The Purvises

The story, address by address

In 1940 the directory lists W B Purvis at 1663 Cedar Crescent; the 1940 line is marked *: some member of the family owns the property, to the best of our knowledge (the directory's own mark). G H Purvis is listed at 4719 Collingwood Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Gordon H Purvis there as the householder, a branch manager at Safeway.

S G Purvis is listed at 2142 East 7th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Stan G Purvis there as the householder, a conductor at the CNR, with Earl F Purvis, of Oak Magazine Shop, and Gordon H Purvis, a salesman at Garvin Ice & Fuel. Miss F Purvis is listed at 156 East 8th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Florence Purvis there as the householder, an operator at the BC Telephone.

The 1940 name section lists John L Purvis at 3081 East 8th Avenue, a sander at Hardwood Chair. In 1940 the directory lists Miss M Purvis, a music teacher, at 817 Granville Street. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Frieda M Purvis at 1326 Granville Street, proprietor of Cecil Cafe. The 1940 name section lists William S Purvis at 700 Main Street, a fisherman.

The 1940 name section lists Mrs Maud Purvis at 5859 Ormidale Street. In 1940 the directory lists C J Purvis at 1415 Renfrew Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Charles J Purvis there as the householder, a messenger at CP Express, with David G Purvis, a news agent at the CPR. The 1940 name section lists Robert T Purvis at 2644 Trinity Street, a laborer at General Paint.

J P Purvis is listed at 3527 West 10th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists John P Purvis there as the householder, retired. Mrs J Purvis is listed at 1395 West 13th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Jennie Purvis there as the householder, widow of W.

W S Purvis is listed at 3095 West 26th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Walter S Purvis there as the householder. Mrs A F Purvis is listed at 3327 West 30th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Ara F Purvis there as the householder, widow of G A.

The 1940 name section lists Margaret Purvis at 2614 West 7th Avenue, widow of R T. The 1940 name section lists Thomas L Purvis at 3328 West Broadway, a messenger at CP Express.

Today

1663 Cedar Crescent, 156 East 8th, 1415 Renfrew, 2644 Trinity, 3527 West 10th, 1395 West 13th and 2614 West 7th still have their buildings from before 1946, 156 East 8th on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 4719 Collingwood (2014), 3081 East 8th (1976), 5859 Ormidale (1996), 3095 West 26th (2012) and 3327 West 30th (2010) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 2142 East 7th, 817 Granville, 1326 Granville, 700 Main and 3328 West Broadway, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).