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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Moles

In the city directories 1940 · seven people at seven addresses

The directories print seven people named Mole at seven addresses in 1940 in six of the city's neighbourhoods. 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 Moles 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

    463 East 19th Avenue

    Riley Park, 1940

    • F Mole, proprietor of Independent Linen & Towel 1940

    Next door in 1940: C J Johnson at 451 and H E Sladen at 475. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    317 East 8th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • Mrs S L Mole, widow of J 1940

    Next door in 1940: A G Gibbs at 313 and J W Bruce at 323. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1671 Franklin Street

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • A Mole, a carpenter 1940

    Next door in 1940: G Crawshaw at 1669. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    6082 Fraser Street

    Sunset, 1940

    • Clif G Mole, proprietor of Fraser Photo Studio 1940

    Next door in 1940: R Somersby at 6084. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    7623 French Street

    Marpole, 1940

    • W Mole, an electrician at Spencer's 1940

    Next door in 1940: L Holloway at 7637. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    1212 Granville Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Sid Mole 1940

    Next door in 1940: Apex Furn at 1210 and Baggage City at 1214. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    609 West Pender Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • E Mole 1940

    Next door in 1940: Magic Barber Shop at 607 and B C Office Equip Co at 611. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for four of the seven: a proprietor (2), a carpenter and an electrician. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Downtown (2), Grandview-Woodland, Marpole, Mount Pleasant, Riley Park and Sunset. 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 F Mole at 463 East 19th 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, where each person's work is printed, lists Frank Mole there as the householder, proprietor of Independent Linen & Towel. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs S L Mole at 317 East 8th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Sarah L Mole there as the householder, widow of J.

In 1940 the directory lists A Mole at 1671 Franklin Street. The 1940 name section lists Arthur Mole there as the householder, a carpenter. The 1940 name section lists Clif G Mole at 6082 Fraser Street, proprietor of Fraser Photo Studio.

W Mole is listed at 7623 French Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists William Mole there as the householder, an electrician at Spencer's. The 1940 name section lists Sid Mole at 1212 Granville Street. The 1940 name section lists E Mole at 609 West Pender Street.

Today

463 East 19th, 6082 Fraser, 7623 French and 1212 Granville still have their buildings from before 1946; 317 East 8th (1969) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1671 Franklin and 609 West Pender, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 11 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.