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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Nevilles

In the city directories 1940 · 24 people at 21 addresses

The directories print 24 people named Neville at 21 addresses in 1940 in 14 of the city's neighbourhoods, with the close spelling Nevill. 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 Nevilles lived

Each pin is on its own block, numbered as the households below. Two addresses aren't on today's map, so they have no pin. Today's land, parks, main roads and local areas: City of Vancouver Open Data (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).
  1. 1

    5057 Angus Drive

    Shaughnessy, 1940

    • Mrs D Neville 1940

    Next door in 1940: J P O'Hagan at 5041 and W Hollingshead at 5075. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    2151 East 3rd Avenue

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • C S Neville, a foreman at Bissinger & Co 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs A Smith at 2145 and Mrs E E S Bolster at 2157. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    143 East 64th Avenue

    Sunset, 1940

    • J D Neville, a janitor at Army & Navy Vets 1940

    Next door in 1940: D Bowie at 119 and W L Jackson at 157. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1365 East Georgia Street

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • Bertha Neville, widow of J 1940

    Next door in 1940: W Monych at 1355. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    1941 East Georgia Street

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • R J Nevill, an electrician at BC Sugar 1940

    Next door in 1940: L L Allen at 1935. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    6388 Elm Street

    Kerrisdale, 1940

    • R C Neville 1940

    Next door in 1940: C MacFayden at 6362. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    1154 Gilford Street

    West End, 1940

    • Mrs M E Neville, widow of B E 1940

    Next door in 1940: G L Foerster at 1106. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    7876 Granville Street

    Marpole, 1940

    • W Neville, a gardener for W C Woodward 1940
  9. 9

    545 Homer Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • T J Neville 1940

    Next door in 1940: Burrard Elec & Radio at 539 and Trade Engraving Co at 547. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    5965 Joyce Street

    Killarney, 1940

    • S Neville, a carpet layer at Burritt Bros 1940
    • Henry J Neville, a first aidman at Canadian White Pine 1940

    Next door in 1940: D G MacKinnon at 5933. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    6907 Laburnum Street

    Kerrisdale, 1940

    • C S Neville, a booker at Famous Players 1940

    Next door in 1940: G R W Parish at 6925. The block, door by door

  12. 12

    1038 Main Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • William G Neville, a cook 1940

    Next door in 1940: Main Sheet Metal Works at 1024. The block, door by door

  13. 13

    916 Nicola Street

    West End, 1940

    • Mrs Neville 1940

    Next door in 1940: J A Feren at 924. The block, door by door

  14. 14

    334 West 10th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • W S Neville, an accountant at Bissinger & Co 1940

    Next door in 1940: P Bonnay at 324 and Miss J F Kilburn at 356. The block, door by door

  15. 15

    1160 West 15th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • John Neville 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs B Laverock at 1116 and F Howard at 1170. The block, door by door

  16. 16

    996 West 17th Avenue

    South Cambie, 1940

    • Mrs M B Neville, widow of C J 1940
    • Lucille Neville, a stenographer 1940

    Next door in 1940: N Arenson at 990. The block, door by door

  17. 17

    2007 West 1st Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • H G Neville, a baker at National Biscuit 1940

    Next door in 1940: W T Davies at 2001 and G T Jamieson at 2009. The block, door by door

  18. 18

    4033 West 20th Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • E H Neville, a bus operator 1940

    Next door in 1940: N C Johnson at 4027 and F Faulkes at 4037. The block, door by door

  19. 19

    3367 West 32nd Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • S Neville, a waiter at the Georgia Hotel 1940

    Next door in 1940: D W Thompson at 3355 and T H Taylor at 3379. The block, door by door

  20. 20

    3576 West 37th Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • M T R Nevill, a manager at Eagle Star Insurance 1940

    Next door in 1940: Miss A R Weatherbee at 3568 and J O McLean at 3582. The block, door by door

  21. 21

    1946 West Broadway

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Miss D A W Neville 1940
    • Doris A Neville, a stenographer at Huron & Eric Mortgage 1940

