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The Pickerings

In the city directories 1940 · 15 people at eleven addresses

The directories print 15 people named Pickering at eleven 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 Pickerings at 1530 East 4th in 1940.

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Where the Pickerings 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

    591 Burrard Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Percy Pickering, a machinist operator at the Province 1940

    Next door in 1940: colonial apartments at 589. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    876 East 11th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • Eva E Pickering, a waitress at Ralph's Lunch 1940

    Next door in 1940: J A Johnson at 864. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    159 East 18th Avenue

    Riley Park, 1940

    • Errol Pickering, a waiter at Canadian National Steamships 1940

    Next door in 1940: G L MacKenzie at 143 and R J O Day at 177. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    3430 East 24th Avenue

    Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940

    • F R Pickering, a trainman 1940

    Next door in 1940: E Davidson at 3426 and W Whalvin at 3446. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    1530 East 4th Avenue

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • T M Pickering, a laborer 1940
    • Alfred N Pickering, a laborer 1940
    • Frank E Pickering, a laborer 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs B J Vint at 1516 and J A Chambers at 1534. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    1856 East Pender Street

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • W H Pickering, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: Miss J Gillette at 1842. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    2676 Eton Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • J J Pickering, a longshoreman 1940

    Next door in 1940: F W Trim at 2666 and A F Helm at 2680. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    2285 West 10th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Mrs A Pickering 1940
    • William Pickering, an engineer at BC Cement 1940

    Next door in 1940: G Kelton at 2277. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    3415 West 1st Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Mrs M Pickering, widow of H S 1940

    Next door in 1940: L J Froment at 3409 and Mrs F F Welch at 3429. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    4338 West 2nd Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • W H Pickering, a dentist 1940
    • Eunice Pickering, a student 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs A I Lloyd at 4330 and W S Reid at 4362. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    925 West Georgia Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • W H Pickering, a dentist 1940

    Next door in 1940: Lunch Sandwich at 915 and Macdonald's Prescriptions at 929. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for ten of the 15: a laborer (3), a dentist, an engineer, a longshoreman, a machinist operator and a trainman, among others. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Downtown (2), Grandview-Woodland (2), Kitsilano (2), Hastings-Sunrise, Mount Pleasant, Renfrew-Collingwood, Riley Park 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

The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Percy Pickering at 591 Burrard Street, a machinist operator at the Province. The 1940 name section lists Eva E Pickering at 876 East 11th Avenue, a waitress at Ralph's Lunch. The 1940 name section lists Errol Pickering at 159 East 18th Avenue, a waiter at Canadian National Steamships.

F R Pickering is listed at 3430 East 24th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Frank R Pickering there as the householder, a trainman. T M Pickering is listed at 1530 East 4th 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 Thomas M Pickering there as the householder, a floorman at the Pacific Mills, with Thomas M Pickering Jr, a laborer, Alfred N Pickering, a laborer, and Frank E Pickering, a laborer.

W H Pickering is listed at 1856 East Pender Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists William H Pickering there as the householder, retired. J J Pickering is listed at 2676 Eton Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists John J Pickering there as the householder, a longshoreman, with Joseph Pickering.

Mrs A Pickering is listed at 2285 West 10th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Alice Pickering there as the householder, with William Pickering, an engineer at BC Cement. Mrs M Pickering is listed at 3415 West 1st Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Mary Pickering there as the householder, widow of H S.

W H Pickering is listed at 4338 West 2nd Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Walter H Pickering there as the householder, a dentist, with Eunice Pickering, a student. W H Pickering, a dentist, is listed at 925 West Georgia Street in 1940.

Today

159 East 18th, 2676 Eton, 2285 West 10th, 3415 West 1st and 4338 West 2nd still have their buildings from before 1946, 2676 Eton on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 3430 East 24th (1987) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 591 Burrard, 876 East 11th, 1530 East 4th, 1856 East Pender and 925 West Georgia, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 24 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
1940

British Columbia and Yukon Directory, name section, where each person's work is printed

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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.