A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The Raineses
In the city directories 1940 · 14 people at twelve addresses
The directories print 14 people named Raines at twelve addresses in 1940 in ten of the city's neighbourhoods, with the close spellings Rains and Rines. 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 Raineses lived
- 1
2119 Burrard Street
Fairview, 1940
- M L Raines 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs T Nagai at 2127. The block, door by door
- 2
4522 Henry Street
Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940
- R S Rains, a driver at Merchants Cartage 1940
Next door in 1940: C W Hodgkinson at 4514 and A C Smith at 4530. The block, door by door
- 3
- 4
1332 Nanton Avenue
Shaughnessy, 1940
- L A Rines, of Reliance Lumber 1940
Next door in 1940: C A Calkins at 1320 and C D Dayton at 1344. The block, door by door
- 5
2697 Napier Street
Hastings-Sunrise, 1940
- F Rains, a helper at BC Sugar 1940
Next door in 1940: C Lundquist at 2693. The block, door by door
- 6
1266 Richards Street
Downtown, 1940
- John E Raines, a laborer at the CPR 1940
Next door in 1940: W R Miller at 1262 and Mansell T A Co at 1272. The block, door by door
- 7
1030 Robson Street
West End, 1940
- D B Rains 1940
Next door in 1940: Miss F Brand at 1028 and Robson Farm Mkt at 1032. The block, door by door
- 8
1148 Thurlow Street
West End, 1940
- Mrs H K Raines, widow of F N 1940
Next door in 1940: J Smith at 1100 and J B Physick at 1156. The block, door by door
- 9
928 West 21st Avenue
South Cambie, 1940
- L W Raines, a student 1940
- Natalie J Raines, a stenographer at Dennison & Raines 1940
Next door in 1940: H F Saunders at 920 and S Milligan at 930. The block, door by door
- 10
3070 West 5th Avenue
Kitsilano, 1940
- Mrs L M Raines, widow of P N 1940
Next door in 1940: E H Soucie at 3060 and G T Storey at 3080. The block, door by door
- 11
247 West 8th Avenue
Mount Pleasant, 1940
- William H Rines, an inspector at the BC Electric Railway 1940
Next door in 1940: W Carpenter at 243. The block, door by door
- 12
2235 West 8th Avenue
Kitsilano, 1940
- Mrs R Rains, widow of T J 1940
- Dorothy J Rains, a secretary at Greater Vancouver Health League 1940
Next door in 1940: H F Beale at 2227 and T W Beck at 2237. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for six of the 14: a driver, a helper, an inspector, a laborer, a secretary and a stenographer. Three are widows, listed under their own names.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Kitsilano (2), West End (2), Downtown, Fairview, Grandview-Woodland, Hastings-Sunrise, Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Mount Pleasant, Shaughnessy and South Cambie. 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 M L Raines at 2119 Burrard Street. R S Rains is listed at 4522 Henry Street in 1940. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Roy S Rains there as the householder, a driver at Merchants Cartage. W H Rains is listed at 1529 Lakewood Drive 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).
In 1940 the directory lists L A Rines at 1332 Nanton Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Leslie A Rines there as the householder, of Reliance Lumber. In 1940 the directory lists F Rains at 2697 Napier Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Frank Rains there as the householder, a helper at BC Sugar.
The 1940 name section lists John E Raines at 1266 Richards Street, a laborer at the CPR. The 1940 name section lists D B Rains at 1030 Robson Street. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs H K Raines at 1148 Thurlow Street. The 1940 name section lists Helen K Raines there as the householder, widow of F N.
In 1940 the directory lists L W Raines at 928 West 21st Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Llewellyn W Raines there as the householder, of Dennison & Raines, with Llewellyn W Raines Jr, a student, and Natalie J Raines, a stenographer at Dennison & Raines. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs L M Raines at 3070 West 5th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Lillian M Raines there as the householder, widow of P N.
The 1940 name section lists William H Rines at 247 West 8th Avenue, an inspector at the BC Electric Railway. Mrs R Rains is listed at 2235 West 8th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Rosabel Rains there as the householder, widow of T J, with Dorothy J Rains, a secretary at Greater Vancouver Health League.
Today
1030 Robson, 928 West 21st and 3070 West 5th still have their buildings from before 1946, 3070 West 5th on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 4522 Henry (2018) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 2119 Burrard, 1529 Lakewood Drive, 1332 Nanton, 2697 Napier, 1266 Richards, 1148 Thurlow, 247 West 8th and 2235 West 8th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 22 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Raines M L2119 Burrard, p. 22
- Rains R S4522 Henry, p. 84
- Rains Roy S drvr Merchants Ctge4522 Henry, p. 509
- *Rains W H1529 Lakewood Drive, p. 101
- Rines L A1332 Nanton, p. 117
- Rines Leslie A of Reliance Lbr1332 Nanton, p. 521
- *Rains F2697 Napier, p. 118
- Rains Frank hlpr BC Sugar2697 Napier, p. 509
- Raines John E lab CPR1266 Richards, p. 509
- Rains D B1030 Robson, p. 509
- Raines Mrs H K1148 Thurlow, p. 156
- Raines Helen K wid F N1148 Thurlow, p. 509
- *Raines L W928 West 21st, p. 233
- Raines Llewellyn W of Dennison & Raines928 West 21st, p. 509
- Raines Llewellyn W Jr studt928 West 21st, p. 509
- Raines Natalie J sten Dennison & Raines928 West 21st, p. 509
- Raines Mrs L M3070 West 5th, p. 185
- Raines Lillian M wid P N3070 West 5th, p. 509
- Rines Wm H inspr BCER247 West 8th, p. 521
- Rains Mrs R2235 West 8th, p. 195
- Rains Dorothy J sec Greater Van Health League2235 West 8th, p. 509
- Rains Rosabel wid T J2235 West 8th, 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.