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The Joyces

In the city directories 1940 · 13 people at twelve addresses

The directories print 13 people named Joyce at twelve addresses in 1940 in nine 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 Joyces 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

    1025 Davie Street

    West End, 1940

    • J Joyce, a helper at the Burrard Dry Dock 1940

    Next door in 1940: W A Tiberg at 1019 and E D Jean at 1027. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1483 East 21st Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • C W Joyce, a laborer at Canadian White Pine 1940

    Next door in 1940: A Bryce Jr at 1479 and R Lundie at 1489. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    44 East 44th Avenue

    Sunset, 1940

    • R H Joyce, a warehouseman at Macdonalds Consolidated 1940

    Next door in 1940: H J Woodcock at 28 and R G Cranston at 50. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    3211 East 7th Avenue

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • J D Joyce, a shoe repairer 1940

    Next door in 1940: V Martin at 3209 and A C Woods at 3233. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    1430 Graveley Street

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • Martin Joyce, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: T J Cole at 1424 and Mrs M A Purves at 1436. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    1157 Hornby Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Martin Joyce, a bus boy at Scott's Cafe 1940

    Next door in 1940: W C Wootton at 1153 and A R McKone at 1161. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    839 Jervis Street

    West End, 1940

    • Thomas Joyce 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs M Sedman at 853. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    3289 Kingsway

    Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940

    • Joyce 1940

    Next door in 1940: Copp The Shoe Man at 3287 and D J McDonald at 3295. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    1325 Pendrell Street

    West End, 1940

    • May Joyce, an operator at the BC Telephone 1940

    Next door in 1940: Miss S Gibson at 1331. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    1111 Seymour Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • C W Joyce, an assistant manager for Star Cabs 1940
    • Norma Joyce, a student 1940

    Next door in 1940: Lunch Alex at 1105 and Intl Harvester Co at 1135. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    115 West 10th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • F H Joyce, a machinist at Canada Ingot Iron 1940

    Next door in 1940: A Robinson at 111 and Mrs M E Douglas at 117. The block, door by door

  12. 12

    3535 West 19th Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • T P Joyce, a carpenter 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Mulligan at 3527 and F J Topping at 3543. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for nine of the 13: an assistant manager, a bus boy, a carpenter, a helper, a laborer and a machinist, among others.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in West End (3), Downtown (2), Dunbar-Southlands, Grandview-Woodland, Hastings-Sunrise, Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Mount Pleasant, Renfrew-Collingwood and Sunset. 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 J Joyce at 1025 Davie Street, a helper at the Burrard Dry Dock. C W Joyce is listed at 1483 East 21st Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Charles W Joyce there as the householder, a laborer at Canadian White Pine.

R H Joyce is listed at 44 East 44th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Robert H Joyce there as the householder, a warehouseman at Macdonalds Consolidated. J D Joyce, a shoe repairer, is listed at 3211 East 7th 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 James D Joyce there, a shoe repairer.

The 1940 name section lists Martin Joyce at 1430 Graveley Street, retired. The 1940 name section lists Martin Joyce at 1157 Hornby Street, a bus boy at Scott's Cafe. The 1940 name section lists Thomas Joyce at 839 Jervis Street. The 1940 name section lists Joyce at 3289 Kingsway.

The 1940 name section lists May Joyce at 1325 Pendrell Street, an operator at the BC Telephone. In 1940 the directory lists C W Joyce at 1111 Seymour Street. The 1940 name section lists Cyril W Joyce there as the householder, an assistant manager for Star Cabs, with Norma Joyce, a student.

In 1940 the directory lists F H Joyce at 115 West 10th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Frank H Joyce there as the householder, a machinist at Canada Ingot Iron. In 1940 the directory lists T P Joyce at 3535 West 19th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Thomas P Joyce there as the householder, a carpenter.

Today

1483 East 21st, 1325 Pendrell, 115 West 10th and 3535 West 19th still have their buildings from before 1946, 115 West 10th on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 44 East 44th (1974), 3211 East 7th (1983) and 1111 Seymour (2017) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1025 Davie, 1430 Graveley, 1157 Hornby, 839 Jervis and 3289 Kingsway, 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 J. Want a name removed? Tell us.