A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The Noshkins
In the city directories 1940 · three people at three addresses
The directories print three people named Noshkin 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 Noshkins lived
- 1
468 East 21st Avenue
Riley Park, 1940
- W Noshkin, a grader at R & H Sawmill 1940
Next door in 1940: G A Macdonald at 464 and J O Belisle at 474. The block, door by door
- 2
1117 Keefer Street
Strathcona, 1940
- A Noshkin, a planerman at Alberta Lumber 1940
Next door in 1940: W Polich at 1111 and S Noshkin at 1121. The block, door by door
- 3
1121 Keefer Street
Strathcona, 1940
- S Noshkin, a planerman 1940
Next door in 1940: A Noshkin at 1117 and Mrs A A Verhaeghe at 1127. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for all three: a planerman (2) and a grader.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Strathcona (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 W Noshkin at 468 East 21st Avenue. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Walter Noshkin there as the householder, a grader at R & H Sawmill. In 1940 the directory lists A Noshkin at 1117 Keefer 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 lists Antonio Noshkin there as the householder, a planerman at Alberta Lumber.
In 1940 the directory lists S Noshkin at 1121 Keefer Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Steve Noshkin there as the householder, a planerman.
Today
468 East 21st, 1117 Keefer and 1121 Keefer still have their buildings from before 1946.
Every line as printed
All 6 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Noshkin W468 East 21st, p. 232
- Noshkin Walter grader R & H Sawmill468 East 21st, p. 465
- *Noshkin A1117 Keefer, p. 94
- Noshkin Antonio plnrmn Alberta Lbr1117 Keefer, p. 465
- *Noshkin S1121 Keefer, p. 94
- Noshkin Steve plnrmn1121 Keefer, p. 465
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
The book of the Noshkins
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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.