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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Lockes

In the city directories 1940 · 16 people at 13 addresses

The directories print 16 people named Locke at 13 addresses in 1940 in seven of the city's neighbourhoods, with the close spelling Lockie. 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 Lockes 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

    4506 Belmont Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • T S Lockie, a manager at the Western Adjustment Bureau 1940

    Next door in 1940: C M Lewis at 4514. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    3477 East 23rd Avenue

    Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940

    • H Locke, a chauffeur for Star Cabs 1940

    Next door in 1940: F Williams at 3443 and Mrs E E Parker at 3485. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    2148 Graveley Street

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • R H Lockie, a floorman at the Province 1940
    • Albert Lockie, a musician 1940

    Next door in 1940: W B Rawson at 2144 and A C Kallaway at 2162. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1342 Haro Street

    West End, 1940

    • Georgina Locke, a saleswoman at Woodward's 1940

    Next door in 1940: W Elliott at 1308 and H A Davidson at 1348. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    1636 Haro Street

    West End, 1940

    • Ruth M Locke, a clerk at Spencer's 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs E R Belknap at 1630 and E A Dickie at 1646. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    1625 Napier Street

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • J M Locke, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs M A Whitmore at 1615 and J Rees at 1629. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    840 Nelson Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • R Lockie, a manager for Trafalgar Mansions 1940
    • Margaret S Lockie, who worked for the BC Telephone 1940

    Next door in 1940: Oke & Duke at 808. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    1021 Nelson Street

    West End, 1940

    • George W Locke, a plumber 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs N S Switzer at 1017 and M C O'Brien at 1025. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    1301 Robson Street

    West End, 1940

    • Henry J Locke, a salesman 1940
    • Marguerite Locke 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs M Stewart at 1321. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    4489 West 12th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • Mrs Romano M Locke, a saleswoman at the Hudson's Bay Company 1940

    Next door in 1940: E D Bentley at 4483 and Mrs E S Lang at 4493. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    4570 West 13th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • W L Locke, a director at Locke & Ree 1940

    Next door in 1940: F M McGann at 4562 and C L Berry at 4578. The block, door by door

  12. 12

    3476 West 30th Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • J A Locke, a checker 1940

    Next door in 1940: E G Corlette at 3470 and S D Gittus at 3486. The block, door by door

  13. 13

    1428 West 39th Avenue

    Shaughnessy, 1940

    • Verna E Locke, a maid for H A Fairbairn 1940

    Next door in 1940: Dr D E H Cleveland at 1416 and W J McRoberts at 1438. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for 14 of the 16: a manager (2), a saleswoman (2), a chauffeur, a checker, a clerk and a director, among others.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in West End (4), West Point Grey (3), Grandview-Woodland (2), Downtown, Dunbar-Southlands, Renfrew-Collingwood 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 T S Lockie at 4506 Belmont Avenue. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Thomas S Lockie there as the householder, a manager at the Western Adjustment Bureau. In 1940 the directory lists H Locke at 3477 East 23rd 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 Harry Locke there as the householder, a chauffeur for Star Cabs.

In 1940 the directory lists R H Lockie at 2148 Graveley Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Robert H Lockie there as the householder, a floorman at the Province, with Albert Lockie, a musician. The 1940 name section lists Georgina Locke at 1342 Haro Street, a saleswoman at Woodward's. The 1940 name section lists Ruth M Locke at 1636 Haro Street, a clerk at Spencer's.

In 1940 the directory lists J M Locke at 1625 Napier Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists John M Locke there as the householder, retired. In 1940 the directory lists R Lockie at 840 Nelson Street. The 1940 name section lists Robert Lockie there as the householder, a manager for Trafalgar Mansions, with Margaret S Lockie, who worked for the BC Telephone.

The 1940 name section lists George W Locke at 1021 Nelson Street, a plumber. The 1940 name section lists Henry J Locke at 1301 Robson Street, a salesman, with Marguerite Locke. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Romano M Locke at 4489 West 12th Avenue, a saleswoman at the Hudson's Bay Company.

W L Locke is listed at 4570 West 13th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists William L Locke there as the householder, a director at Locke & Ree. J A Locke is listed at 3476 West 30th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists John A Locke there as the householder, a checker.

The 1940 name section lists Verna E Locke at 1428 West 39th Avenue, a maid for H A Fairbairn.

Today

2148 Graveley, 3476 West 30th and 1428 West 39th still have their buildings from before 1946; 4506 Belmont (1990), 3477 East 23rd (2005), 1636 Haro (1966), 1301 Robson (1991), 4489 West 12th (2007) and 4570 West 13th (1987) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1342 Haro, 1625 Napier, 840 Nelson and 1021 Nelson, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 23 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.