A family name on West Georgia Street, Downtown and West End
The Phillipses
In the city directories 1940 · two people at two addresses
The directories print two people named Phillips at two addresses in 1940, all on West Georgia Street, with the close spelling Philips. No first name or initials tie one address to the other: we can't tell if they're one family. The directories print the name on 85 other streets too, all listed on the Phillips name's own page.
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Where the Phillipses lived
- 1
231 West Georgia Street
Downtown, 1940
- Mrs M L Phillips, widow of F E D 1940
Next door in 1940: N Pappas at 221 and G Omelican at 235. The block, door by door
- 2
1814 West Georgia Street
West End, 1940
- A H Phillips, a steamfitter 1940
Next door in 1940: Purcell Hall at 1808 and Miss A W Dunn at 1820. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for one of the two: a steamfitter. One is a widow, listed under her own name.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Downtown 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 L Phillips at 231 West Georgia Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists M Louetta Phillips there as the householder, widow of F E D. In 1940 the directory lists A H Phillips at 1814 West Georgia Street. The 1940 name section lists Arthur H Phillips there as the householder, a steamfitter.
Today
The City no longer lists 231 West Georgia and 1814 West Georgia, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 4 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Phillips Mrs M L231 West Georgia, p. 56
- Phillips M Louetta wid F E D231 West Georgia, p. 493
- Phillips A H1814 West Georgia, p. 59
- Phillips Arth H stmftr1814 West Georgia, p. 492
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
The book of the Phillipses
Every directory, as one book
The family book reads the Phillips name in each Vancouver directory we hold from 1901 to 1945: everyone printed under it at every address, their work from the name sections, who lived next door, and the page behind every line, to read here or save as a PDF to print or give.
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Another name, or a house
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.