The Ridleys

The story, address by address

In 1940 the directory lists Miss A C Ridley at 218 East 11th Avenue. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Alice C Ridley there as the householder. In 1940 the directory lists A Ridley at 5108 Fairmont Street; 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 Alfred Ridley there as the householder, a carpenter at Cunningham Drug, with George L Ridley, Gordon A Ridley, a millworker at Western S&D, and Hugh W Ridley.

In 1940 the directory lists T H Ridley at 5242 Fairmont Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Thomas H Ridley there as the householder, a laborer, with Henry Ridley. In 1940 the directory lists L W Ridley at 8685 French Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Lawrence W Ridley there as the householder, a sales manager at Ridley's Eburne Ice.

In 1940 the directory lists Mrs N M Ridley, a women's clothing, at 3161 Granville Street. W J Ridley is listed at 5770 Hudson Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists William J Ridley there as the householder, a manager at Ridley's Eburne Ice, with Eileen J Ridley, a student at UBC, and William R Ridley, a mechanic at Ridley's Eburne Ice. The 1940 name section lists William Ridley at 1047 Melville Street.

The 1940 name section lists Mary Ridley at 717 Powell Street, widow of J. The 1940 name section lists Herbert Ridley at 1745 Powell Street, a laborer, with Kate Ridley, widow of H. The 1940 name section lists Ridley (no first name printed) at 556 Thurlow Street.

Mrs M Ridley is listed at 1978 West 2nd Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Margaret Ridley there as the householder, widow of A J. J E Ridley is listed at 2876 West 30th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists John E Ridley there as the householder, a school teacher.

C H Ridley is listed at 1050 West 33rd Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Charles H Ridley there as the householder, a dentist. W C Ridley is listed at 3442 West 33rd Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists William E Ridley there as the householder, retired, with Florence Ridley.

C H Ridley, a dentist, is listed at 925 West Georgia Street in 1940.

Today

218 East 11th, 5770 Hudson, 2876 West 30th and 1050 West 33rd still have their buildings from before 1946; 5108 Fairmont (1976), 5242 Fairmont (1994) and 3442 West 33rd (1988) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 8685 French, 3161 Granville, 1047 Melville, 717 Powell, 1745 Powell, 556 Thurlow, 1978 West 2nd and 925 West Georgia, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).