A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The Harvies
In the city directories 1940 · 15 people at 13 addresses
The directories print 15 people named Harvie at 13 addresses in 1940 in ten 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 Harvies at 369 East 34th in 1940.
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Where the Harvies lived
- 1
1835 Barclay Street
West End, 1940
- Mrs F Harvie 1940
Next door in 1940: A J Vallie at 1821 and R A Pease at 1847. The block, door by door
- 2
1011 Burrard Street
Downtown, 1940
- A T Harvie, a manager at BC Box 1940
Next door in 1940: Miss N Kelly at 1009. The block, door by door
- 3
1115 Comox Street
West End, 1940
- Graham Harvie, a master mariner 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs K Lockhart at 1121. The block, door by door
- 4
1350 Comox Street
West End, 1940
- Thomas B Harvie, a driver at BC Drugs 1940
Next door in 1940: A Pitman at 1344 and Miss E Hall at 1356. The block, door by door
- 5
928 East 13th Avenue
Mount Pleasant, 1940
- D G Harvie, a tailor 1940
Next door in 1940: H Hargreaves at 904 and J B Dufresne at 936. The block, door by door
- 6
369 East 34th Avenue
Riley Park, 1940
- J Harvie 1940
- Leslie T Harvie, a clerk at Woodward's 1940
- Timothy L Harvie, a salesman 1940
Next door in 1940: N H Abray at 355 and J McLaughlin at 375. The block, door by door
- 7
365 East 36th Avenue
Riley Park, 1940
- J Harvie, an engineer for G W Ledingham 1940
Next door in 1940: W Purdon at 351 and A Enders at 371. The block, door by door
- 8
- 9
6362 Marguerite Street
Kerrisdale, 1940
- F W Harvie, a manager at Kingsley Navigation 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs W Galloway at 6338 and Mrs M I Patton at 6388. The block, door by door
- 10
2685 Triumph Street
Hastings-Sunrise, 1940
- F Harvie, an egg dealer 1940
Next door in 1940: J B Ross at 2677 and Mrs A Read at 2687. The block, door by door
- 11
- 12
- 13
4469 West 8th Avenue
West Point Grey, 1940
- E N Harvie, proprietor of Harvie & Simmonds 1940
Next door in 1940: H B Kitley at 4463 and R J Walker at 4473. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for eleven of the 15: a manager (2), a salesman (2), a clerk, a driver, an egg dealer and an engineer, among others. Two are widows, listed under their own names.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in West End (3), Riley Park (2), Downtown, Dunbar-Southlands, Hastings-Sunrise, Kerrisdale, Marpole, Mount Pleasant, Sunset 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 Mrs F Harvie at 1835 Barclay Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Mrs Frances Harvie there as the householder. In 1940 the directory lists A T Harvie at 1011 Burrard 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 Andrew T Harvie there as the householder, a manager at BC Box.
The 1940 name section lists Graham Harvie at 1115 Comox Street, a master mariner. The 1940 name section lists Thomas B Harvie at 1350 Comox Street, a driver at BC Drugs. In 1940 the directory lists D G Harvie at 928 East 13th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists David G Harvie there as the householder, a tailor.
In 1940 the directory lists J Harvie at 369 East 34th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists John Harvie there as the householder, with Leslie T Harvie, a clerk at Woodward's, and Timothy L Harvie, a salesman. In 1940 the directory lists J Harvie at 365 East 36th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists John Harvie there as the householder, an engineer for G W Ledingham.
The 1940 name section lists Venie E Harvie at 666 East 63rd Avenue, widow of S K. F W Harvie is listed at 6362 Marguerite Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Frank W Harvie there as the householder, a manager at Kingsley Navigation.
F Harvie, an egg dealer, is listed at 2685 Triumph Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Ford Harvie there, an egg dealer. The 1940 name section lists Margaret A Harvie at 3587 West 38th Avenue, widow of R.
In 1940 the directory lists T C Harvie at 912 West 64th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Trask C Harvie there as the householder, a salesman at Cave & Co. In 1940 the directory lists E N Harvie at 4469 West 8th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Eben N Harvie there as the householder, proprietor of Harvie & Simmonds.
Today
928 East 13th, 365 East 36th, 2685 Triumph and 4469 West 8th still have their buildings from before 1946; 1835 Barclay (1986), 1350 Comox (1982), 369 East 34th (2020), 666 East 63rd (1979), 3587 West 38th (2012) and 912 West 64th (1978) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1011 Burrard, 1115 Comox and 6362 Marguerite, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 24 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Harvie Mrs F1835 Barclay, p. 9
- Harvie Mrs Frances1835 Barclay, p. 259
- *Harvie A T1011 Burrard, p. 22
- Harvie Andw T mgr BC Box1011 Burrard, p. 259
- Harvie Graham mstr mrnr1115 Comox, p. 259
- Harvie Thos B drvr BC Drugs1350 Comox, p. 259
- *Harvie D G928 East 13th, p. 210
- Harvie David G tailor928 East 13th, p. 259
- Harvie J369 East 34th, p. 249
- Harvie John369 East 34th, p. 259
- Harvie Leslie T clk Woodwards369 East 34th, p. 259
- Harvie Timothy L slsmn369 East 34th, p. 259
- *Harvie J365 East 36th, p. 251
- Harvie John eng G W Ledingham365 East 36th, p. 259
- Harvie Venie E wid S K666 East 63rd, p. 259
- *Harvie F W6362 Marguerite, p. 111
- Harvie Frank W mgr Kingsley Nav6362 Marguerite, p. 259
- Harvie F egg dlr2685 Triumph, p. 158
- Harvie Ford egg dlr2685 Triumph, p. 259
- Harvie Margt A wid R3587 West 38th, p. 259
- *Harvie T C912 West 64th, p. 271
- Harvie Trask C slsmn Cave & Co912 West 64th, p. 259
- *Harvie E N4469 West 8th, p. 196
- Harvie Eben N prop Harvie & Simmonds4469 West 8th, p. 259
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.