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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Hannahs

In the city directories 1940 · eleven people at nine addresses

The directories print eleven people named Hannah at nine addresses in 1940 in eight 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 Hannahs at 4601 Ravine in 1940.

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Where the Hannahs lived

Each pin is on its own block, numbered as the households below. Two addresses aren't on today's map, so they have no pin. Today's land, parks, main roads and local areas: City of Vancouver Open Data (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).
  1. 1

    974 East 28th Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • Mrs J Hannah, widow of J 1940

    Next door in 1940: J McK Duncan at 966 and J Maxwell at 982. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    2107 East 54th Avenue

    Victoria-Fraserview, 1940

    • D C Hannah, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: O P McDonnell at 2117. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    873 East Hastings Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • Frank Hannah, on active service 1940

    Next door in 1940: J S Harding at 869 and Community Centre Ukranian at 875. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    3376 McGill Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • T B Hannah, a first aid attendant 1940

    Next door in 1940: P H Kirkpatrick at 3334. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    5936 Ormidale Street

    Killarney, 1940

    • J A Hannah 1940

    Next door in 1940: F H Hayne at 5906 and J MacKenzie at 5960. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    4601 Ravine Street

    Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940

    • J Hannah, a laborer at the Anthes-Tait Foundry 1940
    • David Hannah 1940
    • Robert Hannah 1940
  7. 7

    900 Seymour Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • J Richard Hannah, proprietor of Oyster House Cafe 1940

    Next door in 1940: Lunch See-More at 902. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    1717 West 2nd Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • A J Hannah 1940

    Next door in 1940: D Sondo at 1711 and T Takashima at 1723. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    876 West Broadway

    Fairview, 1940

    • R J Hannah, a janitor at the Great Northern Railway 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs A C Flett at 866 and Beauty Salon Laurel at 886. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for five of the eleven: a first aid attendant, a janitor, a laborer, an on active service and a proprietor. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Fairview (2), Downtown, Hastings-Sunrise, Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Killarney, Renfrew-Collingwood, Strathcona and Victoria-Fraserview. 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 Mrs J Hannah at 974 East 28th 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 Janet Hannah there as the householder, widow of J. In 1940 the directory lists D C Hannah at 2107 East 54th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists David C Hannah there as the householder, retired.

The 1940 name section lists Frank Hannah at 873 East Hastings Street, on active service. T B Hannah is listed at 3376 McGill Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Thomas B Hannah there as the householder, a first aid attendant.

J A Hannah is listed at 5936 Ormidale Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists John A Hannah there as the householder. J Hannah is listed at 4601 Ravine Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists John Hannah there as the householder, a laborer at the Anthes-Tait Foundry, with David Hannah and Robert Hannah.

The 1940 name section lists J Richard Hannah at 900 Seymour Street, proprietor of Oyster House Cafe. In 1940 the directory lists A J Hannah at 1717 West 2nd Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Alex J Hannah there as the householder.

In 1940 the directory lists R J Hannah at 876 West Broadway. The 1940 name section lists Robert J Hannah there as the householder, a janitor at the Great Northern Railway.

Today

974 East 28th and 900 Seymour still have their buildings from before 1946; 2107 East 54th (2005) and 5936 Ormidale (1979) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 873 East Hastings, 3376 McGill, 4601 Ravine, 1717 West 2nd and 876 West Broadway, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 18 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 H. Want a name removed? Tell us.