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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Jewells

In the city directories 1940 · twelve people at nine addresses

The directories print twelve people named Jewell at nine addresses in 1940 in eight 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 Jewells at 2659 West 34th in 1940.

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Where the Jewells lived

Each pin is on its own block, numbered as the households below. Two addresses aren't on today's map, so they have no pin. Today's land, parks, main roads and local areas: City of Vancouver Open Data (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).
  1. 1

    1215 Beach Avenue

    West End, 1940

    • Mrs Mary E Jewell, a bookkeeper at Smith & Smith 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs V T Creighton at 1205 and Mrs C A Lindsay at 1227. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    962 East 26th Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • E W Jewell, a clerk at the Canadian Government 1940

    Next door in 1940: T M Sampson at 960. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    8815 Hudson Street

    Marpole, 1940

    • J Jewell, a dairyman 1940

    Next door in 1940: R P Menzies at 8805 and F Kullman at 8835. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    5630 Olympic Street

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • Harry M Jewell, a manager at Kerrisdale Book Nook 1940

    Next door in 1940: W A Rundle at 5612 and Howard (no first name printed) at 5660. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    252 Powell Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • W Jewell 1940

    Next door in 1940: Bunka Shokai at 250 and Mrs F Usami at 254. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    4214 West 11th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • Lila F Jewell, a saleswoman at Woodward's 1940

    Next door in 1940: T N Peter at 4208 and C N Boyd at 4218. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    3983 West 22nd Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • W J S Jewell, a buyer at the Hudson's Bay Company 1940

    Next door in 1940: C Engh at 3973 and W N Cripps at 3989. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    2659 West 34th Avenue

    Arbutus Ridge, 1940

    • G G Jewell, retired 1940
    • Dorothy E Jewell, of Alice Jane Bake Shop 1940
    • Harriett M Jewell, of Alice Jane Bake Shop 1940

    Next door in 1940: A L Rumball at 2647 and C W Bayley at 2677. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    1943 West Broadway

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • B H Jewell, a painter 1940
    • Arthur W Jewell, a salesman 1940

    Next door in 1940: W Hodgson at 1941 and H G Smith at 1945. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for eight of the twelve: a bookkeeper, a buyer, a clerk, a dairyman, a manager and a painter, among others.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Dunbar-Southlands (2), Arbutus Ridge, Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Kitsilano, Marpole, Strathcona, 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 Mrs Mary E Jewell at 1215 Beach Avenue, a bookkeeper at Smith & Smith. E W Jewell is listed at 962 East 26th Avenue in 1940; 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 Edward W Jewell there as the householder, a clerk at the Canadian Government, with Edward W Jewell Jr.

J Jewell is listed at 8815 Hudson Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists John Jewell there as the householder, a dairyman. The 1940 name section lists Harry M Jewell at 5630 Olympic Street, a manager at Kerrisdale Book Nook. The 1940 name section lists W Jewell at 252 Powell Street.

The 1940 name section lists Lila F Jewell at 4214 West 11th Avenue, a saleswoman at Woodward's. In 1940 the directory lists W J S Jewell at 3983 West 22nd Avenue. The 1940 name section lists W J Sid Jewell there as the householder, a buyer at the Hudson's Bay Company.

In 1940 the directory lists G G Jewell at 2659 West 34th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists George G Jewell there as the householder, retired, with Dorothy E Jewell, of Alice Jane Bake Shop, and Harriett M Jewell, of Alice Jane Bake Shop. In 1940 the directory lists B H Jewell at 1943 West Broadway. The 1940 name section lists Bertie H Jewell there as the householder, a painter, with Arthur W Jewell, a salesman.

Today

5630 Olympic, 3983 West 22nd and 2659 West 34th still have their buildings from before 1946; 1215 Beach (1964) and 962 East 26th (1987) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 8815 Hudson, 252 Powell, 4214 West 11th and 1943 West Broadway, 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, name section, where each person's work is printed

The book of the Jewells

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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.