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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Koneskys

In the city directories 1940 · five people at four addresses

The directories print five people named Konesky at four addresses in 1940 in two 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 Koneskys 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

    6415 Chester Street

    Sunset, 1940

    • J Konesky, a carpenter 1940
    • Amelia Konesky, widow of A 1940

    Next door in 1940: C O'Connell at 6407 and Mrs W N Gaites at 6435. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    3281 East 24th Avenue

    Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940

    • P Konesky, a driver 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs K Griffith at 3273. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    748 East 51st Avenue

    Sunset, 1940

    • W Konesky, a laborer at Western Steel Products 1940

    Next door in 1940: R S Harvey at 742 and C P Weaver at 752. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    6362 Prince Albert Street

    Sunset, 1940

    • G Konesky, a cabinetmaker at Dominion Furniture 1940

    Next door in 1940: W K Murphy at 6350 and J Dewar at 6372. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for four of the five: a cabinetmaker, a carpenter, a driver and a laborer. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Sunset (3) and Renfrew-Collingwood. 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 Konesky at 6415 Chester 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 Konesky there as the householder, a carpenter, with Amelia Konesky, widow of A. In 1940 the directory lists P Konesky at 3281 East 24th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Paul Konesky there as the householder, a driver.

In 1940 the directory lists W Konesky at 748 East 51st Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists William Konesky there as the householder, a laborer at Western Steel Products. In 1940 the directory lists G Konesky at 6362 Prince Albert Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Gustave Konesky there as the householder, a cabinetmaker at Dominion Furniture.

Today

6415 Chester and 6362 Prince Albert still have their buildings from before 1946; 3281 East 24th (1976) and 748 East 51st (1984) have newer buildings, by the City's record.

Every line as printed

All 9 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 K. Want a name removed? Tell us.