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The Hyslops

In the city directories 1940 · eleven people at eight addresses

The directories print eleven people named Hyslop at eight 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.

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Where the Hyslops 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

    5950 Cartier Street

    Oakridge, 1940

    • J Hyslop, a buyer at the Hudson's Bay Company 1940
    • Mary I Hyslop, a student at UBC 1940

    Next door in 1940: D W Harkley at 5930 and R B Crummy at 5970. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    5854 Fleming Street

    Victoria-Fraserview, 1940

    • R Hyslop, a carpenter 1940
    • Gladys Hyslop, a bacon wrapper at British Meat Packers 1940

    Next door in 1940: B H Sheppard at 5838 and J Holt at 5870. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    672 Homer Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Henry Hyslop 1940

    Next door in 1940: Reliable Fnshrs at 666 and J A Kershaw at 678. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    935 Jervis Street

    West End, 1940

    • R J Hyslop, a musician 1940

    Next door in 1940: W J Albutt at 909 and W Turner at 945. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    1066 West 10th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Mrs Isabel Hyslop 1940

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

  6. 6

    1696 West 11th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Mrs E Hyslop, widow of E 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Marshall at 1686. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    3350 West 2nd Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • A H Hyslop 1940

    Next door in 1940: J W Rutherford at 3344 and Mrs C M Walsh at 3356. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    3329 West 3rd Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • D Hyslop, a clerk at Canadian National Steamships 1940
    • Jean L Hyslop, a student 1940

    Next door in 1940: G T H Bull at 3323 and W R Duckworth at 3337. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for five of the eleven: a bacon wrapper, a buyer, a carpenter, a clerk and a musician. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Fairview (2), Kitsilano (2), Downtown, Oakridge, Victoria-Fraserview 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 J Hyslop at 5950 Cartier 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 John Hyslop there as the householder, a buyer at the Hudson's Bay Company, with Mary I Hyslop, a student at UBC. In 1940 the directory lists R Hyslop at 5854 Fleming Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Robert Hyslop there as the householder, a carpenter, with Gladys Hyslop, a bacon wrapper at British Meat Packers.

The 1940 name section lists Henry Hyslop at 672 Homer Street. R J Hyslop is listed at 935 Jervis Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Richmond J Hyslop there as the householder, a musician. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Isabel Hyslop at 1066 West 10th Avenue.

In 1940 the directory lists Mrs E Hyslop at 1696 West 11th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Edna Hyslop there as the householder, widow of E. In 1940 the directory lists A H Hyslop at 3350 West 2nd Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too.

D Hyslop is listed at 3329 West 3rd Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Don Hyslop there as the householder, a clerk at Canadian National Steamships, with Jean L Hyslop, a student.

Today

5950 Cartier, 935 Jervis, 1696 West 11th, 3350 West 2nd and 3329 West 3rd still have their buildings from before 1946; the City no longer lists 5854 Fleming, 672 Homer and 1066 West 10th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Firemen with their motor engines outside the Point Grey fire hall at Cartier Street and 38th Avenue
About 1920 Firemen with their motor engines outside the Point Grey fire hall at Cartier Street and 38th Avenue. Not at the house at 5950 Cartier: no archive photo of the 5900 block is known that we can show. City of Vancouver Archives, FD P44. Public domain.

Every line as printed

All 16 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.