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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Pipers

In the city directories 1940 · 16 people at twelve addresses

The directories print 16 people named Piper at twelve addresses in 1940 in seven 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: four Pipers at 2649 Eton in 1940.

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Where the Pipers 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

    1234 Burrard Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • A Piper, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: Universal Films Empire at 1218 and H W Burnett at 1242. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    601 Bute Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • G S Piper 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs D E Macnaughton at 647. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1122 Bute Street

    West End, 1940

    • Piper (no first name printed) 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs H M Galbraith at 1116 and A L Kelly at 1130. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    346 East 13th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • Robert E Piper, a motorman at the BC Electric Railway 1940

    Next door in 1940: T S Kelly at 334 and J M Lind at 354. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    856 East 8th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • P F Piper, a postman 1940
    • Dorothy B Piper, a saleswoman 1940

    Next door in 1940: M D Cooke at 842 and A E Thorsen at 862. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    927 East Pender Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • John C Piper 1940

    Next door in 1940: “Cabins” at 923 and M Sokolich at 931. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    2649 Eton Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • F Piper, a longshoreman 1940
    • Adelaide Piper 1940
    • Hortence Piper, a physician instructor 1940
    • Walter Piper, on active service 1940

    Next door in 1940: D W Souter at 2641 and H Price at 2651. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    2736 Eton Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • H E Piper, an engineer at the St Paul's Hospital 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs E J Chessen at 2734 and W Heads at 2746. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    7816 French Street

    Marpole, 1940

    • Mrs F H Piper, widow of W H 1940

    Next door in 1940: J A Allam at 7836. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    224 Vernon Drive

    Strathcona, 1940

    • Mrs K Piper 1940

    Next door in 1940: N Okukawa at 216 and T Jacobson at 250. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    196 West 10th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • Mrs Lucy Piper 1940

    Next door in 1940: W H Evans at 170. The block, door by door

  12. 12

    3420 West 6th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • J F Piper, a constable at the RCMP 1940

    Next door in 1940: M B Fierheller at 3424. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for eight of the 16: a constable, an engineer, a longshoreman, a motorman, an on active service and a physician instructor, among others. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Mount Pleasant (3), Downtown (2), Hastings-Sunrise (2), Strathcona (2), Kitsilano, Marpole 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

The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists A Piper at 1234 Burrard Street, retired. G S Piper is listed at 601 Bute Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Gilbert S Piper there as the householder. The 1940 name section lists Piper (no first name printed) at 1122 Bute Street.

The 1940 name section lists Robert E Piper at 346 East 13th Avenue, a motorman at the BC Electric Railway. P F Piper is listed at 856 East 8th 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 Phillip F Piper there as the householder, a postman, with Dorothy B Piper, a saleswoman. The 1940 name section lists John C Piper at 927 East Pender Street.

In 1940 the directory lists F Piper at 2649 Eton Street. The 1940 name section lists Francis Piper there as the householder, a longshoreman, with Adelaide Piper, Hortence Piper, a physician instructor, and Walter Piper, on active service. In 1940 the directory lists H E Piper at 2736 Eton Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Harry E Piper there as the householder, an engineer at the St Paul's Hospital.

In 1940 the directory lists Mrs F H Piper at 7816 French Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Frances H Piper there as the householder, widow of W H. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs K Piper at 224 Vernon Drive. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Kath Piper there as the householder.

The 1940 name section lists Mrs Lucy Piper at 196 West 10th Avenue. J F Piper is listed at 3420 West 6th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists John F Piper there as the householder, a constable at the RCMP.

Today

601 Bute, 1122 Bute and 196 West 10th still have their buildings from before 1946, 601 Bute and 1122 Bute on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 2649 Eton (1988) and 2736 Eton (2010) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1234 Burrard, 346 East 13th, 856 East 8th, 927 East Pender, 7816 French, 224 Vernon Drive and 3420 West 6th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 23 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.