A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The Hollises
In the city directories 1940 · nine people at seven addresses
The directories print nine people named Hollis at seven 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 Hollises lived
- 1
653 Cambie Street
Downtown, 1940
- Mrs Hollis 1940
Next door in 1940: J S Wood at 647 and S Goodfellow at 659. The block, door by door
- 2
505 East 55th Avenue
Sunset, 1940
- R H Hollis, a taper at BC Plywoods 1940
Next door in 1940: D Smith at 545. The block, door by door
- 3
740 East 7th Avenue
Mount Pleasant, 1940
- F J Hollis, a clerk at the Canadian Government 1940
- Constance M Hollis, an assistant at the Vancouver Public Library 1940
Next door in 1940: J Gibson at 736 and M Tymkiw at 754. The block, door by door
- 4
4803 Fairmont Street
Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940
- S J Hollis, a carpenter at the Evans, Coleman Wharf 1940
- Audrey G Hollis 1940
Next door in 1940: J M Coldwell at 4851. The block, door by door
- 5
- 6
2830 Heather Street
Fairview, 1940
- Edna Hollis, a nurse at the Vancouver General Hospital 1940
Next door in 1940: R M Stacey at 2838. The block, door by door
- 7
What they did
The name section prints a trade for five of the nine: an assistant, a carpenter, a clerk, a nurse and a taper.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Grandview-Woodland (2), Downtown, Fairview, Mount Pleasant, Renfrew-Collingwood 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
The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Mrs Hollis at 653 Cambie Street. R H Hollis is listed at 505 East 55th 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 Randolph H Hollis there as the householder, a taper at BC Plywoods.
F J Hollis is listed at 740 East 7th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Frederick J Hollis there as the householder, a clerk at the Canadian Government, with Constance M Hollis, an assistant at the Vancouver Public Library. S J Hollis is listed at 4803 Fairmont Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Syd J Hollis there as the householder, a carpenter at the Evans, Coleman Wharf, with Audrey G Hollis.
The 1940 name section lists John Hollis at 1608 Franklin Street, retired. The 1940 name section lists Edna Hollis at 2830 Heather Street, a nurse at the Vancouver General Hospital. The 1940 name section lists John Hollis at 322 Woodland Drive, retired.
Today
322 Woodland Drive still has its building from before 1946, dated 1913 by the City's record; 505 East 55th (2015) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 653 Cambie, 740 East 7th, 4803 Fairmont, 1608 Franklin and 2830 Heather, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 12 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Hollis Mrs653 Cambie, p. 278
- *Hollis R H505 East 55th, p. 268
- Hollis Randolph H taper BC Plywoods505 East 55th, p. 278
- *Hollis F J740 East 7th, p. 190
- Hollis Constance M asst Van Public Lib740 East 7th, p. 278
- Hollis Fredk J clk Can Govt740 East 7th, p. 278
- *Hollis S J4803 Fairmont, p. 50
- Hollis Audrey G4803 Fairmont, p. 278
- Hollis Syd J carp Evans, Coleman Wharf4803 Fairmont, p. 278
- Hollis John retired1608 Franklin, p. 278
- Hollis Edna nurse Van Genl Hosp2830 Heather, p. 278
- Hollis John retired322 Woodland Drive, p. 278
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, name section, where each person's work is printed
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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.