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The Prescotts

In the city directories 1940 · nine people at nine addresses

The directories print nine people named Prescott at nine 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.

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Where the Prescotts 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

    1061 Comox Street

    West End, 1940

    • Walter Prescott, a janitor 1940

    Next door in 1940: A R Shirley at 1057 and C S Cramp at 1067. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    3109 East 3rd Avenue

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • J Prescott, a seaman 1940

    Next door in 1940: R Morgan at 3117. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    780 East 50th Avenue

    Sunset, 1940

    • G Prescott, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: W T Litchfield at 774 and D Watt at 786. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    46 East 6th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • J Prescott, a helper 1940

    Next door in 1940: A Pelletier at 34 and V R Timms at 54. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    1245 Nelson Street

    West End, 1940

    • John W Prescott, an office manager at Thomsen & Clark Timber 1940

    Next door in 1940: queen anne gardens at 1235. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    2836 Pine Street

    Fairview, 1940

    • Prescott (no first name printed) 1940

    Next door in 1940: F H Horn at 2834 and E S Lee at 2850. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    2524 West 1st Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Ruth I Prescott, widow of C A 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs W Pye at 2500 and F W G Anderson at 2536. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    3904 West 21st Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • Doug Prescott 1940

    Next door in 1940: D W K Kellis at 3908. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    2243 West 5th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Rachel M Prescott, widow of W 1940

    Next door in 1940: H D Paterson at 2237 and F S Kudo at 2245. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for four of the nine: a helper, a janitor, an office manager and a seaman. Two are widows, listed under their own names.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Kitsilano (2), West End (2), Dunbar-Southlands, Fairview, Hastings-Sunrise, Mount Pleasant and Sunset. 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 Walter Prescott at 1061 Comox Street, a janitor. J Prescott is listed at 3109 East 3rd 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 John Prescott there as the householder, a seaman.

G Prescott is listed at 780 East 50th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists George Prescott there as the householder, retired. J Prescott is listed at 46 East 6th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists John Prescott there as the householder, a chauffeur, with John A Prescott, a helper.

The 1940 name section lists John W Prescott at 1245 Nelson Street, an office manager at Thomsen & Clark Timber. The 1940 name section lists Prescott (no first name printed) at 2836 Pine Street. The 1940 name section lists Ruth I Prescott at 2524 West 1st Avenue, widow of C A. The 1940 name section lists Doug Prescott at 3904 West 21st Avenue.

The 1940 name section lists Rachel M Prescott at 2243 West 5th Avenue, widow of W.

Today

3904 West 21st and 2243 West 5th still have their buildings from before 1946, 2243 West 5th on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 3109 East 3rd (1967), 780 East 50th (1982) and 46 East 6th (1969) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1061 Comox, 1245 Nelson, 2836 Pine and 2524 West 1st, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 13 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.