A family name on Lincoln Street, Killarney and Renfrew-Collingwood
The Hunters
In the city directories 1940 · three people at two addresses
The directories print three people named Hunter at two addresses in 1940, all on Lincoln Street. No first name or initials tie one address to the other: we can't tell if they're one family. The directories print the name on 118 other streets too, all listed on the Hunter name's own page.
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Where the Hunters lived
- 1
5896 Lincoln Street
Killarney, 1940
- R G Hunter, a nurseryman 1940
- David Hunter, a messenger at Ryan Messengers 1940
Next door in 1940: J Lemottee at 5886. The block, door by door
- 2
5909 Lincoln Street
Killarney, 1940
- F T Hunter, a plumber 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs J Mills at 5927. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for all three: a messenger, a nurseryman and a plumber.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Killarney (2). 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 1940 the directory lists R G Hunter, a nurseryman, at 5896 Lincoln Street; 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, where each person's work is printed, lists Robert G Hunter there, a nurseryman, with David Hunter, a messenger at Ryan Messengers. In 1940 the directory lists F T Hunter at 5909 Lincoln Street. The 1940 name section lists Frederick T Hunter there as the householder, a plumber.
Today
5896 Lincoln (1979) and 5909 Lincoln (2008) have newer buildings, by the City's record.
Every line as printed
All 5 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- *Hunter R G nurserymn5896 Lincoln, p. 103
- Hunter David msngr Ryan Msngrs5896 Lincoln, p. 289
- Hunter Robt G nurserymn5896 Lincoln, p. 290
- Hunter F T5909 Lincoln, p. 103
- Hunter Fredk T plmbr5909 Lincoln, p. 290
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
The book of the Hunters
Every directory, as one book
The family book reads the Hunter 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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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.