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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Raymonds

In the city directories 1940 · 17 people at ten addresses

The directories print 17 people named Raymond at ten addresses in 1940 in nine of the city's neighbourhoods. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family. The most under one roof: four Raymonds at 250 East 43rd in 1940.

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Where the Raymonds 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

    700 Broughton Street

    West End, 1940

    • R Raymond, a helper for Kelly Douglas 1940
    • B Joan Raymond, a stenographer at the BC Government 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs V M Davey at 722. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    228 East 23rd Avenue

    Riley Park, 1940

    • Mrs A A Raymond, widow of N B 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs B Neilson at 230. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    250 East 43rd Avenue

    Sunset, 1940

    • O Raymond, a carpenter 1940
    • David W Raymond, a laborer at Canadian White Pine 1940
    • George O Raymond, a clothman at Imperial Casket 1940
    • James Raymond, a machinist at Hammond's 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs C Jenkins at 242 and W H Turner at 258. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1837 East 4th Avenue

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • C C Raymond, on active service 1940
  5. 5

    3154 East 6th Avenue

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • F J Raymond, a laborer 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs K Brown at 3150 and D A Watt at 3166. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    2988 Highbury Street

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • R B Raymond 1940
    • Doug Raymond, a musician 1940
    • Elizabeth Raymond 1940

    Next door in 1940: J C Woodside at 2964. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    1310 West 13th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Miss D Raymond 1940
    • Dorothy Raymond, a cashier 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs E Evans at 1336. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    2245 West 13th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Frank Raymond, a trimmer at R & H Sawmill 1940

    Next door in 1940: C C Larsen at 2235 and C H Bearcroft at 2255. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    3642 West 5th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • R E Raymond, a fireman at the City of Vancouver 1940

    Next door in 1940: W Wilson at 3628 and J A Jones at 3646. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    165 West Pender Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Raymond (no first name printed) 1940

    Next door in 1940: Denby Bros & Co at 163 and Glidden Co at 167. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for twelve of the 17: a laborer (2), a carpenter, a cashier, a clothman, a fireman and a helper, among others. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Kitsilano (2), Downtown, Fairview, Grandview-Woodland, Hastings-Sunrise, Riley Park, Sunset, West End and West Point Grey. 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 Raymond at 700 Broughton Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Roland Raymond there as the householder, with Roland O Raymond, a helper for Kelly Douglas, and B Joan Raymond, a stenographer at the BC Government. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs A A Raymond at 228 East 23rd Avenue; 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 Annie A Raymond there as the householder, widow of N B.

In 1940 the directory lists O Raymond at 250 East 43rd Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Oliver Raymond there as the householder, a carpenter, with David W Raymond, a laborer at Canadian White Pine, George O Raymond, a clothman at Imperial Casket, and James Raymond, a machinist at Hammond's. In 1940 the directory lists C C Raymond at 1837 East 4th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Clif C Raymond there as the householder, on active service.

In 1940 the directory lists F J Raymond at 3154 East 6th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Francis J Raymond there as the householder, a laborer. In 1940 the directory lists R B Raymond at 2988 Highbury Street. The 1940 name section lists Robert B Raymond there as the householder, with Doug Raymond, a musician, and Elizabeth Raymond.

In 1940 the directory lists Miss D Raymond at 1310 West 13th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Dorothy Raymond there as the householder, a cashier. The 1940 name section lists Frank Raymond at 2245 West 13th Avenue, a trimmer at R & H Sawmill.

R E Raymond is listed at 3642 West 5th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Robert E Raymond there as the householder, a fireman at the City of Vancouver. The 1940 name section lists Raymond (no first name printed) at 165 West Pender Street.

Today

2988 Highbury, 1310 West 13th, 2245 West 13th, 3642 West 5th and 165 West Pender still have their buildings from before 1946, 1310 West 13th on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 250 East 43rd (1968) and 3154 East 6th (1969) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 700 Broughton, 228 East 23rd and 1837 East 4th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 25 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.