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The Princes

In the city directories 1940 · 16 people at 13 addresses

The directories print 16 people named Prince at 13 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: four Princes at 6464 Prince Albert in 1940.

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Where the Princes 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

    1168 East 11th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • M Prince, a miner 1940

    Next door in 1940: A B Donald at 1198. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    835 East 19th Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • Harry F Prince, a postman 1940

    Next door in 1940: T Gow at 831 and W Menzies at 839. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    431 East Georgia Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • D Prince 1940

    Next door in 1940: M Bandura at 429 and Far Kay Noodle Fcty at 433. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    2754 Grant Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • William C Prince, a painter 1940

    Next door in 1940: D Bonnycastle at 2750 and Mrs M Costanzo at 2760. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    1612 Kamloops Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • Mrs E A Prince 1940

    Next door in 1940: H M Morphy at 1630. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    2150 Oxford Street

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • A F Prince 1940

    Next door in 1940: D Wickristzuk at 2144 and F S Hamilton at 2184. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    2235 Parker Street

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • A F Prince, a mate at McKenzie Barge & Derrick 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs W Twyford at 2225 and A Beveridge at 2247. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    6150 Prince Albert Street

    Sunset, 1940

    • W E Prince, an engineer at Linde Canadian Refrigeration 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs A Ferris at 6138 and J D Lyons at 6162. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    6464 Prince Albert Street

    Sunset, 1940

    • S J Prince, a driver at the City of Vancouver 1940
    • Joan M Prince, a student 1940
    • Myrtle O Prince, a helper at Canadian Boxes 1940
    • Phyllis M Prince 1940

    Next door in 1940: F New at 6434 and Mrs M A Tosh at 6494. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    1648 Robson Street

    West End, 1940

    • C E Prince, a master mariner 1940

    Next door in 1940: E S Abbs at 1642 and W J Bristow at 1656. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    1120 West 16th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Sarah E Prince, widow of E 1940

    Next door in 1940: R Sickavish at 1100. The block, door by door

  12. 12

    532 West 6th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • A E Prince, a painter 1940

    Next door in 1940: S Tallman at 530 and Western Specialty Wks at 538. The block, door by door

  13. 13

    1846 West 8th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • C W Prince, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: R A Fredrickson at 1834 and Mrs M MacDonald at 1856. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for nine of the 16: a painter (2), a driver, an engineer, a helper, a master mariner and a mate, among others. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Fairview (2), Grandview-Woodland (2), Hastings-Sunrise (2), Sunset (2), Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Kitsilano, Mount Pleasant, Strathcona 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 M Prince at 1168 East 11th Avenue; 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 Michael Prince there as the householder, a miner. The 1940 name section lists Harry F Prince at 835 East 19th Avenue, a postman. The 1940 name section lists D Prince at 431 East Georgia Street.

The 1940 name section lists William C Prince at 2754 Grant Street, a painter. Mrs E A Prince is listed at 1612 Kamloops Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. In 1940 the directory lists A F Prince at 2150 Oxford Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Albert F Prince there as the householder.

In 1940 the directory lists A F Prince at 2235 Parker Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Albert F Prince there as the householder, a mate at McKenzie Barge & Derrick. In 1940 the directory lists W E Prince at 6150 Prince Albert Street. The 1940 name section lists W Edwin Prince there as the householder, an engineer at Linde Canadian Refrigeration.

In 1940 the directory lists S J Prince at 6464 Prince Albert Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Sid J Prince there as the householder, a driver at the City of Vancouver, with Sid J Prince Jr, Joan M Prince, a student, Myrtle O Prince, a helper at Canadian Boxes, and Phyllis M Prince. In 1940 the directory lists C E Prince at 1648 Robson Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Charles E Prince there as the householder, a master mariner.

The 1940 name section lists Sarah E Prince at 1120 West 16th Avenue, widow of E. A E Prince is listed at 532 West 6th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Arthur E Prince there as the householder, a painter.

C W Prince is listed at 1846 West 8th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Charles W Prince there as the householder, retired.

Today

835 East 19th, 1612 Kamloops, 2235 Parker, 6464 Prince Albert and 1120 West 16th still have their buildings from before 1946; 2754 Grant (1980), 2150 Oxford (1970), 6150 Prince Albert (1993) and 1648 Robson (1970) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1168 East 11th, 431 East Georgia, 532 West 6th and 1846 West 8th, 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.