A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The Hedbergs
In the city directories 1940 · three people at three addresses
The directories print three people named Hedberg at three addresses in 1940 in three 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 Hedbergs lived
- 1
6138 Balaclava Street
Kerrisdale, 1940
- Mrs M Hedberg, widow of J 1940
Next door in 1940: E Drappier at 6112. The block, door by door
- 2
6450 Ontario Street
Sunset, 1940
- C Hedberg, a conductor at the CNR 1940
Next door in 1940: J S Winter at 6438 and H S Watkins at 6460. The block, door by door
- 3
What they did
The name section prints a trade for two of the three: a conductor and a floor layer. One is a widow, listed under her own name.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Downtown, Kerrisdale and Sunset. 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 Mrs M Hedberg at 6138 Balaclava 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 Matilda Hedberg there as the householder, widow of J. In 1940 the directory lists C Hedberg at 6450 Ontario Street. The 1940 name section lists Clyde Hedberg there as the householder, a conductor at the CNR.
The 1940 name section lists Soren Hedberg at 435 West Pender Street, a floor layer at BC Hardwood Floor.
Today
6450 Ontario and 435 West Pender still have their buildings from before 1946, 435 West Pender on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 6138 Balaclava (1989) has a newer building, by the City's record.
Every line as printed
All 5 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- *Hedberg Mrs M6138 Balaclava, p. 7
- Hedberg Matilda wid J6138 Balaclava, p. 265
- Hedberg C6450 Ontario, p. 122
- Hedberg Clyde cond CNR6450 Ontario, p. 265
- Hedberg Soren fl layer BC Hardwood Fl435 West Pender, p. 265
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
The book of the Hedbergs
Every directory, as one book
The family book reads the Hedberg name in each Vancouver directory we hold from 1901 to 1945: everyone printed under it at every address, their work from the name sections, who lived next door, and the page behind every line, to read here or save as a PDF to print or give.
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Another name, or a house
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.