A family name on Robson Street, West End and Downtown
The Reids
In the city directories 1940 · three people at two addresses
The directories print three people named Reid at two addresses in 1940, all on Robson Street. No first name or initials tie one address to the other: we can't tell if they're one family. The directories print the name on 131 other streets too, all listed on the Reid name's own page.
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Where the Reids lived
- 1
1030 Robson Street
West End, 1940
- J Reid, a dairyman 1940
- Mrs Susan Reid, proprietor of Robson Lodge 1940
Next door in 1940: Miss F Brand at 1028 and Robson Farm Mkt at 1032. The block, door by door
- 2
1960 Robson Street
West End, 1940
- Reid (no first name printed) 1940
Next door in 1940: W J Timlick at 1914 and W Van at 1972. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for two of the three: a dairyman and a proprietor.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in West End (2). 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 J Reid at 1030 Robson Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists James Reid there as the householder, a dairyman, with Mrs Susan Reid, proprietor of Robson Lodge. The 1940 name section lists Reid (no first name printed) at 1960 Robson Street.
Today
1030 Robson still has its building from before 1946, dated 1910 by the City's record; 1960 Robson (1959) has a newer building, by the City's record.
Every line as printed
All 4 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Reid J1030 Robson, p. 143
- Reid Jas dairymn1030 Robson, p. 515
- Reid Mrs Susan prop Robson Lodge1030 Robson, p. 515
- Reid Mrs —1960 Robson, p. 514
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
The book of the Reids
Every directory, as one book
The family book reads the Reid 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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Another name, or a house
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.