A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The Mostyns
In the city directories 1940 · three people at three addresses
The directories print three people named Mostyn at three addresses in 1940 in two 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 Mostyns lived
- 1
6572 Angus Drive
Kerrisdale, 1940
- C G Mostyn, a salesman at Canada Wire & Cable 1940
Next door in 1940: R F Rudd at 6560 and Mrs P J Rochfort at 6588. The block, door by door
- 2
258 East 16th Avenue
Riley Park, 1940
- I E Mostyn, an inspector at the BC Electric Railway 1940
Next door in 1940: J W Stevenson at 256 and C A Turner at 260. The block, door by door
- 3
2161 West 48th Avenue
Kerrisdale, 1940
- I H Mostyn, a salesman at Salada Sales 1940
Next door in 1940: A Ash at 2153 and R E Foster at 2177. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for all three: a salesman (2) and an inspector.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Kerrisdale (2) and Riley Park. 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 C G Mostyn at 6572 Angus Drive. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Charles G Mostyn there as the householder, a salesman at Canada Wire & Cable. In 1940 the directory lists I E Mostyn at 258 East 16th 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 Illtyd E Mostyn there as the householder, an inspector at the BC Electric Railway.
In 1940 the directory lists I H Mostyn at 2161 West 48th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Illtyd H Mostyn there as the householder, a salesman at Salada Sales.
Today
2161 West 48th still has its building from before 1946, dated 1924 by the City's record; 6572 Angus Drive (1973) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 258 East 16th, 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.
- Mostyn C G6572 Angus Drive, p. 5
- Mostyn Chas G slsmn Canada Wire & Cable6572 Angus Drive, p. 445
- *Mostyn I E258 East 16th, p. 222
- Mostyn Illtyd E inspr BCER258 East 16th, p. 445
- Mostyn I H2161 West 48th, p. 264
- Mostyn Illtyd H slsmn Salada Sales2161 West 48th, p. 445
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.