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The Peckhams

In the city directories 1940 · seven people at five addresses

The directories print seven people named Peckham at five addresses in 1940 in five 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 Peckhams 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

    1549 Charles Street

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • Mrs M P Peckham 1940
    • Bert J Peckham, a watchman at Shell Oil 1940

    Next door in 1940: Miss C S Sutherland at 1545 and W P Eldrige at 1555. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1075 Gilford Street

    West End, 1940

    • H G Peckham, a vice-president at Jordan's 1940

    Next door in 1940: E J Knox at 1025. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    3258 Napier Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • J H Peckham, a helper at Hedlunds 1940
    • Christina C A Peckham, who worked for Nelsons Laundries 1940

    Next door in 1940: A E Eld at 3246 and L G Marshall at 3272. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    4433 Sophia Street

    Riley Park, 1940

    • Steph R J Peckham, a laborer 1940

    Next door in 1940: F Clark at 4425 and J F Fisher at 4443. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    2346 West 7th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Edward C Peckham, a carpenter 1940

    Next door in 1940: R H Boyer at 2336 and W Francis at 2352. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for six of the seven: a carpenter, an employee, a helper, a laborer, a vice-president and a watchman.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Grandview-Woodland, Hastings-Sunrise, Kitsilano, Riley Park 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 Mrs M P Peckham at 1549 Charles Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Mrs Mattie P Peckham there as the householder, with Mrs Mattie P Peckham, Bert J Peckham, a watchman at Shell Oil, and Bert J Peckham, a watchman at Shell Oil. In 1940 the directory lists H G Peckham at 1075 Gilford Street. The 1940 name section lists Harold G Peckham there as the householder, a vice-president at Jordan's, with Harold G Peckham, a vice-president at Jordan's.

In 1940 the directory lists J H Peckham at 3258 Napier 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 lists James H Peckham there as the householder, a salesman at Woodward's, with James H Peckham, a salesman at Woodward's, John Peckham, a helper at Hedlunds, John Peckham, a helper at Hedlunds, Christina C A Peckham, who worked for Nelsons Laundries, and Christina C A Peckham, who worked for Nelsons Laundries. The 1940 name section lists Steph R J Peckham at 4433 Sophia Street, a laborer, with Steph R J Peckham, a laborer. The 1940 name section lists Edward C Peckham at 2346 West 7th Avenue, a carpenter, with Edward C Peckham, a carpenter.

Today

1075 Gilford still has its building from before 1946, dated 1926 by the City's record; 4433 Sophia (2005) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1549 Charles, 3258 Napier and 2346 West 7th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

A family with a covered wagon, their horses and a foal on Napier Street
About 1918 A family with a covered wagon, their horses and a foal on Napier Street. Not at the house at 3258 Napier: no archive photo of the 3200 block is known that we can show. City of Vancouver Archives, SGN 1548. Public domain.

Every line as printed

All 19 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.