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The Hockleys

In the city directories 1940 · 16 people at twelve addresses

The directories print 16 people named Hockley at twelve addresses in 1940 in eight 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 Hockleys at 1825 West 15th in 1940.

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Where the Hockleys 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

    849 East 32nd Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • L L Hockley, a motorman at the BC Electric Railway 1940

    Next door in 1940: A C Duncan at 841 and A Norval at 857. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    753 East 63rd Avenue

    Sunset, 1940

    • E C Hockley, a gardener 1940
    • Albert S G Hockley, a laborer 1940

    Next door in 1940: H Patzwald at 749 and Mrs J T Fulton at 759. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    634 East Georgia Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • M Hockley 1940

    Next door in 1940: dickinson apts at 630 and A Rimousky at 638. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    667 Hamilton Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Ella R Hockley, widow of H G 1940

    Next door in 1940: 4 listings at 625 and Miss E Murray at 675. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    2443 Kingsway

    Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940

    • W Hockley, an assistant engineer at the BC Electric Railway 1940
    • Violet J Hockley 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs M Decker at 2459. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    5511 Olympic Street

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • Doris E Hockley, a maid for P Fleming 1940

    Next door in 1940: E G Harris at 5537. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    1825 West 15th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • G S Hockley, proprietor of the Hockley Auto Service 1940
    • Frederick W Hockley, a manager at the Hockley Auto Service 1940
    • Jean V Hockley, a clerk 1940

    Next door in 1940: J McCarthy at 1815 and T M Rae at 1835. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    1593 West 3rd Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Jack P Hockley, a mechanic at Whiteley Bros S & D 1940

    Next door in 1940: S Kadonaga at 1547 and J W Nelson at 1597. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    2135 West 8th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • George Hockley, a machinist at Arbutus S & D 1940

    Next door in 1940: St Augustines Sch Annex at 2125 and W T Wilkie at 2145. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    1687 West Broadway

    Fairview, 1940

    • Arthur E Hockley, a nailer at Empire Box 1940

    Next door in 1940: S Chalmers at 1683 and Mrs A J Hill at 1697. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    921 West Pender Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Audrey Hockley, a manager at Club Cafe 1940

    Next door in 1940: Registration Bureau Stenographers at 911 and Weeks & Co Ltd at 923. The block, door by door

  12. 12

    1512 Yew Street

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • G S Hockley Jr, a superintendent at the Hockley Auto Service 1940

    Next door in 1940: Miss O A Wilde at 1508. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for 13 of the 16: a manager (2), an assistant engineer, a clerk, a gardener, a laborer and a machinist, among others. Some worked for the same employer: three for Hockley Auto Service and two for BC Electric Railway. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Kitsilano (3), Downtown (2), Fairview (2), Dunbar-Southlands, Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Renfrew-Collingwood, Strathcona 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 L L Hockley at 849 East 32nd Avenue. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Leslie L Hockley there as the householder, a motorman at the BC Electric Railway. In 1940 the directory lists E C Hockley at 753 East 63rd Avenue; 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 Ernest C Hockley there as the householder, a gardener, with Albert S G Hockley, a laborer.

The 1940 name section lists M Hockley at 634 East Georgia Street. The 1940 name section lists Ella R Hockley at 667 Hamilton Street, widow of H G. In 1940 the directory lists W Hockley at 2443 Kingsway; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists William Hockley there as the householder, an assistant engineer at the BC Electric Railway, with Violet J Hockley.

The 1940 name section lists Doris E Hockley at 5511 Olympic Street, a maid for P Fleming. G S Hockley is listed at 1825 West 15th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists George S Hockley there as the householder, proprietor of the Hockley Auto Service, with Frederick W Hockley, a manager at the Hockley Auto Service, and Jean V Hockley, a clerk. The 1940 name section lists Jack P Hockley at 1593 West 3rd Avenue, a mechanic at Whiteley Bros S & D.

The 1940 name section lists George Hockley at 2135 West 8th Avenue, a machinist at Arbutus S & D. The 1940 name section lists Arthur E Hockley at 1687 West Broadway, a nailer at Empire Box. The 1940 name section lists Audrey Hockley at 921 West Pender Street, a manager at Club Cafe.

G S Hockley Jr is listed at 1512 Yew Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists George S Hockley Jr there as the householder, a superintendent at the Hockley Auto Service.

Today

634 East Georgia, 5511 Olympic and 921 West Pender still have their buildings from before 1946, 634 East Georgia on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 849 East 32nd (1974), 753 East 63rd (1971), 1687 West Broadway (1953) and 1512 Yew (1980) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 667 Hamilton, 2443 Kingsway, 1825 West 15th, 1593 West 3rd and 2135 West 8th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 21 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.