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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Jacobses

In the city directories 1940 · 18 people at 13 addresses

The directories print 18 people named Jacobs at 13 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: four Jacobses at 1357 Barclay in 1940.

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Where the Jacobses 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

    4055 Alice Street

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • J Jacobs, a pipefitter at the CPR 1940
    • Irene Jacobs, a cook 1940

    Next door in 1940: W H Hughes at 4047 and A A King at 4071. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1273 Barclay Street

    West End, 1940

    • Walter Jacobs, a bus boy at White Lunch 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs M Skinner at 1267 and J N McLeod at 1275. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1357 Barclay Street

    West End, 1940

    • Miss A M Jacobs 1940
    • Ada M Jacobs, a clerk at the Hudson's Bay Company 1940
    • Agnes M Jacobs 1940
    • Emily L Jacobs 1940
  4. 4

    1159 Comox Street

    West End, 1940

    • Elsie Jacobs, a helper at Marine Spot 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs D M Holt at 1155 and Mrs C A Murray at 1161. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    975 Denman Street

    West End, 1940

    • Mrs M K Jacobs, widow of H 1940

    Next door in 1940: R T Kinchler at 961 and Beauty Salon Silverdene at 981. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    159 East Hastings Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • E M Jacobs 1940

    Next door in 1940: Common Gold Cafe at 151 and Balmoral Hotel Cigar Stand at 161. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    1689 Robson Street

    West End, 1940

    • Victoria E Jacobs, a cook at United Cigars 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs G Parkinson at 1677. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    5540 Sherbrooke Street

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • H R Jacobs, a millworker 1940

    Next door in 1940: R Krisch at 5532 and C H O Sanderson at 5558. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    1009 West 10th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • H T Jacobs, a salesman at Swifts 1940

    Next door in 1940: H E J Holloway at 1031. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    978 West 23rd Avenue

    South Cambie, 1940

    • Esther L Jacobs, a dressmaker 1940

    Next door in 1940: A Kerr at 972. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    1783 West 5th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • W J R Jacobs, a floorman at the Arcade Whist Club 1940

    Next door in 1940: T Clark at 1777 and S Tamura at 1785. The block, door by door

  12. 12

    1201 West Georgia Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • G N Jacobs 1940
    • George R Jacobs, a student at UBC 1940

    Next door in 1940: Auto Reconditioning at 1219. The block, door by door

  13. 13

    6257 Yew Street

    Kerrisdale, 1940

    • H W Jacobs, a dairyman 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs M J L Murray at 6225 and G W Emery at 6275. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for eleven of the 18: a cook (2), a bus boy, a clerk, a dairyman, a dressmaker and a floorman, among others. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in West End (5), Downtown (2), Fairview (2), Kensington-Cedar Cottage (2), Kerrisdale and South Cambie. 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 Jacobs at 4055 Alice 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 Jacobs there as the householder, a pipefitter at the CPR, with Irene Jacobs, a cook. The 1940 name section lists Walter Jacobs at 1273 Barclay Street, a bus boy at White Lunch.

Miss A M Jacobs is listed at 1357 Barclay Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Ada M Jacobs there as the householder, a clerk at the Hudson's Bay Company, with Agnes M Jacobs and Emily L Jacobs. The 1940 name section lists Elsie Jacobs at 1159 Comox Street, a helper at Marine Spot.

In 1940 the directory lists Mrs M K Jacobs at 975 Denman Street. The 1940 name section lists Minnie K Jacobs there as the householder, widow of H. The 1940 name section lists E M Jacobs at 159 East Hastings Street. The 1940 name section lists Victoria E Jacobs at 1689 Robson Street, a cook at United Cigars.

In 1940 the directory lists H R Jacobs at 5540 Sherbrooke Street. The 1940 name section lists Henry R Jacobs there as the householder, a millworker. In 1940 the directory lists H T Jacobs at 1009 West 10th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Harold T Jacobs there as the householder, a salesman at Swifts.

The 1940 name section lists Esther L Jacobs at 978 West 23rd Avenue, a dressmaker. W J R Jacobs is listed at 1783 West 5th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists William J R Jacobs there as the householder, a floorman at the Arcade Whist Club.

G N Jacobs is listed at 1201 West Georgia Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists George N Jacobs there as the householder, with George R Jacobs, a student at UBC. H W Jacobs is listed at 6257 Yew Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Henry W Jacobs there as the householder, a dairyman.

Today

4055 Alice, 1357 Barclay, 1689 Robson, 5540 Sherbrooke, 1009 West 10th, 978 West 23rd and 1201 West Georgia still have their buildings from before 1946, 1009 West 10th and 1201 West Georgia on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 6257 Yew (1961) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1273 Barclay, 1159 Comox, 975 Denman and 1783 West 5th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred); for 159 East Hastings, its page says what we could and couldn't match to today's buildings.

Barclay Street between Jervis and Broughton, under its rows of boulevard trees
1925 Barclay Street between Jervis and Broughton, under its rows of boulevard trees. Taken on the 1300 block; it doesn't single out the house at 1357 Barclay. City of Vancouver Archives, CVA 357-5. Public domain.

Every line as printed

All 25 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 J. Want a name removed? Tell us.