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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Oakeses

In the city directories 1940 · 14 people at ten addresses

The directories print 14 people named Oakes at ten addresses in 1940 in six 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: three Oakeses at 2695 West 2nd in 1940.

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Where the Oakeses 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

    1521 Commercial Drive

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • A H Oakes 1940

    Next door in 1940: Modern Beauty Parlor at 1523. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    2913 East Georgia Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • Mrs C A Oakes, widow of J 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs E Prime at 2909 and J G Clydesdale at 2919. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1425 Haro Street

    West End, 1940

    • M V Oakes, a warehouseman at Canada Cycle & Motor 1940

    Next door in 1940: T G Hull at 1431. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1009 Homer Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • J W Oakes, a longshoreman 1940

    Next door in 1940: W Lockhart at 1011. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    813 Pacific Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Mrs J E Oakes, widow of R A 1940

    Next door in 1940: J A Mason at 801 and Cameo Gro & Conf at 819. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    3341 Venables Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • Mrs S J Oakes 1940

    Next door in 1940: C Kalugeroff at 3339 and S Mackie at 3365. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    1923 Waterloo Street

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Ethel Oakes, a hairdresser at Duart Beauty Salon 1940
    • Susan Oakes, a widow 1940

    Next door in 1940: A W Crowe at 1911 and A S Ruocco at 1969. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    2695 West 2nd Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • J W Oakes, proprietor of Oakes Agencies 1940
    • Ray W Oakes, a salesman at Oakes Agencies 1940
    • Stan J Oakes, a student 1940

    Next door in 1940: F C Hall at 2693. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    1825 West 4th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • C J Oakes, a warehouseman at Kloepfer Hardware 1940

    Next door in 1940: 5 listings at 1815 and famous shoe renew at 1833. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    3215 Yukon Street

    Riley Park, 1940

    • Cecil L Oakes, proprietor of The Oakies 1940
    • Hannah Oakes, a widow 1940

What they did

The name section prints a trade for seven of the 14: a proprietor (2), a warehouseman (2), a hairdresser, a longshoreman and a salesman. Four are widows, listed under their own names.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Kitsilano (3), Downtown (2), Hastings-Sunrise (2), Grandview-Woodland, Riley Park and West End. 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 H Oakes at 1521 Commercial Drive. Mrs C A Oakes is listed at 2913 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, where each person's work is printed, lists Christina A Oakes there as the householder, widow of J.

M V Oakes is listed at 1425 Haro Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Maxwell V Oakes there as the householder, a warehouseman at Canada Cycle & Motor. J W Oakes is listed at 1009 Homer Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists J Wesley Oakes there as the householder, a longshoreman.

Mrs J E Oakes is listed at 813 Pacific Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Josephine E Oakes there as the householder, widow of R A. Mrs S J Oakes is listed at 3341 Venables Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Sarah J Oakes there as the householder.

The 1940 name section lists Ethel Oakes at 1923 Waterloo Street, a hairdresser at Duart Beauty Salon, with Susan Oakes, a widow. In 1940 the directory lists J W Oakes at 2695 West 2nd Avenue. The 1940 name section lists James W Oakes there as the householder, proprietor of Oakes Agencies, with Ray W Oakes, a salesman at Oakes Agencies, and Stan J Oakes, a student.

In 1940 the directory lists C J Oakes at 1825 West 4th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Cyril J Oakes there as the householder, a warehouseman at Kloepfer Hardware. The 1940 name section lists Cecil L Oakes at 3215 Yukon Street, proprietor of The Oakies, with Hannah Oakes, a widow.

Today

1521 Commercial Drive, 1425 Haro and 1923 Waterloo still have their buildings from before 1946, 1923 Waterloo on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 2913 East Georgia (1994) and 1009 Homer (2005) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 813 Pacific, 3341 Venables, 2695 West 2nd, 1825 West 4th and 3215 Yukon, 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.