A family name on Nelson Street, West End and Downtown
The Rogerses
In the city directories 1940 · three people at two addresses
The directories print three people named Rogers at two addresses in 1940, all on Nelson Street. No first name or initials tie one address to the other: we can't tell if they're one family. The directories print the name on 83 other streets too, all listed on the Rogers name's own page.
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Where the Rogerses lived
- 1
1225 Nelson Street
West End, 1940
- A H Rogers, a salesman at the BC Electric Railway 1940
Next door in 1940: queen anne gardens at 1235. The block, door by door
- 2
2050 Nelson Street
West End, 1940
- J Rogers, proprietor of the Fairfield Building 1940
- Rosemary Rogers, a teacher at the Queens Hall School 1940
Next door in 1940: E G Palmer at 2040 and R R Clarke at 2060. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for all three: a proprietor, a salesman and a teacher.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in West End (2). 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 A H Rogers at 1225 Nelson Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Arthur H Rogers there as the householder, a salesman at the BC Electric Railway. In 1940 the directory lists J Rogers at 2050 Nelson 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 Jonathan Rogers there as the householder, proprietor of the Fairfield Building, with Rosemary Rogers, a teacher at the Queens Hall School.
Today
1225 Nelson still has its building from before 1946, dated 1925 by the City's record; 2050 Nelson (1963) has a newer building, by the City's record.
Every line as printed
All 5 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Rogers A H1225 Nelson, p. 119
- Rogers Arth H slsmn BCER1225 Nelson, p. 529
- *Rogers J2050 Nelson, p. 119
- Rogers Jonathan prop Fairfield Bldg and office 508, 470 Granville2050 Nelson, p. 529
- Rogers Rosemary tchr Queens Hall Sch2050 Nelson, p. 530
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
The book of the Rogerses
Every directory, as one book
The family book reads the Rogers 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.