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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Hickeys

In the city directories 1940 · ten people at nine addresses

The directories print ten people named Hickey at nine addresses in 1940 in six 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 Hickeys 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

    4962 Arbutus Street

    Arbutus Ridge, 1940

    • R J Hickey 1940

    Next door in 1940: W J Ferguson at 4938 and G J Vaux at 4988. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1451 Comox Street

    West End, 1940

    • Andrew Hickey, an insurance agent 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs F Cocking at 1443. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1344 East 2nd Avenue

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • M P L Hickey, a logger 1940

    Next door in 1940: jervis apartments at 1336 and W Macham at 1358. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    805 Homer Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • William J Hickey 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs L A Bridgman at 807. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    1914 Robson Street

    West End, 1940

    • John D Hickey, a reporter at the Sun 1940

    Next door in 1940: J B W Green at 1960. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    914 West 12th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Veda M Hickey, widow of J 1940

    Next door in 1940: V Anderson at 900 and H Macartney at 926. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    1956 West 7th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • J J Hickey, retired 1940
    • Alice M Hickey, who worked for the BC Telephone 1940

    Next door in 1940: P L Yardley at 1944 and W J Murray at 1960. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    610 West Cordova Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Daniel Hickey, proprietor of Midway Market 1940

    Next door in 1940: St Francis Hotel at 604 and grandview hotel at 618. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    1046 West Pender Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Mrs E Hickey, widow of D F 1940

    Next door in 1940: E A Palm at 1040 and M Olsen at 1048. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for five of the ten: an employee, an insurance agent, a logger, a proprietor and a reporter. Two are widows, listed under their own names.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Downtown (3), West End (2), Arbutus Ridge, Fairview, Grandview-Woodland and Kitsilano. 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 R J Hickey at 4962 Arbutus 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 Richard J Hickey there as the householder. The 1940 name section lists Andrew Hickey at 1451 Comox Street, an insurance agent.

M P L Hickey is listed at 1344 East 2nd Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Michael P L Hickey there as the householder, a logger. The 1940 name section lists William J Hickey at 805 Homer Street. The 1940 name section lists John D Hickey at 1914 Robson Street, a reporter at the Sun.

The 1940 name section lists Veda M Hickey at 914 West 12th Avenue, widow of J. In 1940 the directory lists J J Hickey at 1956 West 7th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists John J Hickey there as the householder, retired, with Alice M Hickey, who worked for the BC Telephone. The 1940 name section lists Daniel Hickey at 610 West Cordova Street, proprietor of Midway Market.

Mrs E Hickey, rooms to let, is listed at 1046 West Pender Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Elizabeth Hickey there, widow of D F.

Today

4962 Arbutus (2014), 1344 East 2nd (1973) and 1914 Robson (1963) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1451 Comox, 805 Homer, 914 West 12th, 1956 West 7th, 610 West Cordova and 1046 West Pender, 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.