A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The Manteys
In the city directories 1940 · four people at three addresses
The directories print four people named Mantey at three addresses in 1940 in West End. 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 Manteys lived
- 1
1440 Barclay Street
West End, 1940
- A M Mantey, rooms to let 1940
- Mrs Hettie Mantey, who kept rooms to let 1940
Next door in 1940: B Bernhardt at 1436. The block, door by door
- 2
1756 Nelson Street
West End, 1940
- Mrs H Mantey, rooms to let 1940
Next door in 1940: C E Brettall at 1750 and W Blais at 1770. The block, door by door
- 3
1843 Robson Street
West End, 1940
- Mrs H Mantey, rooms to let 1940
Next door in 1940: L J Brown at 1831 and R L Hughes at 1849. The block, door by door
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in West End (3). 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 A M Mantey, rooms to let, at 1440 Barclay 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 Mrs Hettie Mantey there, who kept rooms to let. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs H Mantey, rooms to let, at 1756 Nelson Street. Mrs H Mantey, rooms to let, is listed at 1843 Robson Street in 1940.
Today
The City no longer lists 1440 Barclay, 1756 Nelson and 1843 Robson, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 4 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- *Mantey A M rooms1440 Barclay, p. 9
- Mantey Mrs Hettie rooms 1756 Nelson and 1843 Robson1440 Barclay, p. 410
- Mantey Mrs H rooms1756 Nelson, p. 119
- Mantey Mrs H rooms1843 Robson, p. 144
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
The book of the Manteys
Every directory, as one book
The family book reads the Mantey name in each Vancouver directory we hold from 1901 to 1945: everyone printed under it at every address, their work from the name sections, who lived next door, and the page behind every line, to read here or save as a PDF to print or give.
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Another name, or a house
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.