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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Lipsetts

In the city directories 1940 · six people at four addresses

The directories print six people named Lipsett at four addresses in 1940 in four 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 Lipsetts 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

    7038 Cypress Street

    Kerrisdale, 1940

    • R L Lipsett, a factory manager for E Lipsett 1940
    • C Mary Lipsett, a student at UBC 1940

    Next door in 1940: C V Wakely at 7012 and E E Kirchner at 7062. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1263 Nanton Avenue

    Shaughnessy, 1940

    • Mrs B Lipsett, widow of H 1940
    • Edward Lipsett, a salesman for E Lipsett 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs E Stephen at 1249 and Mrs R Dayton at 1277. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1166 West Pender Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • E Lipsett, a president at E Lipsett Ltd 1940

    Next door in 1940: Elysium Hotel at 1140 and M S Young at 1178. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    2720 Yukon Street

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • Cath Lipsett, a widow 1940

    Next door in 1940: 7 listings at 2740. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for three of the six: a factory manager, a president and a salesman. Two of them worked for E Lipsett. Two are widows, listed under their own names.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Downtown, Kerrisdale, Mount Pleasant and Shaughnessy. 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 R L Lipsett at 7038 Cypress 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 Roy L Lipsett there as the householder, a factory manager for E Lipsett, with C Mary Lipsett, a student at UBC. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs B Lipsett at 1263 Nanton Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Beatrice Lipsett there as the householder, widow of H, with Edward Lipsett, a salesman for E Lipsett.

In 1940 the directory lists E Lipsett at 1166 West Pender Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Edward Lipsett there as the householder, a president at E Lipsett Ltd. The 1940 name section lists Cath Lipsett at 2720 Yukon Street, a widow.

Today

1263 Nanton still has its building from before 1946, dated 1925 by the City's record; 7038 Cypress (2012), 1166 West Pender (1974) and 2720 Yukon (2006) 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 L. Want a name removed? Tell us.