A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The Raffertys
In the city directories 1940 · six people at four addresses
The directories print six people named Rafferty at four addresses in 1940 in four 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 Raffertys lived
- 1
- 2
8656 Fremlin Street
Marpole, 1940
- D Rafferty, a janitor at the Vancouver General Hospital 1940
Next door in 1940: F E Batho at 8676. The block, door by door
- 3
3021 Heather Street
Fairview, 1940
- Raferty (no first name printed), a domestic for Mrs E M Baines 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs M Woodroff at 3013 and J H Bennett at 3065. The block, door by door
- 4
1286 Renfrew Street
Hastings-Sunrise, 1940
- A Rafferty, a laborer at the City of Vancouver 1940
- Leonard Rafferty, a sander at Hammonds 1940
Next door in 1940: C Beketa at 1250. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for five of the six: a domestic, a janitor, a laborer, a miner and a sander.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Fairview, Hastings-Sunrise, Marpole and Victoria-Fraserview. 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 F Rafferty at 6057 Fleming 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 F Rafferty there as the householder, a miner, with Leonard C Rafferty. In 1940 the directory lists D Rafferty at 8656 Fremlin Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Daniel Rafferty there as the householder, a janitor at the Vancouver General Hospital.
The 1940 name section lists Raferty (no first name printed) at 3021 Heather Street, a domestic for Mrs E M Baines. A Rafferty is listed at 1286 Renfrew Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Arthur Rafferty there as the householder, a laborer at the City of Vancouver, with Leonard Rafferty, a sander at Hammonds.
Today
3021 Heather and 1286 Renfrew still have their buildings from before 1946; 8656 Fremlin (1962) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 6057 Fleming, so that building is probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 9 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- *Rafferty A F6057 Fleming, p. 51
- Rafferty Alex F miner6057 Fleming, p. 509
- Rafferty Leonard C6057 Fleming, p. 509
- *Rafferty D8656 Fremlin, p. 54
- Rafferty Danl jntr Van Genl Hosp8656 Fremlin, p. 509
- Raferty Mrs — dom Mrs E M Baines3021 Heather, p. 509
- *Rafferty A1286 Renfrew, p. 140
- Rafferty Arth lab Van City1286 Renfrew, p. 509
- Rafferty Leonard sander Hammonds1286 Renfrew, p. 509
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 R. Want a name removed? Tell us.