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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Rollinsons

In the city directories 1940 · five people at five addresses

The directories print five people named Rollinson at five addresses in 1940 in three of the city's neighbourhoods. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family.

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Where the Rollinsons 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

    3256 Austrey Avenue

    Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940

    • E R Rollinson, a laborer at the Anthes-Tait Foundry 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs E Richardson at 3248 and J Gillis at 3262. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    3031 East 27th Avenue

    Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940

    • G H Rollinson, a glazier at Kway Woodworks 1940

    Next door in 1940: J T Allen at 3005 and V W Taylor at 3037. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    2470 East 45th Avenue

    Victoria-Fraserview, 1940

    • W H Rollinson, a miner 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Fraser at 2450 and J P Dzendolet at 2486. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    2767 East 7th Avenue

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • E A Rollinson, a plumber for T Davies 1940

    Next door in 1940: F T Deisley at 2761 and W S D Howden at 2775. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    4043 Rupert Street

    Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940

    • A Rollinson, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: R Pritchard at 4031 and W H Dunphy at 4085. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for four of the five: a glazier, a laborer, a miner and a plumber.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Renfrew-Collingwood (3), Hastings-Sunrise and Victoria-Fraserview. 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 E R Rollinson at 3256 Austrey 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 Edward R Rollinson there as the householder, a laborer at the Anthes-Tait Foundry. In 1940 the directory lists G H Rollinson at 3031 East 27th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists George H Rollinson there as the householder, a glazier at Kway Woodworks.

In 1940 the directory lists W H Rollinson at 2470 East 45th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists William H Rollinson there as the householder, a miner. In 1940 the directory lists E A Rollinson at 2767 East 7th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Edward A Rollinson there as the householder, a plumber for T Davies.

In 1940 the directory lists A Rollinson at 4043 Rupert Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Arthur Rollinson there as the householder, retired.

Today

3256 Austrey still has its building from before 1946, dated 1911 by the City's record; 3031 East 27th (1998), 2470 East 45th (2012), 2767 East 7th (2002) and 4043 Rupert (2002) have newer buildings, by the City's record.

Every line as printed

All 10 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.