A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The Olivers
In the city directories 1940 · 56 addresses on 51 streets
The directories print the Oliver name at 56 addresses on 51 streets in 1940, in 15 of the city's neighbourhoods, with the close spellings Olivier and Olver. At that many addresses it is many families, not one, so each street has its own page: the people we can follow there by first name and initials, and every line as printed.
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Where the Olivers lived
- West End13 addresses
- Dunbar-Southlands8 addresses
- Downtown5 addresses
- Kensington-Cedar Cottage5 addresses
- Riley Park5 addresses
- Hastings-Sunrise4 addresses
- Kitsilano4 addresses
- Mount Pleasant2 addresses
- Strathcona2 addresses
- Sunset2 addresses
- West Point Grey2 addresses
- Grandview-Woodland1 address
- Killarney1 address
- Marpole1 address
- Renfrew-Collingwood1 address
Where the name was printed
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- 1Nelson StreetThree addresses in West End; five people: John Oliver, Evelyn M Oliver and Mary H Oliver, and two more1940
- 2East 19th AvenueTwo addresses in Riley Park; three people: C W Oliver, W J Oliver and Ted W Oliver1940
- 3Haro StreetTwo addresses in West End; three people: H C Oliver, Bruce Oliver and Joan K Oliver1940
- 4West 12th AvenueTwo addresses in Kitsilano and West Point Grey; four people: E T Oliver, L R Oliver and Verna R Oliver, and one more1940
- 5Adanac StreetOne address in Hastings-Sunrise; one person: T Oliver1940
- 6Alberni StreetOne address in West End; one person: Dolores Oliver1940
- 7Alberta StreetOne address in Mount Pleasant; two people: Mildred K Oliver and Walter F Oliver1940
- 8Barclay StreetOne address in West End; one person: J C Oliver1940
- 9Battison StreetOne address in Killarney; four people: T T Oliver, David L Oliver and Dorothy M Oliver, and one more1940
- 10Beatty StreetOne address in Downtown; one person: F Oliver1940
- 11Bidwell StreetOne address in West End; one person: H Oliver1940
- 12Bute StreetOne address in West End; one person: Don A McL Oliver1940
39 more streets, by name: Cardero Street (1), Charles Street (1), Collingwood Street (1), Comox Street (1), Dunbar Street (1), Earles Street (1), East 12th Avenue (1), East 17th Avenue (1), East 18th Avenue (1), East 24th Avenue (1), East 59th Avenue (1), East 64th Avenue (1), East Broadway (1), East Pender Street (1), Gore Avenue (1), Granville Street (1), Hamilton Street (1), Hornby Street (1), Inverness Street (1), Nicola Street (1), Olympic Street (1), Oxford Street (1), Pendrell Street (1), Powell Street (1), Quebec Street (1), Smithe Street (1), Trinity Street (1), West 13th Avenue (1), West 14th Avenue (1), West 18th Avenue (1), West 1st Avenue (1), West 20th Avenue (1), West 21st Avenue (1), West 29th Avenue (1), West 31st Avenue (1), West 40th Avenue (1), West 43rd Avenue (1), West 63rd Avenue (1), Windsor Street (1).
Today
By the City's record, of the 56 addresses, 16 still have their buildings from before 1946, 14 have newer buildings and the City no longer lists 26; each street's page names them.
The book of the Olivers
Every directory, as one book
The family book reads the Oliver name in each Vancouver directory we hold from 1901 to 1945: everyone printed under it at every address, their work from the name sections, who lived next door, and the page behind every line, to read here or save as a PDF to print or give.
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Sources
Henderson's and successor city directories for Vancouver, read by us line by line (Vancouver Public Library, BC City Directories). Names are shown through 1945, as printed. Close spellings are grouped, as on the house pages; one name can be many families, and we join lines only where the first names or initials agree. More family names under O. Want a name removed? Tell us.