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The Partingtons

In the city directories 1940 · 15 people at eleven addresses

The directories print 15 people named Partington 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 Partingtons 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

    1128 Barclay Street

    West End, 1940

    • Joseph D Partington, a clerk at the BC Coast Steamship Service 1940

    Next door in 1940: Miss M Hallisey at 1126 and Mrs E Milloy at 1134. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    877 Cambie Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • James Partington 1940

    Next door in 1940: “Cabins” at 873 and J Rennie at 879. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    823 Davie Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • F W Partington, a shoe repairer 1940

    Next door in 1940: Cinderella Dressmakers at 821 and K Houghton-Brown at 831. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1004 Douglas Crescent

    Shaughnessy, 1940

    • Mrs B W Partington 1940
  5. 5

    774 East 20th Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • W Partington, a school janitor at the City of Vancouver 1940
    • James Partington, a delivery at Anderson Printing 1940

    Next door in 1940: A H Digby at 768 and O E Fischbacher at 794. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    8142 French Street

    Marpole, 1940

    • B Partington, a carpenter 1940
    • John W Partington, a carpenter 1940

    Next door in 1940: W Starr at 8150. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    1915 Haro Street

    West End, 1940

    • O W Partington, a salesman at Vancouver Pacific Paper 1940
    • Mary A Partington, widow of W E 1940

    Next door in 1940: haro lodge at 1935. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    123 Powell Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • E Partington 1940

    Next door in 1940: B C Junk at 135. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    1695 West 11th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • H K Partington, a clerk at Vancouver Pacific Paper 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs U Baker at 1685. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    2972 West 2nd Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • F W Partington, a shoe repairer 1940

    Next door in 1940: W G Wilson at 2966 and Miss M MacVicar at 2978. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    2187 West 7th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • C L Partington, a receiver at Woodward's 1940
    • Claude E S Partington 1940

    Next door in 1940: T Henderson at 2183 and T Gordon at 2195. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for nine of the 15: a carpenter (2), a clerk (2), a delivery, a receiver, a salesman and a school janitor, among others. Two of them worked for Vancouver Pacific Paper. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Downtown (3), Kitsilano (2), West End (2), Fairview, Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Marpole and Shaughnessy. 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 Joseph D Partington at 1128 Barclay Street, a clerk at the BC Coast Steamship Service. The 1940 name section lists James Partington at 877 Cambie Street. In 1940 the directory lists F W Partington, a shoe repairer, at 823 Davie Street. Mrs B W Partington is listed at 1004 Douglas Crescent in 1940.

In 1940 the directory lists W Partington at 774 East 20th Avenue; 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 William Partington there as the householder, a school janitor at the City of Vancouver, with James Partington, a delivery at Anderson Printing. In 1940 the directory lists B Partington at 8142 French Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Basil Partington there as the householder, a carpenter, with John W Partington, a carpenter.

In 1940 the directory lists O W Partington at 1915 Haro Street. The 1940 name section lists Oliver W Partington there as the householder, a salesman at Vancouver Pacific Paper, with Mary A Partington, widow of W E. The 1940 name section lists E Partington at 123 Powell Street.

H K Partington is listed at 1695 West 11th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Herbert K Partington there as the householder, a clerk at Vancouver Pacific Paper. F W Partington is listed at 2972 West 2nd Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Frederick W Partington there as the householder, a shoe repairer.

C L Partington is listed at 2187 West 7th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Claude L Partington there as the householder, a receiver at Woodward's, with Claude E S Partington.

Today

1004 Douglas Crescent, 1915 Haro, 1695 West 11th and 2972 West 2nd still have their buildings from before 1946; 823 Davie (1998) and 774 East 20th (1989) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1128 Barclay, 877 Cambie, 8142 French, 123 Powell and 2187 West 7th, 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, name section, where each person's work is printed

The book of the Partingtons

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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 P. Want a name removed? Tell us.