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The Priests

In the city directories 1940 · 17 people at twelve addresses

The directories print 17 people named Priest at twelve addresses in 1940 in eight of the city's neighbourhoods, with the close spelling Prest. 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 Priests at 3025 West 11th in 1940.

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Where the Priests lived

Each pin is on its own block, numbered as the households below. Two addresses aren't on today's map, so they have no pin. Today's land, parks, main roads and local areas: City of Vancouver Open Data (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).
  1. 1

    6550 Angus Drive

    Kerrisdale, 1940

    • E Priest, a civil engineer 1940

    Next door in 1940: A A McNeill at 6538 and R F Rudd at 6560. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    2648 East 58th Avenue

    Sunset, 1940

    • F O Priest, a laborer 1940
    • Arthur H Priest, a packer at Morrison Steel 1940
    • Frank E Priest, a millworker at BC Plywoods 1940

    Next door in 1940: E H Haywood at 2640 and J Macpherson at 2656. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    6108 Fraser Street

    Sunset, 1940

    • L Prest, proprietor of Avenue Beauty Shoppe 1940

    Next door in 1940: C E Montgomery at 6106 and J Malin at 6116. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    622 Howe Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Louise Prest, widow of W J of P D Q Cafe 1940

    Next door in 1940: Cigars Angelus at 620 and Sanitary Dry Clng & Dye at 624. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    5250 Hoy Street

    Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940

    • R B Priest, a warehouseman at Canadian Fishing 1940

    Next door in 1940: E Atkinson at 5220 and W A Smith at 5258. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    2318 Macdonald Street

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • P E Priest, an assistant superintendent at Prudential Insurance 1940

    Next door in 1940: M F Armstrong at 2312 and J Haxton at 2324. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    3372 Nanaimo Street

    Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940

    • C W Priest, a weigher at Morrison Steel 1940

    Next door in 1940: K G Twaites at 3352. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    1222 Pendrell Street

    West End, 1940

    • Mrs Hazel Prest 1940

    Next door in 1940: H Duffield at 1220 and A B McKenzie at 1224. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    1125 West 11th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Kathleen Priest, widow of R M 1940

    Next door in 1940: S Miller at 1135. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    3025 West 11th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • B F Priest, a cabinetmaker at Ideal Show Case & Fixture 1940
    • Jack W H Priest, a student at UBC 1940
    • Joseph J Priest, of Hastings Sheet Metal Works 1940
    • Mary E Priest, a stenographer at the Union Steamship Company 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs J H Butler at 3015 and I S Becker at 3035. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    355 West 15th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • C W Prest, a conductor at the BC Electric Railway 1940

    Next door in 1940: J N Wilson at 345 and J A Garbutt at 365. The block, door by door

  12. 12

    2370 West 2nd Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • R Prest, a baker 1940

    Next door in 1940: G V Roote at 2350 and H E McConaghy at 2376. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for twelve of the 17: an assistant superintendent, a baker, a cabinetmaker, a civil engineer, a conductor and a laborer, among others. Two of them worked for Morrison Steel. Two are widows, listed under their own names.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Kitsilano (3), Renfrew-Collingwood (2), Sunset (2), Downtown, Fairview, Kerrisdale, Mount Pleasant 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 E Priest at 6550 Angus Drive; 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, where each person's work is printed, lists Elijah Priest there as the householder, a civil engineer. In 1940 the directory lists F O Priest at 2648 East 58th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Frederick O Priest there as the householder, a laborer, with Arthur H Priest, a packer at Morrison Steel, and Frank E Priest, a millworker at BC Plywoods.

In 1940 the directory lists L Prest at 6108 Fraser Street. The 1940 name section lists Leonard Prest there as the householder, proprietor of Avenue Beauty Shoppe. The 1940 name section lists Louise Prest at 622 Howe Street, widow of W J of P D Q Cafe.

R B Priest is listed at 5250 Hoy Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Robert B Priest there as the householder, a warehouseman at Canadian Fishing. P E Priest is listed at 2318 Macdonald Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Percy E Priest there as the householder, an assistant superintendent at Prudential Insurance.

C W Priest is listed at 3372 Nanaimo Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Charles W Priest there as the householder, a weigher at Morrison Steel. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Hazel Prest at 1222 Pendrell Street. The 1940 name section lists Kathleen Priest at 1125 West 11th Avenue, widow of R M.

B F Priest, a building contractor, is listed at 3025 West 11th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Benjamin F Priest there, a cabinetmaker at Ideal Show Case & Fixture, with Jack W H Priest, a student at UBC, Joseph J Priest, of Hastings Sheet Metal Works, and Mary E Priest, a stenographer at the Union Steamship Company. C W Prest is listed at 355 West 15th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Clarence W Prest there as the householder, a conductor at the BC Electric Railway.

The 1940 name section lists R Prest at 2370 West 2nd Avenue, a baker.

Today

2318 Macdonald and 3025 West 11th still have their buildings from before 1946; 6550 Angus Drive (1996), 5250 Hoy (1969), 1222 Pendrell (1965), 355 West 15th (1999) and 2370 West 2nd (1967) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 2648 East 58th, 6108 Fraser, 622 Howe, 3372 Nanaimo and 1125 West 11th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 25 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
1940

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.