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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Roes

In the city directories 1940 · 13 people at ten addresses

The directories print 13 people named Roe at ten addresses in 1940 in six 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 Roes at 2940 West 8th in 1940.

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Where the Roes lived

Each pin is on its own block, numbered as the households below. One address isn't on today's map, so it has no pin. Today's land, parks, main roads and local areas: City of Vancouver Open Data (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).
  1. 1

    2085 East 41st Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • C G Roe Jr, an assistant manager for Hale Optical 1940

    Next door in 1940: W H Last at 2075 and W Aucoin at 2095. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    2111 East 41st Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • C G Roe, a director at the Lumbermen's Social Club 1940

    Next door in 1940: D C Ramsay at 2103 and L W Welton at 2119. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1334 Graveley Street

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • A G Roe, a machinist operator at the Pacific Mills 1940

    Next door in 1940: B Clendon at 1314 and E C Stoutenburg at 1340. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    5903 Larch Street

    Kerrisdale, 1940

    • Mrs K K Roe 1940

    Next door in 1940: P J Maw at 5963. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    3750 Point Grey Road

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • G A Roe, a watchman at the Vancouver Public Library 1940
    • John A Roe, a page at the Vancouver Public Library 1940

    Next door in 1940: J M Ferguson at 3744 and M W Taylor at 3768. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    4553 West 11th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • C E Roe, a bus operator at the BC Electric Railway 1940

    Next door in 1940: B Madsen at 4549 and J A Peyman at 4559. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    3813 West 18th Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • Peter S Roe, a machinist at Boyles Bros 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs A L Thomson at 3807 and M McKinnon at 3819. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    3903 West 33rd Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • A Roe, a department manager at Seaboard Shipping 1940

    Next door in 1940: L Goodman at 3911. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    2308 West 49th Avenue

    Kerrisdale, 1940

    • G W Roe, a traveller 1940

    Next door in 1940: K F Robinson at 2326. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    2940 West 8th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • E P F Roe, a broker at Burleigh & Partners 1940
    • Kathleen M Roe 1940
    • Rex Roe, a clerk at the Royal Bank 1940

    Next door in 1940: S E Balcombe at 2936 and H E Willock at 2950. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for eleven of the 13: an assistant manager, a broker, a bus operator, a clerk, a department manager and a director, among others. Two of them worked for Vancouver Public Library.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Dunbar-Southlands (2), Kensington-Cedar Cottage (2), Kerrisdale (2), West Point Grey (2), Grandview-Woodland and Kitsilano. 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 C G Roe Jr at 2085 East 41st Avenue; 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 Charles G Roe Jr there as the householder, an assistant manager for Hale Optical. In 1940 the directory lists C G Roe at 2111 East 41st Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Charles G Roe there as the householder, a director at the Lumbermen's Social Club.

In 1940 the directory lists A G Roe at 1334 Graveley Street. The 1940 name section lists Albert G Roe there as the householder, a machinist operator at the Pacific Mills. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs K K Roe at 5903 Larch Street. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Kathleen K Roe there as the householder.

In 1940 the directory lists G A Roe at 3750 Point Grey Road. The 1940 name section lists George A Roe there as the householder, a watchman at the Vancouver Public Library, with John A Roe, a page at the Vancouver Public Library. In 1940 the directory lists C E Roe at 4553 West 11th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Clifton E Roe there as the householder, a bus operator at the BC Electric Railway.

The 1940 name section lists Peter S Roe at 3813 West 18th Avenue, a machinist at Boyles Bros. A Roe is listed at 3903 West 33rd Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Alfred Roe there as the householder, a department manager at Seaboard Shipping.

G W Roe is listed at 2308 West 49th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists George W Roe there as the householder, a traveller. E P F Roe is listed at 2940 West 8th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Edward P F Roe there as the householder, a broker at Burleigh & Partners, with Kathleen M Roe, and Rex Roe, a clerk at the Royal Bank.

Today

3750 Point Grey Road, 4553 West 11th, 3813 West 18th and 2308 West 49th still have their buildings from before 1946; 2085 East 41st (1986), 2111 East 41st (1999), 5903 Larch (2015), 3903 West 33rd (1998) and 2940 West 8th (1984) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1334 Graveley, so that building is probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 22 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
1940

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.