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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Raisbecks

In the city directories 1940 · six people at five addresses

The directories print six people named Raisbeck at five 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 Raisbecks 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

    1641 Davie Street

    West End, 1940

    • R Raisbeck, retired 1940
    • Jean G Raisbeck, a saleswoman 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs A Crossley at 1637 and Miss J Mollison at 1649. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    403 East Hastings Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • Robert W Raisbeck, a longshoreman 1940

    Next door in 1940: collins u drive ltd at 417. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1245 Frances Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • Florence I Raisbeck, widow of T 1940

    Next door in 1940: J W Adolph at 1243 and Mrs D Clarke at 1247. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    2780 Waterloo Street

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • A C Raisbeck, an inspector at the Pacific Lumber Inspection Bureau 1940

    Next door in 1940: W W Smart at 2770. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    968 West 8th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Charles Raisbeck, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: T S Wood at 966 and N Cosco at 970. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for three of the six: an inspector, a longshoreman and a saleswoman. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Strathcona (2), Fairview, Kitsilano and West End. 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 R Raisbeck at 1641 Davie Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Robert Raisbeck there as the householder, retired, with Jean G Raisbeck, a saleswoman. The 1940 name section lists Robert W Raisbeck at 403 East Hastings Street, a longshoreman. The 1940 name section lists Florence I Raisbeck at 1245 Frances Street, widow of T.

In 1940 the directory lists A C Raisbeck at 2780 Waterloo Street. The 1940 name section lists Alan C Raisbeck there as the householder, an inspector at the Pacific Lumber Inspection Bureau. The 1940 name section lists Charles Raisbeck at 968 West 8th Avenue, retired.

Today

403 East Hastings and 2780 Waterloo still have their buildings from before 1946; 1245 Frances (1980) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1641 Davie and 968 West 8th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 8 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
1940

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.