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The Ramsdens

In the city directories 1940 · 13 people at ten addresses

The directories print 13 people named Ramsden at ten addresses in 1940 in seven 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 Ramsdens lived

Each pin is on its own block, numbered as the households below. One address isn't on today's map, so it has no pin. Today's land, parks, main roads and local areas: City of Vancouver Open Data (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).
  1. 1

    8656 Cartier Street

    Marpole, 1940

    • R H Ramsden, a tallyman at Canadian White Pine 1940

    Next door in 1940: R J Forman at 8644 and G H Short at 8668. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    20 East 4th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • H D Ramsden, an accountant 1940

    Next door in 1940: T E Fleming at 12 and I T Morris at 24. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    2036 Kitchener Street

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • George Ramsden, who worked for Canadian National Steamships 1940

    Next door in 1940: W A Gow at 2030 and D M Downie at 2042. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    7769 Ontario Street

    Sunset, 1940

    • H Ramsden, a laborer 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs C M Cooke at 7735 and G Misewich at 7787. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    6427 Quebec Street

    Sunset, 1940

    • S Ramsden, a postman 1940
    • Leonard A Ramsden, a sheet metal worker 1940

    Next door in 1940: H T Roberts at 6417 and R A Boyd at 6439. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    2742 West 13th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • W Ramsden, a cleaner at the CPR 1940
    • Annice Ramsden, an operator at the BC Telephone 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs E M Ball at 2736 and W O Helem at 2764. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    4583 West 3rd Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • H A Ramsden, a machinist at the Reliance Motor & Machinery Works 1940
    • Henry T Ramsden, a civil engineer 1940

    Next door in 1940: W L MacDonald at 4563 and G H Outram at 4589. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    2895 West 5th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Eric Ramsden, on active service 1940

    Next door in 1940: W J Olds at 2875. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    3908 West Broadway

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • H C Ramsden, a clerk at the CPR 1940

    Next door in 1940: J S Miller at 3932. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    1140 West Pender Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • J B Ramsden, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: W J Clouse at 1132 and E Lipsett at 1166. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for eleven of the 13: an accountant, a civil engineer, a cleaner, a clerk, a laborer and a machinist, among others. Two of them worked for CPR.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Kitsilano (2), Sunset (2), West Point Grey (2), Downtown, Grandview-Woodland, Marpole and Mount Pleasant. 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 H Ramsden at 8656 Cartier Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Richard H Ramsden there as the householder, a tallyman at Canadian White Pine. In 1940 the directory lists H D Ramsden at 20 East 4th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Henry D Ramsden there as the householder, an accountant.

The 1940 name section lists George Ramsden at 2036 Kitchener Street, who worked for Canadian National Steamships. H Ramsden is listed at 7769 Ontario Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Harry Ramsden there as the householder, a laborer.

S Ramsden is listed at 6427 Quebec 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 Sam Ramsden there as the householder, a postman, with Sam S Ramsden, and Leonard A Ramsden, a sheet metal worker. W Ramsden is listed at 2742 West 13th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists William Ramsden there as the householder, a cleaner at the CPR, with Annice Ramsden, an operator at the BC Telephone.

H A Ramsden is listed at 4583 West 3rd Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Henry A Ramsden there as the householder, a machinist at the Reliance Motor & Machinery Works, with Henry T Ramsden, a civil engineer. The 1940 name section lists Eric Ramsden at 2895 West 5th Avenue, on active service.

In 1940 the directory lists H C Ramsden at 3908 West Broadway; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Herbert C Ramsden there as the householder, a clerk at the CPR. The 1940 name section lists J B Ramsden at 1140 West Pender Street, retired.

Today

6427 Quebec, 2742 West 13th, 4583 West 3rd and 2895 West 5th still have their buildings from before 1946; 8656 Cartier (1958), 20 East 4th (1979), 2036 Kitchener (1981), 7769 Ontario (1977), 3908 West Broadway (2018) and 1140 West Pender (1984) have newer buildings, by the City's record.

A girl at the dirt crossing of 10th Avenue and Quebec Street, looking east along 10th
1900 A girl at the dirt crossing of 10th Avenue and Quebec Street, looking east along 10th. Not at the house at 6427 Quebec: no archive photo of the 6400 block is known that we can show. City of Vancouver Archives, Str P273. Public domain.

Every line as printed

All 21 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.