A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The Rimmers
In the city directories 1940 · seven people at five addresses
The directories print seven people named Rimmer at five addresses in 1940 in four of the city's neighbourhoods, with the close spelling Rimer. 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 Rimmers lived
- 1
1170 Barclay Street
West End, 1940
- F E Rimer, retired 1940
- Mrs Marie Rimer, proprietor of The Florida 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs E Milloy at 1134 and A Arnaud at 1172. The block, door by door
- 2
3491 Cambridge Street
Hastings-Sunrise, 1940
- Mrs J Rimmer, widow of T 1940
Next door in 1940: J H Grove at 3469 and V Shuttleworth at 3495. The block, door by door
- 3
2643 East 41st Avenue
Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940
- J Rimmer, retired 1940
- Frederick W Rimmer, a laborer 1940
Next door in 1940: W E Barnett at 2627. The block, door by door
- 4
1906 Nelson Street
West End, 1940
- Charles O Rimmer, a salesman for G L Edmondson 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs A S Hobson at 1928. The block, door by door
- 5
7657 Ontario Street
Sunset, 1940
- L Rimmer, an electrician at Canadian Westinghouse 1940
Next door in 1940: J W Sayer at 7681. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for four of the seven: an electrician, a laborer, a proprietor and a salesman. One is a widow, listed under her own name.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in West End (2), Hastings-Sunrise, Renfrew-Collingwood and Sunset. 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 F E Rimer at 1170 Barclay 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, where each person's work is printed, lists Frank E Rimer there as the householder, retired, with Mrs Marie Rimer, proprietor of The Florida. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs J Rimmer at 3491 Cambridge Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Jane Rimmer there as the householder, widow of T.
In 1940 the directory lists J Rimmer at 2643 East 41st Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists James Rimmer there as the householder, retired, with Frederick W Rimmer, a laborer. The 1940 name section lists Charles O Rimmer at 1906 Nelson Street, a salesman for G L Edmondson.
L Rimmer is listed at 7657 Ontario Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Leo Rimmer there as the householder, an electrician at Canadian Westinghouse.
Today
1170 Barclay still has its building from before 1946, dated 1926 by the City's record and on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 2643 East 41st (1984), 1906 Nelson (1959) and 7657 Ontario (1968) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 3491 Cambridge, so that building is probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 11 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- *Rimer F E1170 Barclay, p. 8
- Rimer Frank E retired1170 Barclay, p. 521
- Rimer Mrs Marie prop The Florida1170 Barclay, p. 521
- *Rimmer Mrs J3491 Cambridge, p. 25
- Rimmer Jane wid T3491 Cambridge, p. 521
- *Rimmer J2643 East 41st, p. 257
- Rimmer Fredk W lab2643 East 41st, p. 521
- Rimmer Jas retired2643 East 41st, p. 521
- Rimmer Chas O slsmn G L Edmondson1906 Nelson, p. 521
- Rimmer L7657 Ontario, p. 122
- Rimmer Leo electn Can Westinghouse7657 Ontario, p. 521
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.