A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The Pickards
In the city directories 1940 · 17 people at nine addresses
The directories print 17 people named Pickard at nine addresses in 1940 in eight of the city's neighbourhoods. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family. The most under one roof: three Pickards at 1059 East 11th in 1940.
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Where the Pickards lived
- 1
5870 Beatrice Street
Victoria-Fraserview, 1940
- J Pickard, a painter 1940
- Vera N Pickard, a saleswoman at Woodward's 1940
Next door in 1940: E D Alston at 5812 and Mrs E Coombes at 5878. The block, door by door
- 2
1059 East 11th Avenue
Mount Pleasant, 1940
- E Roy Pickard, a helper at Sitka Spruce Lumber 1940
- Florence Pickard 1940
- Roy W Pickard, a local shipper for Sitka Spruce 1940
Next door in 1940: P C Easton at 1057 and A S Harvey at 1087. The block, door by door
- 3
1962 Kitchener Street
Grandview-Woodland, 1940
- F Pickard, a janitor 1940
- M Irene Pickard, a machinist operator 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs A E Sullivan at 1956 and F C Stricker at 1980. The block, door by door
- 4
1402 Robson Street
West End, 1940
- William Pickard, a cook at the Union Steamship Company 1940
Next door in 1940: H Monkhouse at 1400 and W Simpson at 1420. The block, door by door
- 5
1338 Walnut Street
Kitsilano, 1940
- Mrs M B Pickard, widow of W A 1940
- Gordon J Pickard, a packer for W H Malkin 1940
Next door in 1940: T L Hicks at 1322 and L Elliott at 1342. The block, door by door
- 6
1585 West 15th Avenue
Fairview, 1940
- T D Pickard, a mining engineer 1940
- Murray K Pickard, a student at UBC 1940
- Robert D Pickard, a student 1940
Next door in 1940: madrona apts at 1575 and roxborough apts at 1595. The block, door by door
- 7
2866 West 29th Avenue
Arbutus Ridge, 1940
- J C Pickard, proprietor of Green Mill Sandwich Shop 1940
Next door in 1940: O P Bugg at 2886. The block, door by door
- 8
1420 West Pender Street
Downtown, 1940
- W Pickard, a shoe repairer 1940
Next door in 1940: E M McKinnon at 1400 and W Pickard at 1422. The block, door by door
- 9
1422 West Pender Street
Downtown, 1940
- W Pickard 1940
- Florence Pickard, a labeller at Hedlund's 1940
Next door in 1940: W Pickard at 1420 and Mrs S G Bell at 1432. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for eleven of the 17: a cook, a helper, a janitor, a labeller, a local shipper and a machinist operator, among others. One is a widow, listed under her own name.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Downtown (2), Arbutus Ridge, Fairview, Grandview-Woodland, Kitsilano, Mount Pleasant, Victoria-Fraserview 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 Pickard at 5870 Beatrice 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, where each person's work is printed, lists James Pickard there as the householder, a painter, with Vera N Pickard, a saleswoman at Woodward's. The 1940 name section lists E Roy Pickard at 1059 East 11th Avenue, a helper at Sitka Spruce Lumber, with Florence Pickard, and Roy W Pickard, a local shipper for Sitka Spruce.
F Pickard is listed at 1962 Kitchener Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Fred Pickard there as the householder, a janitor, with M Irene Pickard, a machinist operator. The 1940 name section lists William Pickard at 1402 Robson Street, a cook at the Union Steamship Company.
In 1940 the directory lists Mrs M B Pickard at 1338 Walnut Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists M Beatrice Pickard there as the householder, widow of W A, with Gordon J Pickard, a packer for W H Malkin. In 1940 the directory lists T D Pickard at 1585 West 15th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists T Dwight Pickard there as the householder, a mining engineer, with Murray K Pickard, a student at UBC, and Robert D Pickard, a student.
In 1940 the directory lists J C Pickard at 2866 West 29th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists John C Pickard there as the householder, proprietor of Green Mill Sandwich Shop. In 1940 the directory lists W Pickard, a shoe repairer, at 1420 West Pender Street.
W Pickard is listed at 1422 West Pender Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Florence Pickard there, a labeller at Hedlund's.
Today
1059 East 11th and 1585 West 15th still have their buildings from before 1946, 1585 West 15th on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 5870 Beatrice (1980), 1338 Walnut (1979) and 2866 West 29th (2004) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1962 Kitchener, 1402 Robson, 1420 West Pender and 1422 West Pender, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 22 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- *Pickard J5870 Beatrice, p. 10
- Pickard Jas pntr5870 Beatrice, p. 494
- Pickard Vera N slswm Woodward's5870 Beatrice, p. 494
- Pickard E Roy hlpr Sitka Spruce Lbr1059 East 11th, p. 494
- Pickard Florence1059 East 11th, p. 494
- Pickard Roy W local shpr Sitka Spruce1059 East 11th, p. 494
- *Pickard F1962 Kitchener, p. 99
- Pickard Fred jntr1962 Kitchener, p. 494
- Pickard M Irene mach opr1962 Kitchener, p. 494
- Pickard Wm cook USS1402 Robson, p. 494
- *Pickard Mrs M B1338 Walnut, p. 165
- Pickard Gordon J pkr W H Malkin1338 Walnut, p. 494
- Pickard M Beatrice wid W A1338 Walnut, p. 494
- Pickard T D1585 West 15th, p. 220
- Pickard Murray K studt UBC1585 West 15th, p. 494
- Pickard Robt D studt1585 West 15th, p. 494
- Pickard T Dwight min eng1585 West 15th, p. 494
- *Pickard J C2866 West 29th, p. 245
- Pickard John C prop Green Mill Sandwich Shop2866 West 29th, p. 494
- Pickard W shoe repr1420 West Pender, p. 132
- *Pickard W1422 West Pender, p. 132
- Pickard Florence labeller Hedlund's1422 West Pender, p. 494
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.