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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Hawkeses

In the city directories 1940 · nine people at nine addresses

The directories print nine people named Hawkes 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.

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Where the Hawkeses 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

    828 Dunsmuir Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • L F Hawkes, a clerk at the Post Office 1940

    Next door in 1940: Angelus Conf at 832. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    2425 Maple Street

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • J A Hawkes, an accountant at Vancouver Breweries 1940
  3. 3

    4020 Ontario Street

    Riley Park, 1940

    • H V Hawkes, a motorman at the BC Electric Railway 1940

    Next door in 1940: G E Smith at 4050. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1537 Pendrell Street

    West End, 1940

    • S Marie Hawkes, a stenographer at Pacific Coast Pipe 1940

    Next door in 1940: A Whitworth at 1533. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    4467 West 15th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • C G Hawkes, a postman 1940

    Next door in 1940: J A Clandinin at 4493. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    663 West 18th Avenue

    South Cambie, 1940

    • Gertrude Hawkes, widow of H C 1940

    Next door in 1940: W L Sauder at 653 and F W Hahne at 695. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    2756 West 37th Avenue

    Arbutus Ridge, 1940

    • R C Hawkes, a manager 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs V P Sweetnam at 2746 and J R Corry at 2766. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    4645 West 3rd Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • Dorothy E Hawkes, a maid for H F Gates 1940

    Next door in 1940: A K Bannerman at 4633 and A P G Macdonald at 4655. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    1100 West 7th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Arthur R Hawkes, a barber at Lew's Barber Shop 1940

    Next door in 1940: W U Burchell at 1130. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for eight of the nine: an accountant, a barber, a clerk, a maid, a manager and a motorman, among others. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in West Point Grey (2), Arbutus Ridge, Downtown, Fairview, Kitsilano, Riley Park, South Cambie 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 L F Hawkes at 828 Dunsmuir Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Lionel F Hawkes there as the householder, a clerk at the Post Office. In 1940 the directory lists J A Hawkes at 2425 Maple 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 John A Hawkes there as the householder, an accountant at Vancouver Breweries.

In 1940 the directory lists H V Hawkes at 4020 Ontario Street. The 1940 name section lists Harry V Hawkes there as the householder, a motorman at the BC Electric Railway. The 1940 name section lists S Marie Hawkes at 1537 Pendrell Street, a stenographer at Pacific Coast Pipe.

C G Hawkes is listed at 4467 West 15th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Cyril G Hawkes there as the householder, a postman. The 1940 name section lists Gertrude Hawkes at 663 West 18th Avenue, widow of H C.

In 1940 the directory lists R C Hawkes at 2756 West 37th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Robert C Hawkes there as the householder, a manager. The 1940 name section lists Dorothy E Hawkes at 4645 West 3rd Avenue, a maid for H F Gates. The 1940 name section lists Arthur R Hawkes at 1100 West 7th Avenue, a barber at Lew's Barber Shop.

Today

4020 Ontario and 2756 West 37th still have their buildings from before 1946; 4467 West 15th (2011), 663 West 18th (1995) and 1100 West 7th (1986) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 828 Dunsmuir, 2425 Maple, 1537 Pendrell and 4645 West 3rd, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 14 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.