A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The Mainers
In the city directories 1940 · five people at four addresses
The directories print five people named Mainer at four addresses in 1940 in three of the city's neighbourhoods, with the close spelling Miner. 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 Mainers lived
- 1
1312 East 41st Avenue
Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940
- B G Mainer 1940
- Benjamin T Mainer, a seaman 1940
Next door in 1940: A M Thomson at 1306 and handy store at 1322. The block, door by door
- 2
407 Heatley Avenue
Strathcona, 1940
- M Miner 1940
Next door in 1940: heatley block at 405 and Mrs M Yuen at 417. The block, door by door
- 3
4530 Henry Street
Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940
- Randolph Mainer, a helper at the Burrard Dry Dock 1940
Next door in 1940: R S Rains at 4522 and R Jackson at 4532. The block, door by door
- 4
1036 West 10th Avenue
Fairview, 1940
- Elena E Miner, a clerk 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs I McDonald at 1000 and H K Diebel at 1054. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for three of the five: a clerk, a helper and a seaman.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Kensington-Cedar Cottage (2), Fairview and Strathcona. 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 B G Mainer at 1312 East 41st Avenue. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Benjamin T Mainer there as the householder, a seaman. In 1940 the directory lists M Miner at 407 Heatley Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Randolph Mainer at 4530 Henry Street, a helper at the Burrard Dry Dock.
The 1940 name section lists Elena E Miner at 1036 West 10th Avenue, a clerk.
Today
1312 East 41st (2010) and 4530 Henry (1984) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 407 Heatley and 1036 West 10th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 5 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Mainer B G1312 East 41st, p. 257
- Mainer Benj T seamn1312 East 41st, p. 405
- Miner M407 Heatley, p. 82
- Mainer Randolph hlpr Burrard Dry Dock4530 Henry, p. 405
- Miner Elena E clk1036 West 10th, p. 432
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 M. Want a name removed? Tell us.