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The Ironsides

In the city directories 1940 · twelve people at seven addresses

The directories print twelve people named Ironside at seven addresses in 1940 in five 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 Ironsides at 55 East 15th in 1940.

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Where the Ironsides 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

    3791 Blenheim Street

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • E O Ironside, a clerk at the Post Office 1940

    Next door in 1940: W R Shelp at 3779. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    2249 East 10th Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • James L Ironside, a waiter at the Vancouver Hotel Beer Parlor 1940

    Next door in 1940: A W Garrison at 2245 and F R McDonald at 2261. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    55 East 15th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • W F Ironside, an assistant factory inspector at the BC Government 1940
    • Cath J Ironside 1940
    • Henrietta L Ironside, a student 1940

    Next door in 1940: W O Brandow at 49 and C E Adams at 87. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1442 Kingsway

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • Leslie Ironside, a driver for W C Arnett 1940

    Next door in 1940: Floor Surfacing Atlas at 1436 and Kway Lbr at 1460. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    3740 Lanark Street

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • J G Ironside, proprietor of J G Ironside Co 1940
    • Violet D Ironside, a cashier at Spencer's 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs R Cousineau at 3724 and J C Deacon at 3774. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    1771 Nelson Street

    West End, 1940

    • Mrs J Ironside, a widow 1940
    • Alexandria Ironside 1940

    Next door in 1940: Miss M M Rennie at 1763 and J F Towler at 1773. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    2521 West 1st Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Mrs A Ironside 1940
    • Annie Ironside 1940

    Next door in 1940: C P Brown at 2519 and Mrs M G Alexander at 2535. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for six of the twelve: an assistant factory inspector, a cashier, a clerk, a driver, a proprietor and a waiter. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Kensington-Cedar Cottage (3), Dunbar-Southlands, Kitsilano, Mount Pleasant 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 E O Ironside at 3791 Blenheim 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 Ernest O Ironside there as the householder, a clerk at the Post Office. The 1940 name section lists James L Ironside at 2249 East 10th Avenue as the householder, a waiter at the Vancouver Hotel Beer Parlor.

W F Ironside is listed at 55 East 15th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists William F Ironside there as the householder, an assistant factory inspector at the BC Government, with Cath J Ironside, and Henrietta L Ironside, a student. The 1940 name section lists Leslie Ironside at 1442 Kingsway, a driver for W C Arnett.

In 1940 the directory lists J G Ironside at 3740 Lanark Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists James G Ironside there as the householder, proprietor of J G Ironside Co, with J Gordon Ironside, a student, and Violet D Ironside, a cashier at Spencer's. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs J Ironside, rooms to let, at 1771 Nelson Street. The 1940 name section lists Josephine Ironside there, a widow, with Alexandria Ironside.

In 1940 the directory lists Mrs A Ironside at 2521 West 1st Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Annie Ironside there as the householder, with Annie Ironside.

Today

3791 Blenheim, 2249 East 10th and 3740 Lanark still have their buildings from before 1946; 1771 Nelson (1990) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 55 East 15th, 1442 Kingsway and 2521 West 1st, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 18 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 I. Want a name removed? Tell us.