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The Prentices

In the city directories 1940 · 16 people at twelve addresses

The directories print 16 people named Prentice at twelve addresses in 1940 in nine 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 Prentices at 1510 West 5th in 1940.

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Where the Prentices 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

    1736 Barclay Street

    West End, 1940

    • Ernest Prentice, a warehouseman 1940

    Next door in 1940: G R Hanbury at 1724 and R W Ginn at 1746. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1170 Bidwell Street

    West End, 1940

    • Mrs M Prentice, widow of E 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs L Whittaker at 1160. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1344 Comox Street

    West End, 1940

    • Lillian Prentice, a saleswoman at Betty's Hat & Gown Shoppe 1940

    Next door in 1940: H A H Oliver at 1330 and A A MacKay at 1350. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    4263 Dunbar Street

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • Mrs Elsie Prentice, of Collegiate Shop 1940

    Next door in 1940: N H Schwarze at 4255 and Sunny Mkt at 4265. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    551 East 16th Avenue

    Riley Park, 1940

    • J Prentice, a cleaner at the Vancouver General Hospital 1940

    Next door in 1940: G M McCombie at 547 and Mrs M Law at 555. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    2643 East Georgia Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • W Prentice, a boilermaker at the CPR 1940
    • Syd Prentice, a bus boy at the Hudson's Bay Company 1940

    Next door in 1940: R King at 2639 and R Topham at 2653. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    1537 Matthews Avenue

    Shaughnessy, 1940

    • J G Prentice, a president at Pacific Veneer 1940

    Next door in 1940: W C Shelly at 1563. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    2580 Napier Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • J H Prentice, an electrician at the CPR 1940

    Next door in 1940: S E Read at 2574 and C E Tambling at 2586. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    687 West 19th Avenue

    South Cambie, 1940

    • A H Prentice, a clerk at the Canadian Government 1940

    Next door in 1940: A Nelson at 685 and Mrs E J Middlemass at 689. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    2232 West 1st Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • A F Prentice, a credit manager at Famous 1940
    • Margaret Prentice, a hairdresser at Adele Beauty Salon 1940

    Next door in 1940: C F Inglis at 2226 and A G Dennis at 2234. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    4433 West 4th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • J M Prentice 1940

    Next door in 1940: W V Bainbridge at 4419 and A Wayles at 4439. The block, door by door

  12. 12

    1510 West 5th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Mrs S Prentice, widow of A 1940
    • Ernest Prentice, a laborer at R&H Sawmill 1940
    • Frances Prentice, an operator at Standard Brands 1940

What they did

The name section prints a trade for twelve of the 16: a boilermaker, a bus boy, a cleaner, a clerk, a credit manager and an electrician, among others. Two of them worked for CPR. Two are widows, listed under their own names.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in West End (3), Hastings-Sunrise (2), Dunbar-Southlands, Fairview, Kitsilano, Riley Park, Shaughnessy, South Cambie 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 Ernest Prentice at 1736 Barclay Street, a warehouseman. Mrs M Prentice is listed at 1170 Bidwell Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Marion Prentice there as the householder, widow of E. The 1940 name section lists Lillian Prentice at 1344 Comox Street, a saleswoman at Betty's Hat & Gown Shoppe.

The 1940 name section lists Mrs Elsie Prentice at 4263 Dunbar Street, of Collegiate Shop. J Prentice is listed at 551 East 16th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists John Prentice there as the householder, a cleaner at the Vancouver General Hospital.

W Prentice is listed at 2643 East Georgia Street 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 William Prentice there as the householder, a boilermaker at the CPR, with Syd Prentice, a bus boy at the Hudson's Bay Company. J G Prentice is listed at 1537 Matthews Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists John G Prentice there as the householder, a president at Pacific Veneer.

J H Prentice is listed at 2580 Napier Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists James H Prentice there as the householder, an electrician at the CPR. A H Prentice is listed at 687 West 19th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Arthur H Prentice there as the householder, a clerk at the Canadian Government.

A F Prentice is listed at 2232 West 1st Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Archibald F Prentice there as the householder, a credit manager at Famous, with Margaret Prentice, a hairdresser at Adele Beauty Salon. J M Prentice is listed at 4433 West 4th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too.

In 1940 the directory lists Mrs S Prentice at 1510 West 5th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Susan Prentice there as the householder, widow of A, with Ernest Prentice, a laborer at R&H Sawmill, and Frances Prentice, an operator at Standard Brands.

Today

1537 Matthews, 2580 Napier, 687 West 19th and 4433 West 4th still have their buildings from before 1946, 1537 Matthews and 687 West 19th on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 551 East 16th (2000) and 2643 East Georgia (1974) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1736 Barclay, 1170 Bidwell, 1344 Comox, 4263 Dunbar, 2232 West 1st and 1510 West 5th, 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.