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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Josephs

In the city directories 1940 · six people at six addresses

The directories print six people named Joseph at six 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.

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Where the Josephs 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

    2003 Burrard Street

    Fairview, 1940

    • S A Joseph, on active service 1940

    Next door in 1940: A C Stevenson at 2005. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    601 Bute Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • H Joseph, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs D E Macnaughton at 647. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1958 East 2nd Avenue

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • W P A Joseph, a clerk at the Graham Electric 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs E M A Davies at 1952 and J Postgate at 1962. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    2503 Franklin Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • J A Joseph, an accountant at Cope & Son 1940

    Next door in 1940: J D Henderson at 2507. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    1025 Granville Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Nanette A Joseph, a clerk for Metro Life 1940

    Next door in 1940: W C Stearman at 1023 and Plaza Hotel at 1029. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    819 Nicola Street

    West End, 1940

    • Mrs P A Joseph, widow of J R 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs J F O Margetson at 805. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for four of the six: a clerk (2), an accountant and an on active service. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Downtown (2), Fairview, Grandview-Woodland, Hastings-Sunrise 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 S A Joseph at 2003 Burrard Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Stan A Joseph there as the householder, on active service. In 1940 the directory lists H Joseph at 601 Bute Street. The 1940 name section lists Herman Joseph there as the householder, retired.

In 1940 the directory lists W P A Joseph at 1958 East 2nd 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 P A Joseph there as the householder, a clerk at the Graham Electric. In 1940 the directory lists J A Joseph at 2503 Franklin Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Jesse A Joseph there as the householder, an accountant at Cope & Son.

The 1940 name section lists Nanette A Joseph at 1025 Granville Street, a clerk for Metro Life. Mrs P A Joseph is listed at 819 Nicola Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Patience A Joseph there as the householder, widow of J R.

Today

601 Bute, 2503 Franklin and 1025 Granville still have their buildings from before 1946, 601 Bute and 1025 Granville on the Vancouver Heritage Register; the City no longer lists 2003 Burrard, 1958 East 2nd and 819 Nicola, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Shriners in striped robes marching in a parade on Burrard Street
1942 Shriners in striped robes marching in a parade on Burrard Street. Not at the house at 2003 Burrard: no archive photo of the 2000 block is known that we can show. City of Vancouver Archives, CVA 1184-1239. Public domain.

Every line as printed

All 11 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.