A family name on West 14th Avenue, Fairview, Mount Pleasant, Kitsilano and West Point Grey
The Robertses
In the city directories 1940 · five people at four addresses
The directories print five people named Roberts at four addresses in 1940, all on West 14th Avenue, 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.
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Where the Robertses lived
- 1
485 West 14th Avenue
Mount Pleasant, 1940
- Mrs R Roberts 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs F M Brewster at 443. The block, door by door
- 2
505 West 14th Avenue
Fairview, 1940
- C Martin Roberts, a baker at Dad's Cookie Co 1940
Next door in 1940: J Tyrrell at 511. The block, door by door
- 3
985 West 14th Avenue
Fairview, 1940
- Thomas Roberts, on active service 1940
Next door in 1940: A Roll at 975. The block, door by door
- 4
2115 West 14th Avenue
Kitsilano, 1940
- J B Roberts, an assistant solicitor at the City of Vancouver 1940
- Doug B Roberts, a student 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs B S Woodworth at 2125. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for three of the five: an assistant solicitor, a baker and an on active service.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Fairview (2), 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 Mrs R Roberts at 485 West 14th Avenue. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists C Martin Roberts at 505 West 14th Avenue, a baker at Dad's Cookie Co. The 1940 name section lists Thomas Roberts at 985 West 14th Avenue, on active service.
J B Roberts is listed at 2115 West 14th Avenue in 1940; 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 John B Roberts there as the householder, an assistant solicitor at the City of Vancouver, with Doug B Roberts, a student.
Today
485 West 14th and 2115 West 14th still have their buildings from before 1946; 985 West 14th (1962) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 505 West 14th, so that building is probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 6 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Roberts Mrs R485 West 14th, p. 215
- Roberts C Martin baker Dad's Cookie Co505 West 14th, p. 523
- Roberts Thos act serv985 West 14th, p. 524
- *Roberts J B2115 West 14th, p. 216
- Roberts Doug B studt2115 West 14th, p. 523
- Roberts John B asst solr Van City2115 West 14th, p. 524
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
The book of the Robertses
Every directory, as one book
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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.