A family name on East 10th Avenue, Mount Pleasant, Kensington-Cedar Cottage and Renfrew-Collingwood
The Moores
In the city directories 1940 · three people at three addresses
The directories print three people named Moore at three addresses in 1940, all on East 10th Avenue, with the close spelling More. 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 142 other streets too, all listed on the Moore name's own page.
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Where the Moores lived
- 1
142 East 10th Avenue
Mount Pleasant, 1940
- F T Moore, a cook 1940
Next door in 1940: S E Burritt at 132 and F H Bird at 152. The block, door by door
- 2
1611 East 10th Avenue
Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940
- Mrs M B Moore, widow of W L 1940
Next door in 1940: W Lynch at 1609 and Mrs E M V Waters at 1617. The block, door by door
- 3
2212 East 10th Avenue
Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940
- J E Moore, a salesman for E A Alm 1940
Next door in 1940: W H Corson at 2218. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for two of the three: a cook and a salesman. One is a widow, listed under her own name.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Kensington-Cedar Cottage (2) and Mount Pleasant. 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 T Moore at 142 East 10th Avenue. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Frank T Moore there as the householder, a cook. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs M B Moore at 1611 East 10th 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 Minnie B Moore there as the householder, widow of W L.
In 1940 the directory lists J E Moore at 2212 East 10th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists James E Moore there as the householder, a salesman for E A Alm.
Today
1611 East 10th and 2212 East 10th still have their buildings from before 1946; the City no longer lists 142 East 10th, so that building is probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 6 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Moore F T142 East 10th, p. 197
- Moore Frank T cook142 East 10th, p. 438
- *Moore Mrs M B1611 East 10th, p. 198
- Moore Minnie B wid W L1611 East 10th, p. 439
- Moore J E2212 East 10th, p. 198
- Moore Jas E slsmn E A Alm2212 East 10th, p. 438
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.