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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Pearses

In the city directories 1940 · twelve people at eleven addresses

The directories print twelve people named Pearse at eleven addresses in 1940 in eight of the city's neighbourhoods, with the close spelling Pears. 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 Pearses 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

    1114 East 13th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • J S Pearse, a machinist at Canadian White Pine 1940

    Next door in 1940: R Tait at 1100 and Mrs M B Mitchell at 1120. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    895 East 19th Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • J M Pears, a laborer at the City of Vancouver 1940

    Next door in 1940: W T Wright at 881. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    536 East 7th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • J Pearse, a finisher at Jones Tent & Awning 1940

    Next door in 1940: H H Valpy at 530 and H A Gibbs at 544. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1025 Granville Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • L St Elma Pearse 1940

    Next door in 1940: W C Stearman at 1023 and Plaza Hotel at 1029. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    1012 Main Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • Thomas Pearse 1940
  6. 6

    1153 Melville Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • George Pearse, a fisherman 1940
    • Mrs Vera Pearse, of Fisher & Pearse 1940

    Next door in 1940: Melville Manor at 1149 and E W Small at 1155. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    1157 Thurlow Street

    West End, 1940

    • C F Pearse, a freight hand at the CPR 1940

    Next door in 1940: J H Hudson at 1147 and D Mackenzie at 1161. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    3631 West 11th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • J Pearse, a longshoreman 1940

    Next door in 1940: F J Lee at 3625 and E C Jenkins at 3641. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    115 West 23rd Avenue

    Riley Park, 1940

    • T W H Pearse, a longshoreman 1940

    Next door in 1940: F Brownsword at 107 and S Essler at 125. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    2076 West 47th Avenue

    Kerrisdale, 1940

    • D J Pearse, a department manager at Bowell McDonald 1940

    Next door in 1940: W R Henders at 2070 and G F Kemp at 2082. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    2187 West 49th Avenue

    Kerrisdale, 1940

    • C Pearse, a packer at M-W Ltd 1940

    Next door in 1940: W Adrain at 2183 and J J Carr at 2193. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for nine of the twelve: a longshoreman (2), a department manager, a finisher, a fisherman, a freight hand and a laborer, among others.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Downtown (2), Kerrisdale (2), Mount Pleasant (2), Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Kitsilano, Riley Park, Strathcona and West End. 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 J S Pearse at 1114 East 13th 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, where each person's work is printed, lists J Selby Pearse there as the householder, a machinist at Canadian White Pine. In 1940 the directory lists J M Pears at 895 East 19th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Joseph M Pears there as the householder, a laborer at the City of Vancouver.

In 1940 the directory lists J Pearse at 536 East 7th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Jack Pearse there as the householder, a finisher at Jones Tent & Awning. The 1940 name section lists L St Elma Pearse at 1025 Granville Street. The 1940 name section lists Thomas Pearse at 1012 Main Street.

The 1940 name section lists George Pearse at 1153 Melville Street, a fisherman, with Mrs Vera Pearse, of Fisher & Pearse. C F Pearse is listed at 1157 Thurlow Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Charles F Pearse there as the householder, a freight hand at the CPR.

J Pearse is listed at 3631 West 11th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists John Pearse there as the householder, a longshoreman. T W H Pearse is listed at 115 West 23rd Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Thomas W H Pearse there as the householder, a longshoreman.

D J Pearse is listed at 2076 West 47th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Doug J Pearse there as the householder, a department manager at Bowell McDonald. C Pearse is listed at 2187 West 49th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Charles Pearse there as the householder, a packer at M-W Ltd.

Today

1114 East 13th, 1025 Granville, 1012 Main, 3631 West 11th, 2076 West 47th and 2187 West 49th still have their buildings from before 1946, 1114 East 13th and 1025 Granville on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 895 East 19th (1979) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 536 East 7th, 1153 Melville, 1157 Thurlow and 115 West 23rd, 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, street section

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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.