A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The Lovicks
In the city directories 1940 · four people at two addresses
The directories print four people named Lovick at two addresses in 1940 in two of the city's neighbourhoods. No first name or initials tie one address to the other: we can't tell if they're one family. The most under one roof: three Lovicks at 1480 Dogwood in 1940.
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Where the Lovicks lived
- 1
1480 Dogwood Avenue
Oakridge, 1940
- Mrs E M Lovick, widow of F 1940
- A Wyndiatte Lovick, a school teacher at Richmond Municipality 1940
- Kathleen M Lovick, a school teacher at Richmond Municipality 1940
Next door in 1940: J W C Duck at 1468. The block, door by door
- 2
1010 West 32nd Avenue
Shaughnessy, 1940
- J E H Lovick, a vice-president at Stewart-McIntosh 1940
Next door in 1940: M J Walley at 1030. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for three of the four: a school teacher (2) and a vice-president. Two of them worked for Richmond Municipality. One is a widow, listed under her own name.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Oakridge 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 Mrs E M Lovick at 1480 Dogwood 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, where each person's work is printed, lists E Mary Lovick there as the householder, widow of F, with A Wyndiatte Lovick, a school teacher at Richmond Municipality, and Kathleen M Lovick, a school teacher at Richmond Municipality. In 1940 the directory lists J E H Lovick at 1010 West 32nd Avenue. The 1940 name section lists James E H Lovick there as the householder, a vice-president at Stewart-McIntosh.
Today
The City no longer lists 1480 Dogwood and 1010 West 32nd, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 6 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- *Lovick Mrs E M1480 Dogwood, p. 42
- Lovick A Wyndiatte sch tchr Richmond Mun1480 Dogwood, p. 356
- Lovick E Mary wid F1480 Dogwood, p. 356
- Lovick Kathleen M sch tchr Richmond Mun1480 Dogwood, p. 356
- Lovick J E H1010 West 32nd, p. 247
- Lovick Jas E H v-pres Stewart-McIntosh1010 West 32nd, p. 356
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
The book of the Lovicks
Every directory, as one book
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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.