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A family name on West 11th Avenue, Fairview, Mount Pleasant, Kitsilano and West Point Grey

The Reids

In the city directories 1940 · 18 people at nine addresses

The directories print 18 people named Reid at nine addresses in 1940, all on West 11th Avenue. 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 Reids at 4128 West 11th in 1940. 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

Each pin is on its own block, numbered as the households below. Today's land, parks, main roads and local areas: City of Vancouver Open Data (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).
  1. 1

    205 West 11th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • Miss E Reid 1940
    • Ellen Reid, a nurse at the Vancouver General Hospital 1940

    Next door in 1940: A J Searle at 221. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1076 West 11th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Eleanor M Reid, a stenographer at Metro Health Vancouver City 1940

    Next door in 1940: R G Nixon at 1066 and W A Anderson at 1086. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1316 West 11th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Mrs L A Reid, widow of J T 1940

    Next door in 1940: rose court at 1336. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1625 West 11th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • F E Reid, a longshoreman 1940
    • W J Reid 1940
    • W Robert Reid 1940

    Next door in 1940: W E Guy at 1635. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    1735 West 11th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Merrit Reid 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs G Armistead at 1725 and C A Wallace at 1743. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    3086 West 11th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • James W Reid 1940
    • Marion Reid, widow of J 1940

    Next door in 1940: B W Leeson at 3076. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    3970 West 11th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • John C Reid, of Varsity Service 1940

    Next door in 1940: E W Crossby at 3964 and M J Scott at 3978. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    4056 West 11th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • W E Reid, retired 1940
    • Andrew Reid, a baker 1940
    • Marion M Reid, a technician 1940

    Next door in 1940: A Robb at 4050 and Mrs E M Davidson at 4064. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    4128 West 11th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • Mrs P E W Reid, widow of H L 1940
    • Gladys E Reid, a stenographer at Royal Trust 1940
    • Gwen P Reid, a stenographer 1940
    • Iris W T Reid, a school teacher 1940

    Next door in 1940: F J Pierce at 4124 and Mrs K Davie at 4134. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for eight of the 18: a stenographer (3), a baker, a longshoreman, a nurse, a school teacher and a technician. Three are widows, listed under their own names.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Fairview (4), West Point Grey (3), Kitsilano 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 Miss E Reid at 205 West 11th Avenue. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Ellen Reid there as the householder, a nurse at the Vancouver General Hospital. The 1940 name section lists Eleanor M Reid at 1076 West 11th Avenue, a stenographer at Metro Health Vancouver City.

Mrs L A Reid is listed at 1316 West 11th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Lilian A Reid there as the householder, widow of J T.

W J Reid is listed at 1625 West 11th Avenue in 1940. In 1940 the listing there is F E Reid. The 1940 name section lists Frank E Reid there as the householder, a longshoreman, with William J Reid and W Robert Reid. The 1940 name section lists Merrit Reid at 1735 West 11th Avenue.

The 1940 name section lists James W Reid at 3086 West 11th Avenue, with Marion Reid, widow of J. The 1940 name section lists John C Reid at 3970 West 11th Avenue, of Varsity Service. W E Reid is listed at 4056 West 11th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists William E Reid there as the householder, retired, with Andrew Reid, a baker, and Marion M Reid, a technician.

Mrs P E W Reid is listed at 4128 West 11th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Philippa E W Reid there as the householder, widow of H L, with Gladys E Reid, a stenographer at Royal Trust, Gwen P Reid, a stenographer, and Iris W T Reid, a school teacher.

Today

4056 West 11th and 4128 West 11th still have their buildings from before 1946; 1076 West 11th (1999), 1316 West 11th (2001) and 3086 West 11th (1987) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 205 West 11th, 1625 West 11th, 1735 West 11th and 3970 West 11th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 23 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.