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The Prossers

In the city directories 1940 · eleven people at eight addresses

The directories print eleven people named Prosser at eight addresses in 1940 in six 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 Prossers at 3511 West 33rd in 1940.

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Where the Prossers 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

    843 Cardero Street

    West End, 1940

    • Mrs K F Prosser, widow of D S 1940
    • Nora B Prosser 1940

    Next door in 1940: A D Bates at 893. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    260 East 11th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • Thomas Prosser 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Kelman at 254 and Miss E M Findlay at 268. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1752 East 13th Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • Bernice Prosser, an ironer at Canadian Linen 1940

    Next door in 1940: D M Cummings at 1736 and H Bentley at 1758. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1444 East 22nd Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • Cecil V Prosser, a branch manager at Safeway Stores 1940

    Next door in 1940: E J Griffiths at 1440 and C H Baldwin at 1448. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    2815 East 22nd Avenue

    Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940

    • J D Prosser, a serviceman at Forst's 1940

    Next door in 1940: T S McRae at 2825. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    1373 Nicola Street

    West End, 1940

    • H T V Prosser, a clerk at the Customs 1940
  7. 7

    2796 West 20th Avenue

    Arbutus Ridge, 1940

    • J H Prosser, an accountant at Credit Foncier F-C 1940

    Next door in 1940: C W Gunn at 2760. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    3511 West 33rd Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • Miss S Prosser 1940
    • Sue Prosser, a teacher at the Duffus School 1940
    • Charles Prosser 1940

    Next door in 1940: J L Coles at 3517. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for six of the eleven: an accountant, a branch manager, a clerk, an ironer, a serviceman and a teacher. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Kensington-Cedar Cottage (2), West End (2), Arbutus Ridge, Dunbar-Southlands, Mount Pleasant and Renfrew-Collingwood. 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 Mrs K F Prosser at 843 Cardero Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Kate F Prosser there as the householder, widow of D S, with Nora B Prosser. The 1940 name section lists Thomas Prosser at 260 East 11th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Bernice Prosser at 1752 East 13th Avenue, an ironer at Canadian Linen.

The 1940 name section lists Cecil V Prosser at 1444 East 22nd Avenue, a branch manager at Safeway Stores. J D Prosser is listed at 2815 East 22nd Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists John D Prosser there as the householder, a serviceman at Forst's.

H T V Prosser is listed at 1373 Nicola Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Harold T V Prosser there as the householder, a clerk at the Customs. J H Prosser is listed at 2796 West 20th 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 James H Prosser there as the householder, an accountant at Credit Foncier F-C.

Miss S Prosser is listed at 3511 West 33rd Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Sue Prosser there as the householder, a teacher at the Duffus School, with Charles Prosser.

Today

843 Cardero, 1752 East 13th, 2815 East 22nd and 3511 West 33rd still have their buildings from before 1946; 1444 East 22nd (1949) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 260 East 11th, 1373 Nicola and 2796 West 20th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 15 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.