The Priors

The story, address by address

In 1940 the directory lists C E Prior at 4725 Connaught Drive. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Charles E Prior there as the householder, a mining engineer, with Dorothy A Prior, a student. In 1940 the directory lists H H Prior at 2526 Cornwall 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 lists Henry H Prior there as the householder, a conductor at the CNR, with Margery M Prior, a class at the Sun.

In 1940 the directory lists R T Prior at 2229 East 50th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Ralph T Prior there as the householder, a laborer. In 1940 the directory lists A Prior at 636 East 60th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Alex Prior there as the householder, a carpenter, with W Richard Prior, a fitter.

The 1940 name section lists Albert R Prior at 1154 Gilford Street. H Prior is listed at 620 Lakewood Drive in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. In 1940 the directory lists G A Prior at 3411 Oak Street. The 1940 name section lists George A Prior there as the householder, a salesman at Bearing Supplies House.

In 1940 the directory lists W F Prior at 2169 Parker Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists William F Prior there as the householder, a (driver) at Burns & Co, with Jack F Prior, an apprentice at A 1 Pattern Shop, and William P Prior, an apprentice at the A 1 Aluminum Foundry. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs M Prior at 133 West 10th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Mary Prior there as the householder, widow of F, with Frederick A Prior, a motorman at the BC Electric Railway.

The 1940 name section lists George Prior at 1384 West 10th Avenue, on active service. Miss F J Prior is listed at 3573 West 14th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Florence J Prior there as the householder. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Grace Prior at 66 West 6th Avenue, a domestic.

The 1940 name section lists Henry D Prior at 1154 West Broadway, a painter, with Philip T Prior, a painter.

Today

2526 Cornwall, 636 East 60th, 1154 Gilford, 3411 Oak, 2169 Parker and 3573 West 14th still have their buildings from before 1946, 1154 Gilford on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 4725 Connaught Drive (2019), 2229 East 50th (1964), 1384 West 10th (1957) and 1154 West Broadway (1997) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 620 Lakewood Drive, 133 West 10th and 66 West 6th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).