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The Heads

In the city directories 1940 · 17 people at twelve addresses

The directories print 17 people named Head at twelve addresses in 1940 in seven 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 Heads at 1439 Comox in 1940.

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Where the Heads 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

    1323 Barclay Street

    West End, 1940

    • N E Head, rooms to let 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs E Cameron at 1325. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1439 Comox Street

    West End, 1940

    • N E Head, rooms to let 1940
    • Myrtle Head 1940
    • Violet N Head, a packer at Burns & Co 1940

    Next door in 1940: St John's Un Church at 1401 and Mrs F Cocking at 1443. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    743 East 32nd Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • Mrs N Head, widow of A S 1940

    Next door in 1940: T F V Brazier at 727 and R Phillips at 779. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    4974 Fraser Street

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • R Head, of R Head & Son 1940

    Next door in 1940: T B Gray at 4940. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    8780 Granville Street

    Marpole, 1940

    • Charles R Head, on active service 1940
    • Walter C Head, a machinist man 1940

    Next door in 1940: H C Hoy at 8744. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    1428 Nelson Street

    West End, 1940

    • Lea Head 1940

    Next door in 1940: Miss E M L Cooper at 1422 and A C Judd at 1434. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    2714 Pandora Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • H Head, a checker at the CPR 1940

    Next door in 1940: B W Taplin at 2712 and H B Campbell at 2728. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    1303 Park Drive

    Marpole, 1940

    • L F Head, a packer at H M Shingle 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs B Marshall at 1307. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    475 West 19th Avenue

    Riley Park, 1940

    • Audrey M Head, a bookkeeper for Grant Gunn 1940
    • Leslie E Head, of R Head & Son 1940

    Next door in 1940: A F Van Sanford at 469 and R B Dellert at 481. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    16 West 23rd Avenue

    Riley Park, 1940

    • G W Head, a bell captain at the Georgia Hotel 1940

    Next door in 1940: E Enefer at 8 and J A MacRitchie at 22. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    1443 West 54th Avenue

    Oakridge, 1940

    • G W Head, retired 1940
    • Aneas D Head, a clerk at Seaboard Ship 1940

    Next door in 1940: Miss R A Roberts at 1431. The block, door by door

  12. 12

    3104 West 8th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • L C Head, a clerk for R E Johnston 1940

    Next door in 1940: R K Hussey at 3108. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for nine of the 17: a clerk (2), a packer (2), a bell captain, a bookkeeper, a checker and a machinist man, among others. Two of them worked for R Head & Son. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in West End (3), Kensington-Cedar Cottage (2), Marpole (2), Riley Park (2), Hastings-Sunrise, Kitsilano and Oakridge. 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 N E Head, rooms to let, at 1323 Barclay Street. N E Head, rooms to let, is listed at 1439 Comox Street in 1940. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Myrtle Head there, with Violet N Head, a packer at Burns & Co.

Mrs N Head is listed at 743 East 32nd Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Nellie Head there as the householder, widow of A S. R Head is listed at 4974 Fraser Street in 1940; 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 Richard Head there as the householder, of R Head & Son.

The 1940 name section lists Charles R Head at 8780 Granville Street, on active service, with Walter C Head, a machinist man. The 1940 name section lists Lea Head at 1428 Nelson Street. H Head is listed at 2714 Pandora Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Henry Head there as the householder, a checker at the CPR.

L F Head is listed at 1303 Park Drive in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Leslie F Head there as the householder, a packer at H M Shingle. The 1940 name section lists Audrey M Head at 475 West 19th Avenue, a bookkeeper for Grant Gunn, with Leslie E Head, of R Head & Son.

In 1940 the directory lists G W Head at 16 West 23rd Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists George W Head there as the householder, a bell captain at the Georgia Hotel. In 1940 the directory lists G W Head at 1443 West 54th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists George W Head there as the householder, retired, with Aneas D Head, a clerk at Seaboard Ship.

In 1940 the directory lists L C Head at 3104 West 8th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Leonard C Head there as the householder, a clerk for R E Johnston.

Today

1323 Barclay, 2714 Pandora, 1303 Park Drive, 475 West 19th and 3104 West 8th still have their buildings from before 1946; 743 East 32nd (1956), 4974 Fraser (1999) and 16 West 23rd (1998) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1439 Comox, 8780 Granville, 1428 Nelson and 1443 West 54th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Comox Street looking east from Denman, lined with cut-back boulevard trees
1925 Comox Street looking east from Denman, lined with cut-back boulevard trees. Not at the house at 1439 Comox: no archive photo of the 1400 block is known that we can show. City of Vancouver Archives, CVA 357-1. Public domain.

Every line as printed

All 24 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.