A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The Poulters
In the city directories 1940 · 15 people at eleven addresses
The directories print 15 people named Poulter at eleven 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: three Poulters at 765 East 29th in 1940.
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Where the Poulters lived
- 1
589 Burrard Street
Downtown, 1940
- V Poulter, a clerk at London & Lancashire Insurance 1940
Next door in 1940: Day R S & Son Ltd at 567 and W C Beattie at 591. The block, door by door
- 2
1752 East 13th Avenue
Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940
- W T Poulter, a longshoreman 1940
- Dorothy G Poulter, an elevator operator at the Birks Building 1940
Next door in 1940: D M Cummings at 1736 and H Bentley at 1758. The block, door by door
- 3
1758 East 13th Avenue
Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940
- Leslie R Poulter, in mailing at the Sun 1940
Next door in 1940: W T Poulter at 1752 and F Harper at 1760. The block, door by door
- 4
765 East 29th Avenue
Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940
- S C Poulter, a laundryman at the Vancouver General Hospital 1940
- Ernest H S Poulter 1940
- Richard Poulter, a finisher at Mount Pleasant Shoe Repair 1940
Next door in 1940: J L McIver at 741 and D Kovrchik at 773. The block, door by door
- 5
2169 East 33rd Avenue
Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940
- W J Poulter, an elevator mechanic at Speneers 1940
- Florence D Poulter, a stenographer at Mutual Fire Insurance 1940
Next door in 1940: F Mazuren at 2155 and J A Meadows at 2181. The block, door by door
- 6
1053 Haro Street
West End, 1940
- D E Poulter, a warehouseman for Davis White 1940
Next door in 1940: J Cuming at 1051 and J Jensen at 1055. The block, door by door
- 7
1946 McLean Drive
Grandview-Woodland, 1940
- C H Poulter, a compositor at the Sun 1940
Next door in 1940: J R Thomas at 1936. The block, door by door
- 8
840 Nelson Street
Downtown, 1940
- F G Poulter, an assistant manager at the Paradise Theatre 1940
Next door in 1940: Oke & Duke at 808. The block, door by door
- 9
3622 West 29th Avenue
Dunbar-Southlands, 1940
- H L Poulter, a foreman at Swifts 1940
Next door in 1940: A Mitchell at 3636. The block, door by door
- 10
653 West Broadway
Fairview, 1940
- Mrs E Poulter, widow of W 1940
Next door in 1940: J A Martin at 645 and W J Harris at 655. The block, door by door
- 11
1913 Yew Street
Kitsilano, 1940
- E E Poulter, a shoe repairer 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs I Wilson at 1911 and N Cairns at 1915. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for twelve of the 15: an assistant manager, a clerk, a compositor, an elevator mechanic, an elevator operator and a finisher, among others. Two of them worked for Sun. One is a widow, listed under her own name.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Kensington-Cedar Cottage (4), Downtown (2), Dunbar-Southlands, Fairview, Grandview-Woodland, Kitsilano 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 V Poulter at 589 Burrard Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Vincent H Poulter there as the householder, a clerk at London & Lancashire Insurance. In 1940 the directory lists W T Poulter at 1752 East 13th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists William T Poulter there as the householder, a longshoreman, with Dorothy G Poulter, an elevator operator at the Birks Building.
The 1940 name section lists Leslie R Poulter at 1758 East 13th Avenue, in mailing at the Sun. S C Poulter is listed at 765 East 29th 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 Stan C Poulter there as the householder, a laundryman at the Vancouver General Hospital, with Ernest H S Poulter, and Richard Poulter, a finisher at Mount Pleasant Shoe Repair.
W J Poulter is listed at 2169 East 33rd Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists William J Poulter there as the householder, an elevator mechanic at Speneers, with Florence D Poulter, a stenographer at Mutual Fire Insurance. D E Poulter is listed at 1053 Haro Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Don E Poulter there as the householder, a warehouseman for Davis White.
C H Poulter is listed at 1946 McLean Drive in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Clarence H Poulter there as the householder, a compositor at the Sun. F G Poulter is listed at 840 Nelson Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Frederick G Poulter there as the householder, an assistant manager at the Paradise Theatre.
H L Poulter is listed at 3622 West 29th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Hubert L Poulter there as the householder, a foreman at Swifts. Mrs E Poulter is listed at 653 West Broadway in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Emily Poulter there as the householder, widow of W.
E E Poulter, a shoe repairer, is listed at 1913 Yew Street in 1940.
Today
1752 East 13th, 2169 East 33rd and 3622 West 29th still have their buildings from before 1946; 765 East 29th (1965) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 589 Burrard, 1758 East 13th, 1053 Haro, 1946 McLean Drive, 840 Nelson, 653 West Broadway and 1913 Yew, 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.
- Poulter V589 Burrard, p. 22
- Poulter Vincent H clk London & Lancashire Ins589 Burrard, p. 501
- Poulter W T1752 East 13th, p. 211
- Poulter Dorothy G elev opr Birks Bldg1752 East 13th, p. 501
- Poulter Wm T lngshmn1752 East 13th, p. 501
- Poulter Leslie R mailing Sun1758 East 13th, p. 501
- *Poulter S C765 East 29th, p. 244
- Poulter Ernest H S765 East 29th, p. 501
- Poulter Richd fnshr Mt Pleasant Shoe Repr765 East 29th, p. 501
- Poulter Stan C lndymn Van Genl Hosp765 East 29th, p. 501
- *Poulter W J2169 East 33rd, p. 248
- Poulter Florence D sten Mutual Fire Ins2169 East 33rd, p. 501
- Poulter Wm J elev mech Speneers2169 East 33rd, p. 501
- Poulter D E1053 Haro, p. 71
- Poulter Don E whsmn Davis White1053 Haro, p. 501
- Poulter C H1946 McLean Drive, p. 106
- Poulter Clarence H comp Sun1946 McLean Drive, p. 501
- Poulter F G840 Nelson, p. 118
- Poulter Fredk G asst mgr Paradise Thea840 Nelson, p. 501
- *Poulter H L3622 West 29th, p. 245
- Poulter Hubt L formn Swifts3622 West 29th, p. 501
- Poulter Mrs E653 West Broadway, p. 17
- Poulter Emily wid W653 West Broadway, p. 501
- Poulter E E shoe repr1913 Yew, p. 171
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.