A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The Pasquales
In the city directories 1940 · five people at two addresses
The directories print five people named Pasquale at two addresses in 1940 in two of the city's neighbourhoods. No first name or initials tie one address to the other: we can't tell if they're one family. The most under one roof: three Pasquales at 2337 Columbia in 1940.
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Where the Pasquales lived
- 1
2337 Columbia Street
Mount Pleasant, 1940
- D A Pasquale, a chipper at the Vancouver Engineering Works 1940
- George Pasquale, a mechanic 1940
- William Pasquale, a mechanic 1940
Next door in 1940: G R Chapman at 2333 and D B Derton at 2339. The block, door by door
- 2
1206 William Street
Strathcona, 1940
- L Pasquale, a laborer 1940
- Alex Pasquale, a laborer 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs M Falasconi at 1200 and J Boyko at 1212. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for all five: a laborer (2), a mechanic (2) and a chipper.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Mount Pleasant and Strathcona. 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 D A Pasquale at 2337 Columbia Street; 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 Domenico A Pasquale there as the householder, a chipper at the Vancouver Engineering Works, with George Pasquale, a mechanic, and William Pasquale, a mechanic. In 1940 the directory lists L Pasquale at 1206 William Street. The 1940 name section lists Louis Pasquale there as the householder, a laborer, with Alex Pasquale, a laborer.
Today
1206 William (1966) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 2337 Columbia, so that building is probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 7 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- *Pasquale D A2337 Columbia, p. 32
- Pasquale Domenico A chipper Van Eng Wks2337 Columbia, p. 482
- Pasquale Geo mech2337 Columbia, p. 482
- Pasquale Wm mech2337 Columbia, p. 482
- Pasquale L1206 William, p. 167
- Pasquale Alex lab1206 William, p. 482
- Pasquale Louis lab1206 William, p. 482
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
The book of the Pasquales
Every directory, as one book
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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.