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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Haskinses

In the city directories 1940 · nine people at seven addresses

The directories print nine people named Haskins at seven addresses in 1940 in five of the city's neighbourhoods. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family.

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Where the Haskinses 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

    2091 Comox Street

    West End, 1940

    • W L Haskins 1940
    • Walter J Haskins, in tobacco 1940

    Next door in 1940: Dr W C McKechnie at 2083 and M B Archibald at 2097. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    2505 Cornwall Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Gwen F Haskins, a saleswoman at Woodward's 1940

    Next door in 1940: C H Fraser at 2515. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1674 Davie Street

    West End, 1940

    • Mrs F S Haskins, widow of G H 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs E Beal at 1668 and F Cousland at 1676. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    261 East 17th Avenue

    Riley Park, 1940

    • W J Haskins 1940

    Next door in 1940: G J Payton at 257 and Mrs F Smart at 279. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    920 Granville Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • W J Haskins, in tobacco 1940

    Next door in 1940: Dom Hat Co at 918 and E Rossi at 922. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    2020 Vine Street

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • R N Haskins, a shipper at R & H Sawmill 1940

    Next door in 1940: vine lodge at 2030. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    2014 West 42nd Avenue

    Kerrisdale, 1940

    • L B Haskins, a manager at Haskins & Elliott 1940
    • Viola D Haskins 1940

    Next door in 1940: S M Read at 2006 and R Hassall at 2022. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for four of the nine: a manager, a saleswoman, a shipper and a tobacco. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Kitsilano (2), West End (2), Downtown, Kerrisdale and Riley Park. 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 W L Haskins at 2091 Comox 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 Walter J Haskins there as the householder, in tobacco. The 1940 name section lists Gwen F Haskins at 2505 Cornwall Avenue, a saleswoman at Woodward's.

Mrs F S Haskins is listed at 1674 Davie Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Frances S Haskins there as the householder, widow of G H. The 1940 name section lists W J Haskins at 261 East 17th Avenue. In 1940 the directory lists W J Haskins, in tobacco, at 920 Granville Street.

R N Haskins is listed at 2020 Vine Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Russell N Haskins there as the householder, a shipper at R & H Sawmill. L B Haskins is listed at 2014 West 42nd Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Lawrence B Haskins there as the householder, a manager at Haskins & Elliott, with Viola D Haskins.

Today

261 East 17th and 2020 Vine still have their buildings from before 1946; 1674 Davie (1989) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 2091 Comox, 2505 Cornwall, 920 Granville and 2014 West 42nd, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 12 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.