A family name on Granville Street, Downtown, Fairview, Shaughnessy, Kerrisdale, Oakridge and Marpole
The Holmeses
In the city directories 1940 · four people at four addresses
The directories print four people named Holmes at four addresses in 1940, all on Granville Street, with the close spelling Holms. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family. The directories print the name on 59 other streets too, all listed on the Holmes name's own page.
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Where the Holmeses lived
- 1
445 Granville Street
Downtown, 1940
- A C Holmes, an engraver 1940
Next door in 1940: White Lunch Ltd at 439 and Owl Drug Co Ltd at 449. The block, door by door
- 2
1025 Granville Street
Downtown, 1940
- Robert M Holmes, a helper at Canadian National Steamships 1940
Next door in 1940: W C Stearman at 1023 and Plaza Hotel at 1029. The block, door by door
- 3
1221 Granville Street
Downtown, 1940
- Robert Holmes, an engineer at the Austin Hotel 1940
Next door in 1940: Snap-On Tools of Can at 1211 and T Ishida at 1227. The block, door by door
- 4
2845 Granville Street
Fairview, 1940
- F Holmes, in men's furnishings 1940
Next door in 1940: R C Chocolates Purdy at 2843 and Canada Produce at 2853. The block, door by door
The story, address by address
In 1940 the directory lists A C Holmes, an engraver, at 445 Granville Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Robert M Holmes at 1025 Granville Street, a helper at Canadian National Steamships. The 1940 name section lists Robert Holmes at 1221 Granville Street, an engineer at the Austin Hotel.
F Holmes, in men's furnishings, is listed at 2845 Granville Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Fred, Haberdashery Holmes there.
Today
1025 Granville and 1221 Granville still have their buildings from before 1946, 1025 Granville on the Vancouver Heritage Register; the City no longer lists 445 Granville and 2845 Granville, 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.
- Holmes A C engr445 Granville, p. 62
- Holmes Robt M hlpr CNSS1025 Granville, p. 279
- Holmes Robt eng Austin Hotel1221 Granville, p. 279
- Holmes F men's furngs2845 Granville, p. 68
- Holmes, Fred, Haberdashery Retailers of Men's Clothing and Furnishings and Women's Sportswear2845 Granville, p. 278
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
The book of the Holmeses
Every directory, as one book
The family book reads the Holmes name in each Vancouver directory we hold from 1901 to 1945: everyone printed under it at every address, their work from the name sections, who lived next door, and the page behind every line, to read here or save as a PDF to print or give.
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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.