A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The Randles
In the city directories 1940 · five people at five addresses
The directories print five people named Randle 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 Randles lived
- 1
1973 Haro Street
West End, 1940
- Harold C Randle 1940
Next door in 1940: Miss S A Dewar at 1955. The block, door by door
- 2
1370 Harwood Street
West End, 1940
- Jack H Randle, a journalist 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs A E Sibson at 1366. The block, door by door
- 3
1084 Homer Street
Downtown, 1940
- W F Randle, a manufacturers agent 1940
Next door in 1940: Johnston R E Co at 1070 and harrisons & crosfield at 1086. The block, door by door
- 4
2937 West 44th Avenue
Kerrisdale, 1940
- W F Randle, a manufacturers agent 1940
Next door in 1940: W Grant at 2927 and W Wallace at 2949. The block, door by door
- 5
1467 West 7th Avenue
Fairview, 1940
- Thomas H Randle 1940
Next door in 1940: C J Boyce at 1463 and E J Doughtery at 1473. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for two of the five: a journalist and a manufacturers agent.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in West End (2), Downtown, Fairview and Kerrisdale. 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 Harold C Randle at 1973 Haro Street. The 1940 name section lists Jack H Randle at 1370 Harwood Street, a journalist. In 1940 the directory lists W F Randle, a manufacturers agent, at 1084 Homer Street.
W F Randle is listed at 2937 West 44th Avenue 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 William F Randle there as the householder, a manufacturers agent. The 1940 name section lists Thomas H Randle at 1467 West 7th Avenue.
Today
2937 West 44th (2014) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1973 Haro, 1370 Harwood, 1084 Homer and 1467 West 7th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 6 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Randle Harold C1973 Haro, p. 510
- Randle Jack H journalist1370 Harwood, p. 510
- Randle W F mfrs agt1084 Homer, p. 85
- *Randle W F2937 West 44th, p. 261
- Randle Wm F mfrs agt 1084 Homer2937 West 44th, p. 510
- Randle Thos H1467 West 7th, p. 510
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, name section, where each person's work is printed
The book of the Randles
Every directory, as one book
The family book reads the Randle name in each Vancouver directory we hold from 1901 to 1945: everyone printed under it at every address, their work from the name sections, who lived next door, and the page behind every line, to read here or save as a PDF to print or give.
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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.