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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Pykes

In the city directories 1940 · ten people at eight addresses

The directories print ten people named Pyke at eight addresses in 1940 in five of the city's neighbourhoods. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family.

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Where the Pykes 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

    3908 Blenheim Street

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • Eleanor M Pyke, widow of J H 1940

    Next door in 1940: R F Ross at 3920. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    6476 Blenheim Street

    Kerrisdale, 1940

    • S F Pyke, retired 1940
    • Evan A Pyke, a radio operator at the Canadian Government 1940

    Next door in 1940: F S Ritchie at 6496. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1065 Bute Street

    West End, 1940

    • G B Pyke 1940

    Next door in 1940: mayfair apts at 1019. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1086 Bute Street

    West End, 1940

    • George B Pyke, retired 1940
    • Minnie Pyke 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs E L Monkman at 1036. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    1114 Haro Street

    West End, 1940

    • Mrs K Pyke, widow of R S 1940

    Next door in 1940: st margaret apts at 1104 and J Hallatt at 1118. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    1160 Robson Street

    West End, 1940

    • Vicki J Pyke, widow of G F 1940

    Next door in 1940: Bannister C Ltd at 1154 and Mrs M Curry at 1164. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    1547 West 3rd Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • A Pyke 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Rosen at 1543 and “Cabins” at 1593. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    870 West 61st Avenue

    Marpole, 1940

    • J Lorne Pyke, a barrister 1940

    Next door in 1940: D M Jones at 866 and E F Dayton at 896. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for two of the ten: a barrister and a radio operator. Three are widows, listed under their own names.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in West End (4), Dunbar-Southlands, Fairview, Kerrisdale and Marpole. 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

The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Eleanor M Pyke at 3908 Blenheim Street, widow of J H. S F Pyke is listed at 6476 Blenheim Street 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 Simon F Pyke there as the householder, retired, with Evan A Pyke, a radio operator at the Canadian Government. G B Pyke is listed at 1065 Bute Street in 1940.

The 1940 name section lists George B Pyke at 1086 Bute Street as the householder, retired, with Minnie Pyke. Mrs K Pyke is listed at 1114 Haro Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Kate Pyke there as the householder, widow of R S. The 1940 name section lists Vicki J Pyke at 1160 Robson Street, widow of G F.

In 1940 the directory lists A Pyke at 1547 West 3rd Avenue. The 1940 name section lists J Lorne Pyke at 870 West 61st Avenue, a barrister.

Today

3908 Blenheim, 6476 Blenheim, 1065 Bute and 1086 Bute still have their buildings from before 1946, 6476 Blenheim on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 1160 Robson (1957) and 870 West 61st (1986) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1114 Haro and 1547 West 3rd, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 12 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
1940

British Columbia and Yukon Directory, name section, where each person's work is printed

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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.