The Nashes

The story, address by address

In 1940 the directory lists Dr E T W Nash at 4307 Blenheim 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, where each person's work is printed, lists Everard T W Nash there as the householder, a physician. In 1940 the directory lists G Nash at 5592 Bruce Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Goodwin Nash there as the householder, an agent at Prudential Insurance.

In 1940 the directory lists G W Nash, a decorator, at 2646 Cypress Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists George W Nash there as the householder, a decorator. In 1940 the directory lists W Nash at 295 East 20th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists William Nash there as the householder, a motorman at the BC Electric Railway.

In 1940 the directory lists R V Nash at 1268 East 22nd Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Russell V Nash there as the householder, a floor finisher at Parquet Floor. The 1940 name section lists William Nash at 237 East Hastings Street. The 1940 name section lists Michael Nash at 403 East Hastings Street, a loader at Kelley Logging.

In 1940 the directory lists Mrs M Nash at 2781 East Pender Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. G T Nash is listed at 2264 Eton Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists George T Nash there as the householder, retired. E T W Nash, a physician, is listed at 718 Granville Street in 1940.

In 1940 the directory lists H A Nash at 2940 Graveley Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Henry A Nash there as the householder, retired, with Harvey Nash, a salesman at Woodward's. In 1940 the directory lists T Nash at 3284 Heather Street. The 1940 name section lists Thomas Nash there as the householder, a miner.

In 1940 the directory lists F W Nash at 7508 Heather Street. The 1940 name section lists Frederick W Nash there as the householder, an agent for Metro Life, with Grace Nash. In 1940 the directory lists L Nash at 4890 Hudson Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Lorne Nash there as the householder, a branch manager for Cluett Peabody.

The 1940 name section lists Ona B Nash at 1348 Nelson Street, widow of F L. A J Nash is listed at 3050 Ontario Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Alfred J Nash there as the householder, a fireman. The 1940 name section lists Florence Nash at 1032 Pacific Street.

In 1940 the directory lists Mrs B Nash at 4672 Quebec Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Beatrice Nash there as the householder, widow of F. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs H Nash at 5137 Ruby Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Helen Nash there as the householder, widow of E.

In 1940 the directory lists C C Nash at 859 Thurlow Street. The 1940 name section lists Charles C Nash there as the householder, retired, with Dorothy Nash, and June Nash, a saleswoman at Woodward's. In 1940 the directory lists G T Nash at 2886 Trinity Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists George T Nash there as the householder, a steward.

In 1940 the directory lists A E Nash at 2213 Triumph Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Arthur E Nash there as the householder, who worked for the BC Telephone, with Frank W Nash, a driver, and Hilda Nash, a stenographer. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs H Nash at 4378 West 11th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Hilda Nash there as the householder, with Andrew J Nash, a student at UBC, and Charles W Nash, a bus operator at the BC Electric Railway.

In 1940 the directory lists B C Nash at 191 West 17th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Bertram C Nash there as the householder, a bakery foreman at Woodward's, with Hannah Nash, widow of C, and Walter H Nash, a baker at McGavin. In 1940 the directory lists S Nash at 3625 West 27th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Sid Nash there as the householder, retired, with Sadie Nash, a stenographer at Linde Canadian Refrigeration, and H Mona Nash, a nurse for R J Stewart.

The 1940 name section lists Ken J Nash at 3954 West 29th Avenue, a teacher at the St Georges School. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Sheila Nash at 1720 West 4th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Miss M Nash at 538 West 8th Avenue, a nurse at the Vancouver General Hospital. The 1940 name section lists and La Fayette Cars Nash at 1148 West Georgia Street, who worked for Dan McLean Motor Co Ltd.

The 1940 name section lists William Nash at 1645 Yew Street, a longshoreman.

Today

4307 Blenheim, 2646 Cypress, 295 East 20th, 237 East Hastings, 403 East Hastings, 2781 East Pender, 7508 Heather, 4890 Hudson, 3050 Ontario, 4672 Quebec, 859 Thurlow, 191 West 17th and 3625 West 27th still have their buildings from before 1946, 237 East Hastings, 3050 Ontario and 859 Thurlow on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 5592 Bruce (1978), 1268 East 22nd (1996), 5137 Ruby (1961), 2886 Trinity (2020) and 4378 West 11th (1963) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 2264 Eton, 718 Granville, 2940 Graveley, 3284 Heather, 1348 Nelson, 1032 Pacific, 2213 Triumph, 3954 West 29th, 1720 West 4th, 538 West 8th, 1148 West Georgia and 1645 Yew, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).