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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Oateses

In the city directories 1940 · eleven people at eleven addresses

The directories print eleven people named Oates at eleven addresses in 1940 in seven 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 Oateses 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

    578 Alexander Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • Harold M Oates 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs K Suzuki at 526. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    3356 East 44th Avenue

    Killarney, 1940

    • R Oates, a salesman 1940

    Next door in 1940: H G Salmon at 3340 and H D Belknap at 3362. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    823 East Pender Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • C Oates, a longshoreman 1940

    Next door in 1940: Labor Temple Ukrainian at 805 and D Hung at 827. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    986 Howe Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Arthur S Oates 1940

    Next door in 1940: F E Badham at 982 and Mrs E Parks at 992. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    960 Jervis Street

    West End, 1940

    • C J Oates, a school teacher 1940

    Next door in 1940: Annex Rosemont at 948. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    1111 Jervis Street

    West End, 1940

    • G L Oates 1940
  7. 7

    1022 Kingsway

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • W T Oates, in kennels 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs A Taylor at 1066. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    1075 Robson Street

    West End, 1940

    • F Oates, proprietor of Variety Store 1940

    Next door in 1940: Empire Mkts at 1071 and Robson Clnrs & Dyers at 1079. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    3535 West 29th Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • A J L Oates, a secretary and accountant at Begg Motor 1940

    Next door in 1940: J S Wood at 3525 and Mrs C W Rudolf at 3541. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    615 West Pender Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • G L Oates, a geophysical surveyor 1940

    Next door in 1940: B C Office Equip Co at 611 and Good Eats Cafe Ltd at 619. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    5455 Yew Street

    Arbutus Ridge, 1940

    • L Oates, a carpenter 1940

    Next door in 1940: W S McRae at 5443 and J Martin at 5467. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for eight of the eleven: a carpenter, a geophysical surveyor, a kennels, a longshoreman, a proprietor and a salesman, among others.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in West End (3), Downtown (2), Strathcona (2), Arbutus Ridge, Dunbar-Southlands, Kensington-Cedar Cottage and Killarney. 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 Harold M Oates at 578 Alexander Street. R Oates is listed at 3356 East 44th 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 Rowland Oates there as the householder, a salesman.

C Oates is listed at 823 East Pender Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Charles Oates there as the householder, a longshoreman. The 1940 name section lists Arthur S Oates at 986 Howe Street.

In 1940 the directory lists C J Oates at 960 Jervis Street. The 1940 name section lists Creswell J Oates there as the householder, a school teacher. In 1940 the directory lists G L Oates at 1111 Jervis Street. The 1940 name section lists George L Oates there as the householder.

In 1940 the directory lists W T Oates, in kennels, at 1022 Kingsway; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists William T Oates there, in kennels. In 1940 the directory lists F Oates at 1075 Robson Street. The 1940 name section lists Fred Oates there as the householder, proprietor of Variety Store.

In 1940 the directory lists A J L Oates at 3535 West 29th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists A J Lawson Oates there as the householder, a secretary and accountant at Begg Motor. In 1940 the directory lists G L Oates, a geophysical surveyor, at 615 West Pender Street. The 1940 name section lists George L Oates there, a geophysical surveyor.

In 1940 the directory lists L Oates at 5455 Yew Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Leonard Oates there as the householder, a carpenter.

Today

3356 East 44th, 1111 Jervis and 3535 West 29th still have their buildings from before 1946, 1111 Jervis on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 1022 Kingsway (1989) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 578 Alexander, 823 East Pender, 986 Howe, 960 Jervis, 1075 Robson, 615 West Pender and 5455 Yew, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 20 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 O. Want a name removed? Tell us.