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The Redmans

In the city directories 1940 · 13 people at twelve addresses

The directories print 13 people named Redman at twelve addresses in 1940 in ten 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 Redmans lived

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

    204 Carrall Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Jack Redman 1940

    Next door in 1940: W L Richmond at 202 and Premier Cafe at 206. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1160 Comox Street

    West End, 1940

    • Mrs R Readman, a widow 1940

    Next door in 1940: braemar lodge at 1154 and J Cameron at 1164. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    636 East 13th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • R Irvine Readman, a trucker 1940

    Next door in 1940: J W Robertson at 630 and E L Binks at 644. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    479 East 46th Avenue

    Sunset, 1940

    • A Redman, an engineer at Woodward's 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs L E Venement at 467 and S C Killick at 487. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    655 East 47th Avenue

    Sunset, 1940

    • J Redman, a clerk for W H Malkin 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs A Dryburgh at 645 and W Lee at 685. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    676 East 47th Avenue

    Sunset, 1940

    • E E Redman, a carpenter 1940
    • Syd C Redman, a music teacher 1940

    Next door in 1940: L E Graef at 666. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    2241 East 4th Avenue

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • F Redman 1940

    Next door in 1940: E H Vance at 2235 and H E Hamilton at 2265. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    4904 Rupert Street

    Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940

    • N R Redman, a salesman at Spencer's 1940

    Next door in 1940: F C Wall at 4928. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    5534 Trafalgar Street

    Arbutus Ridge, 1940

    • Mrs K M Redman, widow of J A 1940

    Next door in 1940: J D Borthwick at 5508 and E A Griffiths at 5542. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    7486 Victoria Drive

    Victoria-Fraserview, 1940

    • Wharton R Redman, a collector 1940
  11. 11

    3947 West 22nd Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • Dora Reedman, a dietitian 1940

    Next door in 1940: A C Kelly at 3941 and G Atkinson at 3951. The block, door by door

  12. 12

    2858 West 49th Avenue

    Kerrisdale, 1940

    • Marjorie F Reedman, a nurse at the Vancouver General Hospital 1940

    Next door in 1940: E R Taylor at 2826 and Mrs E E Shatford at 2898. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for nine of the 13: a carpenter, a clerk, a collector, a dietitian, an engineer and a music teacher, among others. Two are widows, listed under their own names.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Sunset (3), Arbutus Ridge, Downtown, Dunbar-Southlands, Grandview-Woodland, Kerrisdale, Mount Pleasant, Renfrew-Collingwood, Victoria-Fraserview 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

The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Jack Redman at 204 Carrall Street. The 1940 name section lists Mrs R Readman at 1160 Comox Street, a widow. The 1940 name section lists R Irvine Readman at 636 East 13th Avenue, a trucker.

A Redman is listed at 479 East 46th 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 Arthur Redman there as the householder, an engineer at Woodward's. J Redman is listed at 655 East 47th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists John Redman there as the householder, a clerk for W H Malkin.

E E Redman is listed at 676 East 47th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Ernest E Redman there as the householder, a carpenter, with Syd C Redman, a music teacher. F Redman is listed at 2241 East 4th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Frank Redman there as the householder.

N R Redman is listed at 4904 Rupert Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Norman R Redman there as the householder, a salesman at Spencer's. Mrs K M Redman is listed at 5534 Trafalgar Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Kath Redman there as the householder, widow of J A.

The 1940 name section lists Wharton R Redman at 7486 Victoria Drive, a collector. The 1940 name section lists Dora Reedman at 3947 West 22nd Avenue, a dietitian. The 1940 name section lists Marjorie F Reedman at 2858 West 49th Avenue, a nurse at the Vancouver General Hospital.

Today

204 Carrall, 1160 Comox, 636 East 13th, 479 East 46th, 4904 Rupert, 3947 West 22nd and 2858 West 49th still have their buildings from before 1946, 1160 Comox on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 2241 East 4th (2000) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 655 East 47th, 676 East 47th, 5534 Trafalgar and 7486 Victoria Drive, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 19 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
1940

British Columbia and Yukon Directory, name section, where each person's work is printed

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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.