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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Hazells

In the city directories 1940 · nine people at seven addresses

The directories print nine people named Hazell at seven addresses in 1940 in six of the city's neighbourhoods, with the close spelling Hazel. 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 Hazells 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

    5805 Argyle Street

    Victoria-Fraserview, 1940

    • A E Hazell 1940
    • Jack Hazell, a laborer at Canadian White Pine 1940

    Next door in 1940: E M Touzeau at 5813. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    2882 East 21st Avenue

    Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940

    • J E Hazell, of Hazell Bros 1940

    Next door in 1940: A C Russell at 2876. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1915 Haro Street

    West End, 1940

    • C A G Hazell, a meter reader at the BC Electric Railway 1940
    • Frederick Hazell, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: haro lodge at 1935. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    3609 Napier Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • T Hazel, a gardener 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs A Nelson at 3615. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    986 Seymour Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Bert Hazel, a carpenter 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Inglis at 984 and Mrs M Brechin at 990. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    810 Thurlow Street

    West End, 1940

    • Mrs Florence Hazell 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs A Stevens at 834. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    434 West 12th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • William R Hazell, of Hazell Bros 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs M C Coleman at 426 and 4 listings at 444. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for four of the nine: a carpenter, a gardener, a laborer and a meter reader. Two of them worked for Hazell Bros.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in West End (2), Downtown, Hastings-Sunrise, Mount Pleasant, Renfrew-Collingwood and Victoria-Fraserview. 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 A E Hazell at 5805 Argyle 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 Jack Hazell there, a laborer at Canadian White Pine. In 1940 the directory lists J E Hazell at 2882 East 21st Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists James E Hazell there as the householder, of Hazell Bros.

In 1940 the directory lists C A G Hazell at 1915 Haro Street. The 1940 name section lists Charles A G Hazell there as the householder, a meter reader at the BC Electric Railway, with Frederick Hazell, retired. In 1940 the directory lists T Hazel at 3609 Napier Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Thomas Hazel there as the householder, a gardener.

The 1940 name section lists Bert Hazel at 986 Seymour Street, a carpenter. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Florence Hazell at 810 Thurlow Street. The 1940 name section lists William R Hazell at 434 West 12th Avenue, of Hazell Bros.

Today

1915 Haro and 434 West 12th still have their buildings from before 1946, 434 West 12th on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 5805 Argyle (1991), 2882 East 21st (1974) and 3609 Napier (1993) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 986 Seymour and 810 Thurlow, 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.