A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The Nicolettas
In the city directories 1940 · three people at three addresses
The directories print three people named Nicoletta at three addresses in 1940 in two of the city's neighbourhoods, with the close spelling Nicolette. 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 Nicolettas lived
- 1
4740 Lanark Street
Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940
- A Nicoletta, a laborer 1940
Next door in 1940: A M Archer at 4732 and S L Ash at 4746. The block, door by door
- 2
4846 Lanark Street
Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940
- N S Nicoletta, a laborer at Burns & Co 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs E Beckett at 4840 and T P Murray at 4854. The block, door by door
- 3
934 Vernon Drive
Strathcona, 1940
- F Nicolette, a laborer 1940
Next door in 1940: J Katnic at 930 and F Macaluso at 946. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for all three: a laborer (3).
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Kensington-Cedar Cottage (2) and Strathcona. 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 A Nicoletta at 4740 Lanark 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 Antonio Nicoletta there as the householder, a laborer. In 1940 the directory lists N S Nicoletta at 4846 Lanark Street. The 1940 name section lists Nick S Nicoletta there as the householder, a laborer at Burns & Co.
In 1940 the directory lists F Nicolette at 934 Vernon Drive. The 1940 name section lists Frank Nicolette there as the householder, a laborer.
Today
4740 Lanark (1980) and 4846 Lanark (1973) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 934 Vernon Drive, 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.
- *Nicoletta A4740 Lanark, p. 101
- Nicoletta Antonio lab4740 Lanark, p. 460
- Nicoletta N S4846 Lanark, p. 101
- Nicoletta Nick S lab Burns & Co4846 Lanark, p. 460
- Nicolette F934 Vernon Drive, p. 161
- Nicolette Frank lab934 Vernon Drive, p. 460
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
The book of the Nicolettas
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.