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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Hurrys

In the city directories 1940 · five people at five addresses

The directories print five people named Hurry at five addresses in 1940 in four 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 Hurrys 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

    1115 East 33rd Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • A Hurry, a plasterer 1940

    Next door in 1940: W Torry at 1121. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1175 Haro Street

    West End, 1940

    • Amy Hurry, a milliner at Betty's Hat & Gown Shoppe 1940

    Next door in 1940: Miss M K Milliken at 1165 and 11 listings at 1185. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1837 Napier Street

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • Edward Hurry, a longshoreman 1940

    Next door in 1940: T Evans at 1859. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    4533 Ross Street

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • E Hurry, a granite cutter at Art Monument 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Chapman at 4523 and W E Turner at 4541. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    4586 Sophia Street

    Riley Park, 1940

    • J M Hurry, a granite cutter 1940

    Next door in 1940: E Schultz at 4580. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for all five: a granite cutter (2), a longshoreman, a milliner and a plasterer.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Kensington-Cedar Cottage (2), Grandview-Woodland, Riley Park and West End. 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 A Hurry at 1115 East 33rd 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, where each person's work is printed, lists Alfred Hurry there as the householder, a plasterer. The 1940 name section lists Amy Hurry at 1175 Haro Street, a milliner at Betty's Hat & Gown Shoppe. The 1940 name section lists Edward Hurry at 1837 Napier Street, a longshoreman.

In 1940 the directory lists E Hurry at 4533 Ross Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Edward Hurry there as the householder, a granite cutter at Art Monument. In 1940 the directory lists J M Hurry at 4586 Sophia Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists James M Hurry there as the householder, a granite cutter.

Today

4586 Sophia still has its building from before 1946, dated 1910 by the City's record; 1115 East 33rd (1995), 1175 Haro (1967), 1837 Napier (2011) and 4533 Ross (1985) have newer buildings, by the City's record.

Every line as printed

All 8 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.