A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The Putticks
In the city directories 1940 · three people at two addresses
The directories print three people named Puttick at two addresses in 1940 in two of the city's neighbourhoods. No first name or initials tie one address to the other: we can't tell if they're one family.
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Where the Putticks lived
- 1
3271 Kitchener Street
Hastings-Sunrise, 1940
- A S Puttick, a steward 1940
Next door in 1940: J Scott at 3261. The block, door by door
- 2
3569 West 43rd Avenue
Dunbar-Southlands, 1940
- A W Puttick, a clerk at the Post Office 1940
- Patricia E Puttick, a student 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs E E C Timleck at 3561 and S A Bennett at 3577. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for two of the three: a clerk and a steward.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Dunbar-Southlands and Hastings-Sunrise. 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 A S Puttick at 3271 Kitchener Street; 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 Alex S Puttick there as the householder, a steward. In 1940 the directory lists A W Puttick at 3569 West 43rd Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Albert W Puttick there as the householder, a clerk at the Post Office, with Patricia E Puttick, a student.
Today
3569 West 43rd still has its building from before 1946, dated 1932 by the City's record; 3271 Kitchener (1965) has a newer building, by the City's record.
Every line as printed
All 5 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- *Puttick A S3271 Kitchener, p. 100
- Puttick Alex S steward3271 Kitchener, p. 506
- *Puttick A W3569 West 43rd, p. 260
- Puttick Albt W clk PO3569 West 43rd, p. 506
- Puttick Patricia E studt3569 West 43rd, p. 506
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
The book of the Putticks
Every directory, as one book
The family book reads the Puttick name in each Vancouver directory we hold from 1901 to 1945: everyone printed under it at every address, their work from the name sections, who lived next door, and the page behind every line, to read here or save as a PDF to print or give.
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Another name, or a house
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.