A family name on Haro Street, West End
The Rosses
In the city directories 1940 · seven people at five addresses
The directories print seven people named Ross at five addresses in 1940, all on Haro Street. 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 151 other streets too, all listed on the Ross name's own page.
Reserve this family's book, freeThe name in every directory we hold from 1901 to 1945, at every address, each line with its page, to read here or save as a PDF. About $29 when orders open.
Where the Rosses lived
- 1
1425 Haro Street
West End, 1940
- Miss D Ross 1940
- Daisy Ross, a stenographer at the BC Government 1940
Next door in 1940: T G Hull at 1431. The block, door by door
- 2
1833 Haro Street
West End, 1940
- J B Ross, retired 1940
Next door in 1940: Avon at 1821 and N Budibent at 1865. The block, door by door
- 3
1865 Haro Street
West End, 1940
- Margaret Ross, a stenographer at Turnbull Elevator 1940
Next door in 1940: J Goss at 1833 and king george apts at 1877. The block, door by door
- 4
1906 Haro Street
West End, 1940
- Midford D Ross, a department manager at the Royal Bank 1940
Next door in 1940: J Abbott at 1918. The block, door by door
- 5
1915 Haro Street
West End, 1940
- Ross (no first name printed) 1940
- Ross (no first name printed) 1940
Next door in 1940: haro lodge at 1935. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for three of the seven: a stenographer (2) and a department manager.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in West End (5). 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 Miss D Ross at 1425 Haro Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Daisy Ross there as the householder, a stenographer at the BC Government. The 1940 name section lists J B Ross at 1833 Haro Street, retired. The 1940 name section lists Margaret Ross at 1865 Haro Street, a stenographer at Turnbull Elevator.
The 1940 name section lists Midford D Ross at 1906 Haro Street, a department manager at the Royal Bank. Ross (no first name printed) is listed at 1915 Haro Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Ross (no first name printed) there as the householder.
Today
1425 Haro, 1906 Haro and 1915 Haro still have their buildings from before 1946; 1865 Haro (1955) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1833 Haro, so that building is probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 7 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
The book of the Rosses
Every directory, as one book
The family book reads the Ross 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.