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The Haweses

In the city directories 1940 · 17 people at twelve addresses

The directories print 17 people named Hawes at twelve addresses in 1940 in seven of the city's neighbourhoods, with the close spelling Haweis. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family. The most under one roof: four Haweses at 3655 Wellington in 1940.

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Where the Haweses lived

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

    1640 Arbutus Street

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • T Hawes Jr, of T Hawes & Sons 1940

    Next door in 1940: J H Dyer at 1660. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    2424 East 21st Avenue

    Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940

    • Mrs J A Hawes, widow of O E 1940

    Next door in 1940: A Rossi at 2438. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    3281 Graveley Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • G W Hawes, a barber for O A Hawes 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Mealings at 3275. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    4514 Langara Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • O G Hawes, a building contractor 1940

    Next door in 1940: S O Partridge at 4534. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    425 Seymour Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • O A Hawes, a barber 1940

    Next door in 1940: Wallace Elec Ltd at 427. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    784 Thurlow Street

    West End, 1940

    • T Hawes, of T Hawes & Sons 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs E I Johnston at 752. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    2329 Trafalgar Street

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • H Hawes, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: G Yelland at 2321 and R C Docherty at 2333. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    3655 Wellington Avenue

    Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940

    • O A Hawes, a barber 1940
    • Miss I Hawes, a school teacher 1940
    • Mabel M Hawes, a stenographer at Storey & Campbell 1940
    • Mildred L Hawes, a student 1940

    Next door in 1940: R C Smith at 3629. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    4159 West 11th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • L Haweis, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: W H Workman at 4153 and J A Gray at 4165. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    856 West 15th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Mrs C E Hawes, widow of F W 1940
    • Emily M Hawes 1940

    Next door in 1940: W M Rand at 846 and W H Evans at 866. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    3015 West 2nd Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Mrs E L Hawes, widow of R 1940
    • Russell C Hawes, a clerk at Income Tax Specialists 1940

    Next door in 1940: A W Dawe at 3001 and S C Bate at 3025. The block, door by door

  12. 12

    2805 West 3rd Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • W J Hawes, of T Hawes & Sons 1940

    Next door in 1940: C E McGahey at 2811. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for six of the 17: a barber (2), a building contractor, a clerk, a school teacher and a stenographer. Three are widows, listed under their own names.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Kitsilano (4), Renfrew-Collingwood (2), West Point Grey (2), Downtown, Fairview, Hastings-Sunrise and West End. 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 Hawes Jr at 1640 Arbutus Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Thomas Hawes Jr there as the householder, of T Hawes & Sons. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs J A Hawes at 2424 East 21st 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 lists Jane A Hawes there as the householder, widow of O E.

In 1940 the directory lists G W Hawes at 3281 Graveley Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists George W Hawes there as the householder, a barber for O A Hawes. In 1940 the directory lists O G Hawes at 4514 Langara Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Oswald G Hawes there as the householder, a building contractor.

In 1940 the directory lists O A Hawes, a barber, at 425 Seymour Street. T Hawes is listed at 784 Thurlow Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Thomas Hawes there as the householder, of T Hawes & Sons.

H Hawes is listed at 2329 Trafalgar Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Harry Hawes there as the householder, retired. O A Hawes is listed at 3655 Wellington Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Offa A Hawes there as the householder, a barber, with Miss I Hawes, a school teacher, Mabel M Hawes, a stenographer at Storey & Campbell, and Mildred L Hawes, a student.

L Haweis is listed at 4159 West 11th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Lionel Haweis there as the householder, retired. Mrs C E Hawes is listed at 856 West 15th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Cath E Hawes there as the householder, widow of F W, with Emily M Hawes.

Mrs E L Hawes is listed at 3015 West 2nd Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Edythe L Hawes there as the householder, widow of R, with Russell C Hawes, a clerk at Income Tax Specialists. W J Hawes is listed at 2805 West 3rd Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists William J Hawes there as the householder, of T Hawes & Sons.

Today

4514 Langara, 784 Thurlow, 4159 West 11th, 856 West 15th and 3015 West 2nd still have their buildings from before 1946, 784 Thurlow on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 3281 Graveley (1968), 2329 Trafalgar (2004) and 2805 West 3rd (1987) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1640 Arbutus, 2424 East 21st, 425 Seymour and 3655 Wellington, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 28 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.