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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Iveses

In the city directories 1940 · 13 people at 13 addresses

The directories print 13 people named Ives at 13 addresses in 1940 in ten 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 Iveses 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

    4786 Drummond Drive

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • Audrey Ives, a maid for Dr W F Emmons 1940

    Next door in 1940: G C Parrott at 4778. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1066 East 18th Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • Harold J A Ives, a police officer at the CPR 1940

    Next door in 1940: S E M Elsom at 1056 and St Paul's Presby Ch at 1086. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    3112 East 20th Avenue

    Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940

    • W Ives, a shoe repairer 1940

    Next door in 1940: J West at 3126. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    6203 Kirkland Street

    Killarney, 1940

    • A R Ives, a laborer at Buckerfields 1940

    Next door in 1940: E A Dopson at 6205. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    804 Nicola Street

    West End, 1940

    • Mary I Ives, widow of H S 1940

    Next door in 1940: Wiltshire at 814. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    120 Ontario Place

    Sunset, 1940

    • S Ives 1940
  7. 7

    4775 Rupert Street

    Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940

    • W Ives, a shoe repairer 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs I M Murray at 4769 and H C Tait at 4781. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    345 West 15th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • Ives (no first name printed) 1940

    Next door in 1940: Miss M Mellen at 335 and C W Prest at 355. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    2725 West 19th Avenue

    Arbutus Ridge, 1940

    • J W Ives, a salesman for E A Morris 1940

    Next door in 1940: D I Curr at 2715. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    2912 West 32nd Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • E Ives, proprietor of Dunbar Plumbing 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs M A Robbins at 2904 and A H McDonald at 2918. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    3775 West 37th Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • Victoria Ives, a maid for J Strutt 1940

    Next door in 1940: J R Burgess at 3757 and J S Williamson at 3791. The block, door by door

  12. 12

    2409 West 41st Avenue

    Arbutus Ridge, 1940

    • Mrs E C Ives, widow of A 1940

    Next door in 1940: T G Beazley at 2407 and H H Robinson at 2411. The block, door by door

  13. 13

    2976 West 41st Avenue

    Kerrisdale, 1940

    • C R Ives, a postman 1940

    Next door in 1940: F Plant at 2956 and A C Affleck at 2988. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for eight of the 13: a maid (2), a laborer, a police officer, a postman, a proprietor and a salesman, among others. Two are widows, listed under their own names.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Arbutus Ridge (2), Dunbar-Southlands (2), Renfrew-Collingwood (2), Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Kerrisdale, Killarney, Mount Pleasant, Sunset, West End and West Point Grey. 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 Audrey Ives at 4786 Drummond Drive, a maid for Dr W F Emmons. The 1940 name section lists Harold J A Ives at 1066 East 18th Avenue, a police officer at the CPR. In 1940 the directory lists W Ives at 3112 East 20th 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 William Ives there as the householder, a shoe repairer.

In 1940 the directory lists A R Ives at 6203 Kirkland Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Alex R Ives there as the householder, a laborer at Buckerfields. The 1940 name section lists Mary I Ives at 804 Nicola Street, widow of H S. S Ives is listed at 120 Ontario Place in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too.

In 1940 the directory lists W Ives, a shoe repairer, at 4775 Rupert Street. The 1940 name section lists Ives (no first name printed) at 345 West 15th Avenue. In 1940 the directory lists J W Ives at 2725 West 19th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists John W Ives there as the householder, a salesman for E A Morris.

In 1940 the directory lists E Ives at 2912 West 32nd Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Edward Ives there as the householder, proprietor of Dunbar Plumbing. The 1940 name section lists Victoria Ives at 3775 West 37th Avenue, a maid for J Strutt.

Mrs E C Ives is listed at 2409 West 41st Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Ellen C Ives there as the householder, widow of A. C R Ives is listed at 2976 West 41st Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Charles R Ives there as the householder, a postman.

Today

4786 Drummond Drive, 1066 East 18th, 345 West 15th and 2912 West 32nd still have their buildings from before 1946; 3112 East 20th (1971), 6203 Kirkland (1999), 120 Ontario Place (1973), 4775 Rupert (1980), 2725 West 19th (1988), 3775 West 37th (2005) and 2976 West 41st (2012) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 804 Nicola and 2409 West 41st, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 19 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 I. Want a name removed? Tell us.