    Next door in 1940: E A Dawkins at 1936 and Miss G Stevens at 1956. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for 15 of the 24: a stenographer (2), an accountant, a baker, a booker, a bus operator and a carpet layer, among others. Two of them worked for Bissinger & Co. Three are widows, listed under their own names.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Dunbar-Southlands (3), Grandview-Woodland (3), Kerrisdale (2), Kitsilano (2), West End (2), Downtown, Fairview, Killarney, Marpole, Mount Pleasant, Shaughnessy, South Cambie, Strathcona 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 Mrs D Neville at 5057 Angus Drive. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Mrs Dorothy Neville there as the householder. In 1940 the directory lists C S Neville at 2151 East 3rd Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Charles S Neville there as the householder, a foreman at Bissinger & Co.

In 1940 the directory lists J D Neville at 143 East 64th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists John D Neville there as the householder, a janitor at Army & Navy Vets. The 1940 name section lists Bertha Neville at 1365 East Georgia Street, widow of J.

R J Nevill is listed at 1941 East Georgia Street in 1940; 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 Ralph J Nevill there as the householder, an electrician at BC Sugar. R C Neville is listed at 6388 Elm Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Roderick C Neville there as the householder.

Mrs M E Neville is listed at 1154 Gilford Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Margaret E Neville there as the householder, widow of B E. W Neville is listed at 7876 Granville Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists William Neville there as the householder, a laborer, with William Neville Jr, a gardener for W C Woodward.

T J Neville is listed at 545 Homer Street in 1940. In 1940 the directory lists S Neville at 5965 Joyce Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Sam Neville there as the householder, a carpet layer at Burritt Bros, with Henry J Neville, a first aidman at Canadian White Pine.

In 1940 the directory lists C S Neville at 6907 Laburnum Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Cecil S Neville there as the householder, a booker at Famous Players. The 1940 name section lists William G Neville at 1038 Main Street, a cook. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Neville at 916 Nicola Street.

In 1940 the directory lists W S Neville at 334 West 10th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists W Stewart Neville there as the householder, an accountant at Bissinger & Co. The 1940 name section lists John Neville at 1160 West 15th Avenue.

Mrs M B Neville is listed at 996 West 17th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Margaret B Neville there as the householder, widow of C J, with Lucille Neville, a stenographer. H G Neville is listed at 2007 West 1st Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Harold G Neville there as the householder, a baker at National Biscuit.

E H Neville is listed at 4033 West 20th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Edmund H Neville there as the householder, a bus operator. S Neville is listed at 3367 West 32nd Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Stan Neville there as the householder, a waiter at the Georgia Hotel.

M T R Nevill is listed at 3576 West 37th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Mark T R Nevill there as the householder, a manager at Eagle Star Insurance. Miss D A W Neville is listed at 1946 West Broadway in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Doris A Neville there as the householder, a stenographer at Huron & Eric Mortgage.

Today

1154 Gilford, 1038 Main, 1160 West 15th, 4033 West 20th, 3367 West 32nd and 3576 West 37th still have their buildings from before 1946, 1154 Gilford and 1038 Main on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 5057 Angus Drive (2015), 2151 East 3rd (1994), 143 East 64th (1987), 1941 East Georgia (2020), 6388 Elm (2010), 5965 Joyce (1981) and 6907 Laburnum (2013) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1365 East Georgia, 7876 Granville, 545 Homer, 916 Nicola, 334 West 10th, 996 West 17th, 2007 West 1st and 1946 West Broadway, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Riders in uniform lead a parade along Granville Street, past crowds on the sidewalk
1917 Riders in uniform lead a parade along Granville Street, past crowds on the sidewalk. Not at the house at 7876 Granville: no archive photo of the 7800 block is known that we can show. City of Vancouver Archives, CVA 99-350. Public domain.

Every line as printed

All 40 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
1940

British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section

The book of the Nevilles

Every directory, as one book

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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 N. Want a name removed? Tell us.