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The Hursts

In the city directories 1940 · 16 people at twelve addresses

The directories print 16 people named Hurst at twelve addresses in 1940 in six 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: three Hursts at 3043 West 43rd in 1940.

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Where the Hursts 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

    233 Abbott Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Joseph Hurst, a swamper at Abbott Transfer 1940

    Next door in 1940: Van Belt Works at 219 and Oland Rooms at 247. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    825 Commercial Drive

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • G R Hurst 1940

    Next door in 1940: C Roth at 815 and Beehive Conf (whse) at 831. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    3423 East 5th Avenue

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • Mrs L J Hurst, widow of F 1940

    Next door in 1940: M Hoskins at 3415 and J Troup at 3437. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    2668 East 8th Avenue

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • C Hurst 1940

    Next door in 1940: R A MacLennan at 2662 and G Ambrose at 2674. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    5909 Elm Street

    Kerrisdale, 1940

    • C N Hurst, a salesman at Hardy-Lewis Lumber 1940
    • Harold B Hurst, a millworker at BC Plywoods 1940

    Next door in 1940: G Bokma at 5929. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    862 Homer Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Frederick W Hurst, a carpenter 1940

    Next door in 1940: J A Herdman at 856 and H Cowan at 866. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    2547 Mackenzie Street

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • H R Hurst, a serviceman at the BC Electric Railway 1940

    Next door in 1940: J F Stewart at 2541. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    3633 Oxford Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • M Hurst, a collector at the CN Telegraphs 1940

    Next door in 1940: V L Topham at 3623 and G Reid at 3657. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    1454 Pendrell Street

    West End, 1940

    • Agnes Hurst, a widow 1940

    Next door in 1940: seafield apts at 1436. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    3043 West 43rd Avenue

    Kerrisdale, 1940

    • F G Hurst, who worked for the BC Telephone 1940
    • Edwin C Hurst, a student at UBC 1940
    • Phyllis S Hurst, who worked for the BC Telephone 1940

    Next door in 1940: W M Laurillard at 3055. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    2651 West 7th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Mrs V M Hurst, widow of J 1940
    • Lois M Hurst, a student 1940

    Next door in 1940: H Brown at 2643. The block, door by door

  12. 12

    801 West Georgia Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Mrs Edith Hurst, who worked for the BC Telephone 1940

    Next door in 1940: devonshire hotel at 849. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for nine of the 16: an employee (3), a carpenter, a collector, a millworker, a salesman and a serviceman, among others. Three of them worked for BC Telephone. Three are widows, listed under their own names.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Downtown (3), Hastings-Sunrise (3), Kerrisdale (2), Kitsilano (2), Grandview-Woodland 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

The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Joseph Hurst at 233 Abbott Street, a swamper at Abbott Transfer. G R Hurst is listed at 825 Commercial Drive in 1940. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs L J Hurst at 3423 East 5th 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 Lucinda J Hurst there as the householder, widow of F.

In 1940 the directory lists C Hurst at 2668 East 8th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. C N Hurst is listed at 5909 Elm Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Charles N Hurst there as the householder, a salesman at Hardy-Lewis Lumber, with Harold B Hurst, a millworker at BC Plywoods. The 1940 name section lists Frederick W Hurst at 862 Homer Street, a carpenter.

In 1940 the directory lists H R Hurst at 2547 Mackenzie Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Henry R Hurst there as the householder, a serviceman at the BC Electric Railway. In 1940 the directory lists M Hurst at 3633 Oxford Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Morley Hurst there as the householder, a collector at the CN Telegraphs.

The 1940 name section lists Agnes Hurst at 1454 Pendrell Street, a widow. F G Hurst is listed at 3043 West 43rd Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Frederick G Hurst there as the householder, who worked for the BC Telephone, with Edwin C Hurst, a student at UBC, and Phyllis S Hurst, who worked for the BC Telephone.

Mrs V M Hurst is listed at 2651 West 7th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Verlie M Hurst there as the householder, widow of J, with Lois M Hurst, a student. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Edith Hurst at 801 West Georgia Street, who worked for the BC Telephone.

Today

233 Abbott, 2668 East 8th, 3633 Oxford, 2651 West 7th and 801 West Georgia still have their buildings from before 1946, 233 Abbott and 801 West Georgia on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 3423 East 5th (2001), 5909 Elm (1996), 2547 Mackenzie (2012), 1454 Pendrell (1968) and 3043 West 43rd (2010) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 825 Commercial Drive and 862 Homer, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 22 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

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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.