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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Harrops

In the city directories 1940 · 15 people at eight addresses

The directories print 15 people named Harrop at eight addresses in 1940 in six 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: five Harrops at 1026 East 38th in 1940.

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Where the Harrops 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

    843 Cardero Street

    West End, 1940

    • T Harrop, a master mariner at Aitken Tug & Barge 1940

    Next door in 1940: A D Bates at 893. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    2310 Cornwall Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • B N Harrop 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs E Fleming at 2330. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    3466 East 22nd Avenue

    Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940

    • J C Harrop, a meterman at the BC Electric Railway 1940
    • George H Harrop, a student 1940
    • Howard J Harrop, a student 1940

    Next door in 1940: B Hughes at 3444 and W C Smith at 3478. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    998 East 30th Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • J Harrop, an engineer at the BC Livestock Exchange 1940

    Next door in 1940: Miss C I Fraser at 986. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    1026 East 38th Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • W H Harrop, a salesman for Gutta Percha 1940
    • Doug Harrop 1940
    • E Vera Harrop 1940
    • Eva H Harrop, a clerk for Gutta Percha 1940
    • Gladys S M Harrop 1940

    Next door in 1940: A E Chapman at 1020 and J A Davison at 1048. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    156 East 8th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • G W Harrop, retired 1940
    • Harold E Harrop, a clerk at the Almer Hotel 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs J Smythe at 154. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    4368 West 8th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • Lewis Harrop, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: W H Davis at 4360 and A T Anthony at 4378. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    2636 Yukon Street

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • F T Harrop, an engineer at the Mercantile Building 1940

    Next door in 1940: Miss M E White at 2612 and W T Brookes at 2646. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for seven of the 15: a clerk (2), an engineer (2), a master mariner, a meterman and a salesman. Two of them worked for Gutta Percha.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Kensington-Cedar Cottage (2), Mount Pleasant (2), Kitsilano, Renfrew-Collingwood, 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 T Harrop at 843 Cardero Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Thomas Harrop there, a master mariner at Aitken Tug & Barge. In 1940 the directory lists B N Harrop at 2310 Cornwall Avenue.

J C Harrop is listed at 3466 East 22nd Avenue in 1940; 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 John C Harrop there as the householder, a meterman at the BC Electric Railway, with George H Harrop, a student, and Howard J Harrop, a student. J Harrop is listed at 998 East 30th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists John Harrop there as the householder, an engineer at the BC Livestock Exchange.

W H Harrop is listed at 1026 East 38th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists William H Harrop there as the householder, a salesman for Gutta Percha, with Doug Harrop, E Vera Harrop, Eva H Harrop, a clerk for Gutta Percha, and Gladys S M Harrop. G W Harrop is listed at 156 East 8th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists George W Harrop there as the householder, retired, with Harold E Harrop, a clerk at the Almer Hotel.

The 1940 name section lists Lewis Harrop at 4368 West 8th Avenue, retired. In 1940 the directory lists F T Harrop at 2636 Yukon Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Frank T Harrop there as the householder, an engineer at the Mercantile Building.

Today

843 Cardero, 998 East 30th, 156 East 8th, 4368 West 8th and 2636 Yukon still have their buildings from before 1946, 156 East 8th on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 2310 Cornwall (1982), 3466 East 22nd (2004) and 1026 East 38th (2008) have newer buildings, by the City's record.

Every line as printed

All 21 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.