The Parrys

The story, address by address

The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Mrs J C Parry at 1039 Barclay Street. G E Parry is listed at 775 Bidwell 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 lists George E Parry there as the householder, with Jane Parry, widow of A. The 1940 name section lists Be Parry at 1216 Connaught Drive, a nurse at the Shaughnessy Hospital Canadian Government.

In 1940 the directory lists J W Parry at 1016 East 18th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists John W Parry there as the householder, a sales manager at Vancouver Supplies. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs A A Parry at 282 East 19th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Alice A Parry there as the householder, widow of T J.

In 1940 the directory lists J A Parry at 641 East 57th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Jordan A Parry there as the householder, a dairyman, with Edith Parry, a nurse, and Edna Parry, a domestic. In 1940 the directory lists H M Parry at 175 East Broadway. The 1940 name section lists Harry M Parry there as the householder, a watchman at Hamilton Bridge.

In 1940 the directory lists H Parry at 6410 Elm Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Harry Parry there as the householder, a clerk at the BC Government, with Thomas Parry, a helper at Bulman Bros. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs L Parry at 3975 Inverness Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Lucy Parry there as the householder, widow of G.

In 1940 the directory lists Mrs M C Parry at 1537 Parker Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Madeline C Parry there as the householder, widow of F H, with Elizabeth Parry, widow of A. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs E Parry at 6629 Toderick Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Ethel Parry there as the householder, widow of R, with John P Parry, a laborer at Canadian White Pine.

In 1940 the directory lists R L Parry at 2658 Waterloo Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Richard L Parry there as the householder, a manager at Hub, with Gwyneth A Parry, a student. The 1940 name section lists M Lillian Parry at 1696 West 13th Avenue, a clerk at Spencer's.

R S Parry is listed at 4582 West 14th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Robert S Parry there as the householder, a sales manager at Chess Bros. The 1940 name section lists Llewellyn M Parry at 3239 West 24th Avenue, an artist at Neon Products.

In 1940 the directory lists Mrs M W Parry at 2425 West 3rd Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Mary W Parry there as the householder, widow of M S, with John G Parry, a clerk at the Canadian Bank of Commerce. In 1940 the directory lists W M Parry at 14 West 8th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists William M Parry there as the householder, a farmer, with Richard M Parry, a watchman at Hamilton Bridge.

In 1940 the directory lists E Parry at 4737 Windsor Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Evan Parry there as the householder, a salesman, with Edward J Parry, a student at UBC.

Today

1216 Connaught Drive, 1016 East 18th, 282 East 19th, 175 East Broadway, 3975 Inverness, 2658 Waterloo, 4582 West 14th and 3239 West 24th still have their buildings from before 1946; 641 East 57th (1973) and 4737 Windsor (2002) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1039 Barclay, 775 Bidwell, 6410 Elm, 1537 Parker, 6629 Toderick, 1696 West 13th, 2425 West 3rd and 14 West 8th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).