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The Nightingales

In the city directories 1940 · eight people at eight addresses

The directories print eight people named Nightingale at eight addresses in 1940 in five 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 Nightingales lived

Each pin is on its own block, numbered as the households below. Today's land, parks, main roads and local areas: City of Vancouver Open Data (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).
  1. 1

    2020 Barclay Street

    West End, 1940

    • Helen Nightingale, a maid at York House 1940

    Next door in 1940: W H Fletcher at 2040. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    705 Broughton Street

    West End, 1940

    • George Nightingale, a mechanic at Burns & Co 1940

    Next door in 1940: E S Wise at 719. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1070 Comox Street

    West End, 1940

    • Nightingale (no first name printed) 1940

    Next door in 1940: Hospital Nurses' Home St Paul's at 1056 and P Deane at 1096. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    743 East 18th Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • Mrs M M Nightingale, widow of R 1940

    Next door in 1940: R A Taylor at 723 and F Hohert at 749. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    1707 East 4th Avenue

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • E W Nightingale, a clerk at the CPR 1940

    Next door in 1940: W M Gebbie at 1727. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    2415 Prince Edward Street

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • David G Nightingale, a driver at Fraser Transfer 1940
  7. 7

    1629 West 4th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • John Nightingale, a fireman at Peerless Laundry 1940

    Next door in 1940: W Howey at 1627 and G Singh at 1639. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    2812 Yukon Street

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • Ida Nightingale, widow of J 1940

    Next door in 1940: Miss A A Campbell at 2840. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for five of the eight: a clerk, a driver, a fireman, a maid and a mechanic. Two are widows, listed under their own names.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in West End (3), Mount Pleasant (2), Fairview, Grandview-Woodland and Kensington-Cedar Cottage. 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

The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Helen Nightingale at 2020 Barclay Street, a maid at York House. The 1940 name section lists George Nightingale at 705 Broughton Street, a mechanic at Burns & Co. The 1940 name section lists Nightingale (no first name printed) at 1070 Comox Street.

Mrs M M Nightingale is listed at 743 East 18th Avenue 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 Marion M Nightingale there as the householder, widow of R. E W Nightingale is listed at 1707 East 4th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Edward W Nightingale there as the householder, a clerk at the CPR.

The 1940 name section lists David G Nightingale at 2415 Prince Edward Street, a driver at Fraser Transfer. The 1940 name section lists John Nightingale at 1629 West 4th Avenue, a fireman at Peerless Laundry. The 1940 name section lists Ida Nightingale at 2812 Yukon Street, widow of J.

Today

1707 East 4th, 2415 Prince Edward and 2812 Yukon still have their buildings from before 1946, 1707 East 4th and 2812 Yukon on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 743 East 18th (1987) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 2020 Barclay, 705 Broughton, 1070 Comox and 1629 West 4th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 10 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
1940

British Columbia and Yukon Directory, name section, where each person's work is printed

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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.