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The Matthews

In the city directories 1940 · 18 people at 13 addresses

The directories print 18 people named Matthew at 13 addresses in 1940 in ten of the city's neighbourhoods, with the close spelling Mathew. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family. The most under one roof: four Matthews at 784 Thurlow in 1940.

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Where the Matthews lived

Each pin is on its own block, numbered as the households below. Today's land, parks, main roads and local areas: City of Vancouver Open Data (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).
  1. 1

    2165 East 2nd Avenue

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • J R Matthew, an engineer at the BC Electric Railway 1940

    Next door in 1940: Rev A Walker at 2159 and J Bell at 2175. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    5346 Fraser Street

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • E J Matthew, a grocer 1940

    Next door in 1940: E A Demoray at 5332 and R L Ross at 5368. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1176 Granville Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Alex Matthew, a laborer at Burns & Co 1940

    Next door in 1940: T Davis at 1168 and Peter Pan Cafe at 1180. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    621 Jervis Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Miss G I Matthew 1940
    • Grace I Matthew, a stenographer at the Bank of Montreal 1940
  5. 5

    6857 Laburnum Street

    Kerrisdale, 1940

    • F F Matthew 1940

    Next door in 1940: J K Matheson at 6841 and R L Johnson at 6875. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    6875 Laburnum Street

    Kerrisdale, 1940

    • Frederick F Matthew, an accountant at British Meat Packers 1940

    Next door in 1940: F F Matthew at 6857 and V C Street at 6891. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    3114 Prince Edward Street

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • J Matthew, a motorman at the BC Electric Railway 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs M A Quible at 3104 and J Moore at 3118. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    1522 Salsbury Drive

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • J R Matthew, a clerk at the Liquor Control Board 1940

    Next door in 1940: A E Ongstad at 1516 and J Smith at 1528. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    784 Thurlow Street

    West End, 1940

    • Mrs D Mathew 1940
    • Eva Mathew 1940
    • Nettie Mathew 1940
    • Olive Mathew 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs E I Johnston at 752. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    3287 Vanness Avenue

    Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940

    • A Matthew, a carpenter 1940
    • Jean Matthew, a domestic 1940

    Next door in 1940: W T Wales at 3279. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    1024 West 14th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • A S Matthew, a managing director at A S Matthew & Co Ltd 1940

    Next door in 1940: H G Keating at 1022 and I D Lewis at 1026. The block, door by door

  12. 12

    2545 West 1st Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Madge Matthew, a teacher at the Taunton House School 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs M G Alexander at 2535 and M W Hanna at 2575. The block, door by door

  13. 13

    1263 West 33rd Avenue

    Shaughnessy, 1940

    • Frances H Matthew, widow of E G 1940

    Next door in 1940: J T O'Bryan at 1249 and Mrs L F Maitland at 1277. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for eleven of the 18: an accountant, a carpenter, a clerk, a domestic, an engineer and a grocer, among others. Two of them worked for BC Electric Railway. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Downtown (2), Grandview-Woodland (2), Kerrisdale (2), Fairview, Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Kitsilano, Mount Pleasant, Renfrew-Collingwood, Shaughnessy 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

In 1940 the directory lists J R Matthew at 2165 East 2nd Avenue. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Joseph R Matthew there as the householder, an engineer at the BC Electric Railway. In 1940 the directory lists E J Matthew, a grocer, at 5346 Fraser 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 lists Ernest J Matthew there as the householder, a grocer.

The 1940 name section lists Alex Matthew at 1176 Granville Street, a laborer at Burns & Co. Miss G I Matthew is listed at 621 Jervis Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Grace I Matthew there as the householder, a stenographer at the Bank of Montreal. F F Matthew is listed at 6857 Laburnum Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too.

The 1940 name section lists Frederick F Matthew at 6875 Laburnum Street as the householder, an accountant at British Meat Packers. J Matthew is listed at 3114 Prince Edward Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists John Matthew there as the householder, a motorman at the BC Electric Railway.

J R Matthew is listed at 1522 Salsbury Drive in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Joseph R Matthew there as the householder, a clerk at the Liquor Control Board. Mrs D Mathew is listed at 784 Thurlow Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Dorothy Mathew there as the householder, with Eva Mathew, Nettie Mathew and Olive Mathew.

A Matthew is listed at 3287 Vanness Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Alex W Matthew there as the householder, a carpenter, with Jean Matthew, a domestic. A S Matthew is listed at 1024 West 14th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Alex S Matthew there as the householder, a managing director at A S Matthew & Co Ltd.

The 1940 name section lists Madge Matthew at 2545 West 1st Avenue, a teacher at the Taunton House School. The 1940 name section lists Frances H Matthew at 1263 West 33rd Avenue, widow of E G.

Today

2165 East 2nd, 1176 Granville, 6857 Laburnum, 1522 Salsbury Drive, 784 Thurlow and 1263 West 33rd still have their buildings from before 1946, 784 Thurlow on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 621 Jervis (2003), 6875 Laburnum (1995) and 2545 West 1st (2009) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 5346 Fraser, 3114 Prince Edward, 3287 Vanness and 1024 West 14th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 26 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
1940

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.