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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Robitailles

In the city directories 1940 · six people at three addresses

The directories print six people named Robitaille at three addresses in 1940 in two of the city's neighbourhoods. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family. The most under one roof: three Robitailles at 2654 East Georgia in 1940.

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Where the Robitailles lived

Each pin is on its own block, numbered as the households below. Today's land, parks, main roads and local areas: City of Vancouver Open Data (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).
  1. 1

    85 East 33rd Avenue

    Riley Park, 1940

    • J D Robitaille, an accountant at Braemar Bakery 1940
    • Glenn A Robitaille, a technician 1940

    Next door in 1940: E C Luxmore at 65. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    2654 East Georgia Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • J Robitaille, a carpenter 1940
    • Emanuel J Robitaille, proprietor of Heights Cycle Shop 1940
    • Margaret Robitaille 1940

    Next door in 1940: A B Carr at 2646 and G S Bush at 2660. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    2866 Kitchener Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • T J Robitaille, a sub station operator at the BC Electric Railway 1940

    Next door in 1940: J E Poulin at 2854 and H G Taylor at 2880. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for five of the six: an accountant, a carpenter, a proprietor, a sub station operator and a technician.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Hastings-Sunrise (2) and Riley Park. 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 J D Robitaille at 85 East 33rd Avenue. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists J Don Robitaille there as the householder, an accountant at Braemar Bakery, with Glenn A Robitaille, a technician. In 1940 the directory lists J Robitaille at 2654 East Georgia 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 Joseph Robitaille there as the householder, a carpenter, with Emanuel J Robitaille, proprietor of Heights Cycle Shop, and Margaret Robitaille.

In 1940 the directory lists T J Robitaille at 2866 Kitchener Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Theo J Robitaille there as the householder, a sub station operator at the BC Electric Railway.

Today

85 East 33rd still has its building from before 1946, dated 1912 by the City's record; 2654 East Georgia (2004) and 2866 Kitchener (1999) have newer buildings, by the City's record.

Every line as printed

All 9 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
1940

British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section

The book of the Robitailles

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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.