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The O'Sullivans

In the city directories 1940 · 16 people at eleven addresses

The directories print 16 people named O'Sullivan at eleven addresses in 1940 in eight of the city's neighbourhoods. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family. The most under one roof: four O'Sullivans at 2499 West 37th in 1940.

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Where the O'Sullivans lived

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

    1957 East 3rd Avenue

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • T O'Sullivan, on active service 1940

    Next door in 1940: P Valente at 1947. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    8505 Granville Street

    Marpole, 1940

    • P O'Sullivan 1940

    Next door in 1940: C A Stevenson at 8515. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    731 Hamilton Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • William C O'Sullivan, a driver at J Davies & Sons 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Davies at 729. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1270 Howe Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • D O'Sullivan, a farmer 1940

    Next door in 1940: T K Pool at 1268 and Scott-Moncrieff L & Co at 1276. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    1160 Robson Street

    West End, 1940

    • Kath O'Sullivan, a stenographer 1940

    Next door in 1940: Bannister C Ltd at 1154 and Mrs M Curry at 1164. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    1735 Robson Street

    West End, 1940

    • Kathleen O'Sullivan, a maid at the Buchan Hotel 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Galbraith at 1729 and J De Leen at 1743. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    1376 West 13th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Annette E O'Sullivan, who worked for the BC Telephone 1940
    • Edward O'Sullivan 1940
    • John A O'Sullivan, a clerk at the Post Office 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Greenberg at 1366 and reynolds apts at 1386. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    4579 West 2nd Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • J P O'Sullivan, on active service 1940

    Next door in 1940: H S Fillmore at 4573 and T R Hall at 4585. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    2499 West 37th Avenue

    Arbutus Ridge, 1940

    • Denis P O'Sullivan, a cook at the CPR 1940
    • Eugene O'Sullivan, retired 1940
    • Gerard E O'Sullivan, a salesman 1940
    • John B O'Sullivan, a clerk at the CPR 1940

    Next door in 1940: G T Snow at 2475. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    2806 West 6th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • D W O'Sullivan, an attendant at Stonehouse Motors 1940

    Next door in 1940: C Parsons at 2808. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    1629 Yew Street

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • J O'Sullivan 1940

    Next door in 1940: L H Butterick at 1625 and R MacDonald at 1631. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for twelve of the 16: a clerk (2), an on active service (2), an attendant, a cook, a driver and an employee, among others. Two of them worked for CPR.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Downtown (2), Kitsilano (2), West End (2), Arbutus Ridge, Fairview, Grandview-Woodland, Marpole and West Point Grey. 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 T O'Sullivan at 1957 East 3rd Avenue. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Timothy O'Sullivan there as the householder, on active service. In 1940 the directory lists P O'Sullivan at 8505 Granville Street. The 1940 name section lists Patrick O'Sullivan there as the householder.

The 1940 name section lists William C O'Sullivan at 731 Hamilton Street, a driver at J Davies & Sons. D O'Sullivan is listed at 1270 Howe Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Daniel O'Sullivan there as the householder, a farmer. The 1940 name section lists Kath O'Sullivan at 1160 Robson Street, a stenographer.

The 1940 name section lists Kathleen O'Sullivan at 1735 Robson Street, a maid at the Buchan Hotel. The 1940 name section lists Annette E O'Sullivan at 1376 West 13th Avenue, who worked for the BC Telephone, with Edward O'Sullivan, and John A O'Sullivan, a clerk at the Post Office. In 1940 the directory lists J P O'Sullivan at 4579 West 2nd Avenue. The 1940 name section lists James P O'Sullivan there as the householder, on active service.

The 1940 name section lists Denis P O'Sullivan at 2499 West 37th Avenue, a cook at the CPR, with Eugene O'Sullivan, retired, Gerard E O'Sullivan, a salesman, and John B O'Sullivan, a clerk at the CPR. D W O'Sullivan is listed at 2806 West 6th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Dennis W O'Sullivan there as the householder, an attendant at Stonehouse Motors. J O'Sullivan is listed at 1629 Yew Street in 1940.

Today

1957 East 3rd, 4579 West 2nd, 2499 West 37th and 2806 West 6th still have their buildings from before 1946; 1160 Robson (1957) and 1629 Yew (1977) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 8505 Granville, 731 Hamilton, 1270 Howe, 1735 Robson and 1376 West 13th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 21 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
1940

British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section

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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 O. Want a name removed? Tell us.