A family name on Davie Street, West End and Downtown
The Martins
In the city directories 1940 · five people at four addresses
The directories print five people named Martin at four addresses in 1940, all on Davie Street. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family. The directories print the name on 156 other streets too, all listed on the Martin name's own page.
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Where the Martins lived
- 1
621 Davie Street
Downtown, 1940
- J Martin, a salesman 1940
Next door in 1940: Wang Lee Lndy at 615 and Renold-Coventry at 655. The block, door by door
- 2
845 Davie Street
Downtown, 1940
- J H Martin, on active service 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs M Milligan at 839 and United Electric at 847. The block, door by door
- 3
1659 Davie Street
West End, 1940
- Harry Martin, a stockkeeper at S D & W 1940
Next door in 1940: Miss J Mollison at 1649 and H W Woodley at 1675. The block, door by door
- 4
1674 Davie Street
West End, 1940
- R Lionel Martin, a student 1940
- Robert M Martin, an engineer 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs E Beal at 1668 and F Cousland at 1676. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for four of the five: an engineer, an on active service, a salesman and a stockkeeper.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Downtown (2) and West End (2). 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 J Martin at 621 Davie Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists James Martin there as the householder, a salesman. In 1940 the directory lists J H Martin at 845 Davie Street. The 1940 name section lists John H Martin there as the householder, on active service.
The 1940 name section lists Harry Martin at 1659 Davie Street, a stockkeeper at S D & W. The 1940 name section lists R Lionel Martin at 1674 Davie Street, a student, with Robert M Martin, an engineer.
Today
1674 Davie (1989) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 621 Davie, 845 Davie and 1659 Davie, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 7 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Martin J621 Davie, p. 40
- Martin Jas slsmn621 Davie, p. 416
- Martin J H845 Davie, p. 40
- Martin John H act serv845 Davie, p. 417
- Martin Harry stockkpr S D & W1659 Davie, p. 416
- Martin R Lionel studt1674 Davie, p. 417
- Martin Robt M eng1674 Davie, p. 417
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
The book of the Martins
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 M. Want a name removed? Tell us.