A family name on West 42nd Avenue, Kerrisdale, Oakridge and Dunbar-Southlands
The Richardsons
In the city directories 1940 · three people at two addresses
The directories print three people named Richardson at two addresses in 1940, all on West 42nd Avenue. 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 98 other streets too, all listed on the Richardson name's own page.
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Where the Richardsons lived
- 1
1906 West 42nd Avenue
Kerrisdale, 1940
- V E Richardson, a school teacher 1940
Next door in 1940: W Hawksworth at 1908. The block, door by door
- 2
3430 West 42nd Avenue
Dunbar-Southlands, 1940
- L Richardson, proprietor of Brandon Auto Livery 1940
- Margaret C Richardson 1940
Next door in 1940: D G Ross at 3410 and J W Weir at 3450. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for two of the three: a proprietor and a school teacher.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Dunbar-Southlands 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
In 1940 the directory lists V E Richardson at 1906 West 42nd 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, where each person's work is printed, lists Vaughan E Richardson there as the householder, a school teacher. In 1940 the directory lists L Richardson at 3430 West 42nd Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Lynn Richardson there as the householder, proprietor of Brandon Auto Livery, with Margaret C Richardson.
Today
3430 West 42nd still has its building from before 1946, dated 1930 by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1906 West 42nd, so that building is probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 5 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- *Richardson V E1906 West 42nd, p. 259
- Richardson Vaughan E sch tchr Van City1906 West 42nd, p. 519
- *Richardson L3430 West 42nd, p. 259
- Richardson Lynn prop Brandon Auto Livery3430 West 42nd, p. 519
- Richardson Margt C3430 West 42nd, p. 519
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
The book of the Richardsons
Every directory, as one book
The family book reads the Richardson 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.