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The Howies

In the city directories 1915–1940 · 22 people at 15 addresses

The directories print 22 people named Howie at 15 addresses between 1915 and 1940 in nine 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: four Howies at 2120 East 3rd in 1940.

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Where the Howies 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

    652 Keefer Street

    Strathcona, 1915

    • Miss J L Howie 1915

    Next door in 1915: Jesse Eaton at 642 and David Inches at 658. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    6145 Balsam Street

    Kerrisdale, 1940

    • J S Howie, a salesman at BC Stevens Co 1940

    Next door in 1940: J S Goddard at 6125 and F B Worth at 6157. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    544 Burrard Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • W L Howie, a truss maker who kept rooms to let 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs M V Adams at 540 and G H Stoneman at 552. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    2120 East 3rd Avenue

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • R S Howie, proprietor of Windermere Market 1940
    • Cath H Howie, who worked for Windermere Market 1940
    • Helen C Howie 1940
    • Jack Howie, a salesman 1940

    Next door in 1940: S Gray at 2112 and T J Brown at 2130. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    1156 East Cordova Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • G A Howie, a laborer 1940

    Next door in 1940: M M Brown at 1154 and J T Coomber at 1164. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    1830 East Pender Street

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • F Howie, a carpenter 1940

    Next door in 1940: A J Blake at 1828 and H Weaver at 1834. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    2253 Grant Street

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • J R Howie, a bookkeeper at the Province 1940
    • George A Howie, a mechanic at the BC Telephone 1940

    Next door in 1940: Miss V I White at 2249 and G Gould at 2257. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    4025 Inverness Street

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • W Howie, proprietor of Howie's Farm Dairy 1940
    • James A Howie, a driver for Morton Clarke 1940

    Next door in 1940: R T E Bell at 4055. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    2806 Manitoba Street

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • Miss J Howie 1940
    • Julia Howie 1940
    • Jessie L Howie 1940
  10. 10

    1066 West 10th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Margaret Howie 1940

    Next door in 1940: R C Singleton at 1064 and E M Lanctot at 1076. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    887 West 20th Avenue

    South Cambie, 1940

    • H Howie, a clerk at London Shoe Renew 1940

    Next door in 1940: L H Brown at 881 and J R Hudson at 893. The block, door by door

  12. 12

    947 West 20th Avenue

    South Cambie, 1940

    • Alex Howie, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: S G James at 941 and H Downs at 951. The block, door by door

  13. 13

    2785 West 31st Avenue

    Arbutus Ridge, 1940

    • S C Howie, a clerk at Continental Casualty 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs F B Hebron at 2775. The block, door by door

  14. 14

    1970 West 43rd Avenue

    Kerrisdale, 1940

    • Florence B Howie, widow of A 1940

    Next door in 1940: W E Northrup at 1960 and J A McCallum at 1978. The block, door by door

  15. 15

    2937 West 49th Avenue

    Kerrisdale, 1940

    • W Howie, a consulting engineer at BC Marine 1940

    Next door in 1940: H R A Chowne at 2961. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for 14 of the 22: a clerk (2), a proprietor (2), a salesman (2), a bookkeeper, a carpenter and a consulting engineer, among others. Two of them worked for Windermere Market. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Grandview-Woodland (3), Kerrisdale (3), South Cambie (2), Strathcona (2), Arbutus Ridge, Downtown, Fairview, 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

In 1915 the directory lists Miss J L Howie at 652 Keefer Street. J S Howie is listed at 6145 Balsam Street in 1940. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists James S Howie there as the householder, a salesman at BC Stevens Co.

W L Howie, rooms to let, is listed at 544 Burrard Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists William L Howie there as the householder, a truss maker who kept rooms to let. R S Howie is listed at 2120 East 3rd Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Robert S Howie there as the householder, proprietor of Windermere Market, with Cath H Howie, who worked for Windermere Market, Helen C Howie, and Jack Howie, a salesman.

G A Howie is listed at 1156 East Cordova Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists George A Howie there as the householder, a laborer. F Howie is listed at 1830 East Pender Street 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 Frederick Howie there, a carpenter.

J R Howie is listed at 2253 Grant Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists John R Howie there as the householder, a bookkeeper at the Province, with George A Howie, a mechanic at the BC Telephone. W Howie is listed at 4025 Inverness Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists William Howie there as the householder, proprietor of Howie's Farm Dairy, with James A Howie, a driver for Morton Clarke.

Miss J Howie is listed at 2806 Manitoba Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Julia Howie there as the householder, with Jessie L Howie. The 1940 name section lists Margaret Howie at 1066 West 10th Avenue.

In 1940 the directory lists H Howie at 887 West 20th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Hugh Howie there as the householder, a clerk at London Shoe Renew. The 1940 name section lists Alex Howie at 947 West 20th Avenue, retired.

S C Howie is listed at 2785 West 31st Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Sam C Howie there as the householder, an assistant accountant at the CPR, with Sam C Howie Jr, a clerk at Continental Casualty. The 1940 name section lists Florence B Howie at 1970 West 43rd Avenue, widow of A.

In 1940 the directory lists W Howie at 2937 West 49th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists William Howie there as the householder, a consulting engineer at BC Marine.

Today

6145 Balsam, 2120 East 3rd, 2253 Grant, 2806 Manitoba and 947 West 20th still have their buildings from before 1946; 652 Keefer (1975), 4025 Inverness (2011), 887 West 20th (1992) and 2785 West 31st (1983) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 544 Burrard, 1156 East Cordova, 1830 East Pender, 1066 West 10th, 1970 West 43rd and 2937 West 49th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 33 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.