Hamilton J1550 West 35th, p. 251
- Hamilton Jas v-pres and genl mgr BC Tel1550 West 35th, p. 250
- *Hamilton A S3492 West 35th, p. 251
- Hamilton Alex S sch supvr Van City3492 West 35th, p. 250
- *Hamilton S A4027 West 35th, p. 251
- Hamilton Stan A clk Customs4027 West 35th, p. 251
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
The book of the Hamiltons
Every directory, as one book
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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 H. Want a name removed? Tell us.