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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Hibberts

In the city directories 1940 · five people at five addresses

The directories print five people named Hibbert at five addresses in 1940 in five 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 Hibberts 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

    4676 Dunbar Street

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • William Hibbert 1940

    Next door in 1940: Miss M M Iago at 4658 and A M Smith at 4692. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    735 East 16th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • H Hibbert, an electrician at Woodward's 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs E McKay at 731 and L G Mattatall at 737. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    4339 James Street

    Riley Park, 1940

    • Mrs N Hibbert, widow of G 1940

    Next door in 1940: D McIver at 4347. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1735 Robson Street

    West End, 1940

    • John Hibert 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Galbraith at 1729 and J De Leen at 1743. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    2172 West 36th Avenue

    Arbutus Ridge, 1940

    • Mrs G P Hibbert, widow of W P 1940

    Next door in 1940: A E King at 2160 and J P Walsh at 2182. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for one of the five: an electrician. Two are widows, listed under their own names.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Arbutus Ridge, Dunbar-Southlands, Mount Pleasant, Riley Park 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

The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists William Hibbert at 4676 Dunbar Street. H Hibbert is listed at 735 East 16th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Harry Hibbert there as the householder, an electrician at Woodward's.

Mrs N Hibbert is listed at 4339 James 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 Nellie Hibbert there as the householder, widow of G. The 1940 name section lists John Hibert at 1735 Robson Street.

In 1940 the directory lists Mrs G P Hibbert at 2172 West 36th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Gladys P Hibbert there as the householder, widow of W P.

Today

735 East 16th still has its building from before 1946, dated 1929 by the City's record; 4676 Dunbar (1990), 4339 James (1983) and 2172 West 36th (2009) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1735 Robson, so that building is probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 8 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
1940

British Columbia and Yukon Directory, name section, where each person's work is printed

The book of the Hibberts

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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.