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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Leemans

In the city directories 1940 · six people at four addresses

The directories print six people named Leeman at four addresses in 1940 in four of the city's neighbourhoods, with the close spelling Leman. 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 Leemans at 2210 Stephens in 1940.

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Where the Leemans 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

    6366 Bruce Street

    Victoria-Fraserview, 1940

    • J E Leeman, a longshoreman 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs V T Smith at 6318 and G W Uter at 6394. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1168 Haro Street

    West End, 1940

    • Hannah Leeman, a fountain manager at Kresge's 1940

    Next door in 1940: Infants Hosp (VGH) at 1154 and W J Tyacke at 1172. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1723 Napier Street

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • E L Leeman, a missionary 1940

    Next door in 1940: F G Winship at 1733. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    2210 Stephens Street

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • H G Leman, a janitor at F C Smith Litho 1940
    • Edna D Le Man 1940
    • Olive K Le Man, who worked for the BC Telephone 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs E M Anderson at 2204 and F J Perry at 2216. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for five of the six: an employee, a fountain manager, a janitor, a longshoreman and a missionary.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Grandview-Woodland, Kitsilano, Victoria-Fraserview 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 J E Leeman at 6366 Bruce 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 James E Leeman there as the householder, a longshoreman. The 1940 name section lists Hannah Leeman at 1168 Haro Street, a fountain manager at Kresge's.

E L Leeman is listed at 1723 Napier Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Edward L Leeman there as the householder, a missionary. H G Leman is listed at 2210 Stephens Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Horace G Le Man there as the householder, a janitor at F C Smith Litho, with Edna D Le Man, and Olive K Le Man, who worked for the BC Telephone.

Today

2210 Stephens still has its building from before 1946, dated 1912 by the City's record and on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 6366 Bruce (2012) and 1723 Napier (2014) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1168 Haro, so that building is probably gone (inferred).

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 L. Want a name removed? Tell us.