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The Markses

In the city directories 1940 · 13 people at ten addresses

The directories print 13 people named Marks at ten addresses in 1940 in nine of the city's neighbourhoods. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family. The most under one roof: three Markses at 643 East 23rd in 1940.

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Where the Markses 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

    6036 Angus Drive

    Kerrisdale, 1940

    • Hettie Marks, a stenographer at Singapore Spice Co 1940

    Next door in 1940: A L Hughes at 6026 and F Workman at 6076. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    818 Burrard Street

    West End, 1940

    • Alfred Marks, an electrician 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs C Reeve at 816 and Mrs H Roberts at 832. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    643 East 23rd Avenue

    Riley Park, 1940

    • Mrs S Marks, widow of W 1940
    • Victor W Marks, a driver at the Vancouver News Agency 1940
    • William T Marks, an accountant at BC Marine 1940

    Next door in 1940: A E Hills at 631 and A K Eaton at 679. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    2373 East 34th Avenue

    Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940

    • H E Marks, of Marks Bros 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs A Morgan at 2353 and J K King at 2385. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    3005 Grant Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • Percy A Marks, of Marks Bros 1940
    • Arthur S Marks, a conductor at the CPR 1940
  6. 6

    1076 Seymour Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Mrs Norah Marks 1940
  7. 7

    3825 West 30th Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • C Marks, a machinist at Bearing Supplies House 1940

    Next door in 1940: H Larsen at 3819 and E Marsden at 3829. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    2188 West 3rd Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Mrs N L Marks 1940

    Next door in 1940: H Sanderson at 2176. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    1011 West Broadway

    Fairview, 1940

    • Elizabeth Marks, a widow 1940

    Next door in 1940: H Wilson at 1005 and O E Christie at 1025. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    1256 West Pender Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Norman Marks, a mechanic 1940

    Next door in 1940: J G Rolston at 1240 and Mrs B I Hall at 1264. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for seven of the 13: an accountant, a conductor, a driver, an electrician, a machinist and a mechanic, among others. Two of them worked for Marks Bros. Two are widows, listed under their own names.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Downtown (2), Dunbar-Southlands, Fairview, Hastings-Sunrise, Kerrisdale, Kitsilano, Renfrew-Collingwood, Riley Park and West End. 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

The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Hettie Marks at 6036 Angus Drive, a stenographer at Singapore Spice Co. The 1940 name section lists Alfred Marks at 818 Burrard Street, an electrician. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs S Marks at 643 East 23rd Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Sarah Marks there as the householder, widow of W, with Victor W Marks, a driver at the Vancouver News Agency, and William T Marks, an accountant at BC Marine.

In 1940 the directory lists H E Marks at 2373 East 34th 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 Hueston E Marks there as the householder, of Marks Bros. The 1940 name section lists Percy A Marks at 3005 Grant Street as the householder, of Marks Bros, with Arthur S Marks, a conductor at the CPR. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Norah Marks at 1076 Seymour Street.

In 1940 the directory lists C Marks at 3825 West 30th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Charles Marks there as the householder, a machinist at Bearing Supplies House. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs N L Marks at 2188 West 3rd Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Nina L Marks there as the householder.

The 1940 name section lists Elizabeth Marks at 1011 West Broadway, a widow. The 1940 name section lists Norman Marks at 1256 West Pender Street, a mechanic.

Today

643 East 23rd and 3825 West 30th still have their buildings from before 1946; 6036 Angus Drive (2013), 2373 East 34th (2003) and 3005 Grant (2006) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 818 Burrard, 1076 Seymour, 2188 West 3rd, 1011 West Broadway and 1256 West Pender, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 17 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
1940

British Columbia and Yukon Directory, name section, where each person's work is printed

The book of the Markses

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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.