Vancouver / Names / H / Hoole

A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Hooles

In the city directories 1940 · 17 people at ten addresses

The directories print 17 people named Hoole at ten addresses in 1940 in eight of the city's neighbourhoods, with the close spelling Hole. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family. The most under one roof: four Hooles at 914 West 21st in 1940.

Reserve this family's book, freeThe name in every directory we hold from 1901 to 1945, at every address, each line with its page, to read here or save as a PDF. About $29 when orders open.

Where the Hooles 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

    1275 Barclay Street

    West End, 1940

    • Hoole (no first name printed) 1940

    Next door in 1940: Miss B Therrien at 1273. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    835 East 11th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • Percy H Hole, a postman 1940
    • Edward P Hole 1940
    • Eileen M Hole, a stenographer at Montreal Life 1940

    Next door in 1940: F Nelson at 829 and Miss A G Wickham at 843. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    451 East 47th Avenue

    Sunset, 1940

    • W Hole, a janitor 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Eccleston at 447 and F G Sherborne at 459. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    9 East Broadway

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • J E Hoole, a salesman at Bekins 1940
    • Doris L Hoole, a saleswoman 1940
    • Lloyd J Hoole, a messenger 1940

    Next door in 1940: F A Broccoli at 3 and T Armstrong at 11. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    7119 Fraser Street

    Sunset, 1940

    • A Hole, in bicycles 1940
  6. 6

    7626 Heather Street

    Marpole, 1940

    • F Hoole, a secretary at the Vancouver Real Estate Exchange 1940

    Next door in 1940: W H Paulson at 7608 and G G Morriss at 7642. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    914 West 21st Avenue

    South Cambie, 1940

    • F O Hoole, a machinist 1940
    • Ada M C Hoole, a stenographer for Dr W M Paton 1940
    • Dorothy Hoole, a stenographer 1940
    • Edward O Hoole, a salesman for M Cohen 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs B Chapman at 908 and H F Saunders at 920. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    3256 West 38th Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • Mrs C S Hoole, widow of G E 1940

    Next door in 1940: S J Diamond at 3250 and W E Gray at 3264. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    4554 West 4th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • Frank Hoole, an agent at Great West Life 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs D M Cooke at 4544 and G Sinclair at 4562. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    1445 West Broadway

    Fairview, 1940

    • A Hole, in bicycles 1940

    Next door in 1940: Miss J A Wellband at 1443 and H L Rothwell at 1451. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for 13 of the 17: a stenographer (3), a salesman (2), an agent, a bicycles, a janitor and a machinist, among others. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Mount Pleasant (2), Sunset (2), Dunbar-Southlands, Fairview, Marpole, South Cambie, West End and West Point Grey. 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 Hoole (no first name printed) at 1275 Barclay Street. The 1940 name section lists Percy H Hole at 835 East 11th Avenue as the householder, a postman, with Edward P Hole, and Eileen M Hole, a stenographer at Montreal Life. In 1940 the directory lists W Hole at 451 East 47th 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 William Hole there as the householder, a janitor.

In 1940 the directory lists J E Hoole at 9 East Broadway. The 1940 name section lists James E Hoole there as the householder, a salesman at Bekins, with Doris L Hoole, a saleswoman, and Lloyd J Hoole, a messenger. In 1940 the directory lists A Hole at 7119 Fraser Street. The 1940 name section lists Art Hole there as the householder, in bicycles.

In 1940 the directory lists F Hoole at 7626 Heather Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Frank Hoole there as the householder, a secretary at the Vancouver Real Estate Exchange. In 1940 the directory lists F O Hoole at 914 West 21st Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Francis O Hoole there as the householder, a machinist, with Ada M C Hoole, a stenographer for Dr W M Paton, Dorothy Hoole, a stenographer, and Edward O Hoole, a salesman for M Cohen.

In 1940 the directory lists Mrs C S Hoole at 3256 West 38th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Christina S Hoole there as the householder, widow of G E. The 1940 name section lists Frank Hoole at 4554 West 4th Avenue, an agent at Great West Life. A Hole, in bicycles, is listed at 1445 West Broadway in 1940.

Today

451 East 47th, 9 East Broadway, 914 West 21st and 4554 West 4th still have their buildings from before 1946; 7119 Fraser (2012), 7626 Heather (1986) and 3256 West 38th (2008) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1275 Barclay, 835 East 11th and 1445 West Broadway, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 23 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
1940

British Columbia and Yukon Directory, name section, where each person's work is printed

The book of the Hooles

Every directory, as one book

The family book reads the Hoole 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.

We're opening orders soon. Join the list to be first in line; we expect about $29 a family.

One email, when it's ready. We use your email for nothing else and never share it. Privacy

Another name, or a house

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.