A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The Holleys
In the city directories 1940 · four people at four addresses
The directories print four people named Holley at four 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 Holleys lived
- 1
756 East 14th Avenue
Mount Pleasant, 1940
- Stuart F Holley, a clerk 1940
Next door in 1940: A MacKenzie at 744 and G Gough at 760. The block, door by door
- 2
1816 East 2nd Avenue
Grandview-Woodland, 1940
- J A Holley, retired 1940
Next door in 1940: F Gianchiglia at 1808 and E Knowles at 1822. The block, door by door
- 3
- 4
5645 Victoria Drive
Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940
- Isabel Holley, widow of P 1940
Next door in 1940: Feed Ideal at 5635 and Alco Radio Serv at 5647. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for one of the four: a clerk. One is a widow, listed under her own name.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Grandview-Woodland (2), Kensington-Cedar Cottage and Mount Pleasant. 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 Stuart F Holley at 756 East 14th Avenue, a clerk. J A Holley is listed at 1816 East 2nd Avenue 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 James A Holley there as the householder, retired. G I Holley is listed at 1745 Lakewood Drive in 1940.
The 1940 name section lists Isabel Holley at 5645 Victoria Drive, widow of P.
Today
756 East 14th still has its building from before 1946, dated 1908 by the City's record; 1816 East 2nd (2008) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1745 Lakewood Drive and 5645 Victoria Drive, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 5 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Holley Stuart F clk756 East 14th, p. 278
- *Holley J A1816 East 2nd, p. 175
- Holley Jas A retired1816 East 2nd, p. 278
- Holley G I1745 Lakewood Drive, p. 101
- Holley Isabel wid P lndrs Pioneer Lndry5645 Victoria Drive, p. 278
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, name section, where each person's work is printed
The book of the Holleys
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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.