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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Peerses

In the city directories 1940 · seven people at seven addresses

The directories print seven people named Peers at seven addresses in 1940 in six 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 Peerses lived

Each pin is on its own block, numbered as the households below. One address isn't on today's map, so it has no pin. Today's land, parks, main roads and local areas: City of Vancouver Open Data (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).
  1. 1

    5463 Balsam Street

    Arbutus Ridge, 1940

    • G Peers 1940

    Next door in 1940: H V J Collier at 5437 and A O Gordon at 5489. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1732 Davie Street

    West End, 1940

    • A F Peers 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs A M Whyte at 1728 and Mrs H F McPherson at 1742. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    5558 Elm Street

    Arbutus Ridge, 1940

    • R D Peers 1940

    Next door in 1940: W L Richmond at 5542 and W T Campbell at 5576. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1305 West 15th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • E G Peers 1940

    Next door in 1940: granchester court at 1315. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    4409 West 9th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • G H Peers 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs F M Bradshaw at 4405 and G Walker at 4413. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    1948 William Street

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • D Peers 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs F Maynard at 1934 and A Wyborn at 1954. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    3266 William Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • Mrs M A Peers 1940

    Next door in 1940: T Perrie at 3240 and J Foy at 3274. The block, door by door

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Arbutus Ridge (2), Fairview, Grandview-Woodland, Hastings-Sunrise, West End and West Point Grey. 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 G Peers at 5463 Balsam 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). A F Peers is listed at 1732 Davie Street in 1940. In 1940 the directory lists R D Peers at 5558 Elm Street. E G Peers is listed at 1305 West 15th Avenue in 1940.

In 1940 the directory lists G H Peers at 4409 West 9th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. D Peers is listed at 1948 William Street in 1940. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs M A Peers at 3266 William Street; the 1940 line is marked * too.

Today

5558 Elm, 1305 West 15th, 4409 West 9th and 1948 William still have their buildings from before 1946; 3266 William (1968) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 5463 Balsam and 1732 Davie, so those buildings are 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.

The book of the Peerses

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.