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The Percys

In the city directories 1940 · 15 people at eleven addresses

The directories print 15 people named Percy at eleven addresses in 1940 in seven of the city's neighbourhoods, with the close spelling Piercy. 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 Percys lived

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

    950 Bidwell Street

    West End, 1940

    • T Percy, a bookkeeper 1940

    Next door in 1940: stanley court at 920 and T R Lloyd at 956. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    811 East 10th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • Patrick T F Piercy 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs J Musclow at 809 and Mrs N Kirmay at 813. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    306 East 11th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • H L Percy, an embalmer at Mount Pleasant Undertaking 1940
    • Archibald A Piercy, an embalmer at Mount Pleasant Undertaking 1940

    Next door in 1940: T Davidson at 322. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    119 East 27th Avenue

    Riley Park, 1940

    • A S Percy, proprietor of Quebec Mansions 1940

    Next door in 1940: quebec mansions at 111 and G Milne at 125. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    2177 East 39th Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • W H Percy, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs E Scott at 2149. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    3627 Oak Street

    South Cambie, 1940

    • Mrs L Percy, widow of T 1940
    • Barbara J Percy 1940
  7. 7

    3980 Point Grey Road

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • W Piercy, a mechanic at Fordyce Motors 1940

    Next door in 1940: B J Stephenson at 3950 and J McNeill at 3990. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    151 West 14th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • E Piercy, an agent at Prudential Insurance 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Shaw at 145 and J Harley at 157. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    3281 West 21st Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • E Percy, a jeweller at Jacoby Bros 1940

    Next door in 1940: F A Scott at 3275 and A E Haigh at 3287. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    3996 West 23rd Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • A E Piercy, retired 1940
    • Helen W Piercy, a student at UBC 1940

    Next door in 1940: R D Gleason at 3990. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    3941 West 24th Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • J E Piercy, on active service 1940
    • Dorothy Piercy, a stenographer at H R MacMillan Export 1940

    Next door in 1940: E R Ballard at 3929 and N Butler at 3947. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for nine of the 15: an embalmer (2), an agent, a bookkeeper, a jeweller, a mechanic and an on active service, among others. Two of them worked for Mount Pleasant Undertaking. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Dunbar-Southlands (3), Mount Pleasant (3), Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Riley Park, South Cambie, 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 T Percy at 950 Bidwell Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Tom Percy there as the householder, a bookkeeper. The 1940 name section lists Patrick T F Piercy at 811 East 10th Avenue.

H L Percy is listed at 306 East 11th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Harold L Percy there as the householder, an embalmer at Mount Pleasant Undertaking, with Archibald A Piercy, an embalmer at Mount Pleasant Undertaking. A S Percy is listed at 119 East 27th Avenue in 1940; 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 Arthur S Percy there as the householder, proprietor of Quebec Mansions.

W H Percy is listed at 2177 East 39th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists William H Percy there as the householder, retired. Mrs L Percy is listed at 3627 Oak Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Laura Percy there as the householder, widow of T, with Barbara J Percy.

W Piercy is listed at 3980 Point Grey Road in 1940. The 1940 name section lists William Piercy there as the householder, a mechanic at Fordyce Motors. E Piercy is listed at 151 West 14th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Edward Piercy there as the householder, an agent at Prudential Insurance.

E Percy is listed at 3281 West 21st Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Edmund Percy there as the householder, a jeweller at Jacoby Bros. A E Piercy is listed at 3996 West 23rd Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Alfred E Piercy there as the householder, retired, with Helen W Piercy, a student at UBC.

J E Piercy is listed at 3941 West 24th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists James E Piercy there as the householder, on active service, with Dorothy Piercy, a stenographer at H R MacMillan Export.

Today

811 East 10th, 306 East 11th, 151 West 14th and 3281 West 21st still have their buildings from before 1946; 950 Bidwell (1991), 119 East 27th (2013), 2177 East 39th (1983), 3996 West 23rd (2019) and 3941 West 24th (2020) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 3627 Oak and 3980 Point Grey Road, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 25 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.