A family name on Howe Street, Downtown
The Robertses
In the city directories 1940 · four people at four addresses
The directories print four people named Roberts at four addresses in 1940, all on Howe Street, with the close spelling Robertis. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family. The directories print the name on 126 other streets too, all listed on the Roberts name's own page.
Reserve this family's book, freeThe name in every directory we hold from 1901 to 1945, at every address, each line with its page, to read here or save as a PDF. About $29 when orders open.
Where the Robertses lived
- 1
907 Howe Street
Downtown, 1940
- Mrs A Roberts 1940
Next door in 1940: W Takasaki at 901 and Royal Parking Serv at 925. The block, door by door
- 2
947 Howe Street
Downtown, 1940
- John Roberts 1940
Next door in 1940: L A Alexander at 943 and Mrs M Baker at 953. The block, door by door
- 3
1116 Howe Street
Downtown, 1940
- Roberts (no first name printed) 1940
Next door in 1940: A Gateman at 1124. The block, door by door
- 4
1148 Howe Street
Downtown, 1940
- Robert Roberts, a cleaner 1940
Next door in 1940: G Gunderson at 1146 and End Carpenters West at 1150. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for one of the four: a cleaner.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Downtown (4). 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
The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Mrs A Roberts at 907 Howe Street. The 1940 name section lists John Roberts at 947 Howe Street. The 1940 name section lists Roberts (no first name printed) at 1116 Howe Street. The 1940 name section lists Robert Roberts at 1148 Howe Street, a cleaner.
Today
The City no longer lists 907 Howe, 947 Howe, 1116 Howe and 1148 Howe, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 4 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
The book of the Robertses
Every directory, as one book
The family book reads the Roberts 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.