A family name on West 13th Avenue, Fairview, Mount Pleasant, Kitsilano and West Point Grey
The Rosses
In the city directories 1940 · seven people at four addresses
The directories print seven people named Ross at four addresses in 1940, all on West 13th Avenue. 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.
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Where the Rosses lived
- 1
426 West 13th Avenue
Mount Pleasant, 1940
- Charlotte E Ross, a ward assistant at the Vancouver General Hospital 1940
- H Amy Ross, a ward assistant at the Vancouver General Hospital 1940
Next door in 1940: D M Fitzpatrick at 416 and Mrs R Roberts at 436. The block, door by door
- 2
1310 West 13th Avenue
Fairview, 1940
- A A Ross, a president at Columbia Securities 1940
- George H Ross, a clerk at Columbia Securities 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs E Evans at 1336. The block, door by door
- 3
3204 West 13th Avenue
Kitsilano, 1940
- K A Ross, a school teacher 1940
Next door in 1940: J A Hardman at 3212. The block, door by door
- 4
3336 West 13th Avenue
Kitsilano, 1940
- C O Ross, a fireman at the City of Vancouver 1940
- Delbert E Ross, a factory worker for Coca Cola 1940
Next door in 1940: J H Lovatt at 3328 and E Hansen at 3356. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for all seven: a ward assistant (2), a clerk, a factory worker, a fireman, a president and a school teacher. Some worked for the same employer: two for Columbia Securities, two for Vancouver City and two for Vancouver General Hospital.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Kitsilano (2), Fairview and Mount Pleasant. 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
The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Charlotte E Ross at 426 West 13th Avenue, a ward assistant at the Vancouver General Hospital, with H Amy Ross, a ward assistant at the Vancouver General Hospital. A A Ross is listed at 1310 West 13th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists A Allen Ross there as the householder, a president at Columbia Securities, with George H Ross, a clerk at Columbia Securities.
K A Ross is listed at 3204 West 13th Avenue in 1940; 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 Ken A Ross there as the householder, a school teacher. C O Ross is listed at 3336 West 13th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Charles O Ross there as the householder, a fireman at the City of Vancouver, with Delbert E Ross, a factory worker for Coca Cola.
Today
1310 West 13th and 3336 West 13th still have their buildings from before 1946, 1310 West 13th on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 3204 West 13th (2019) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 426 West 13th, so that building is probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 10 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Ross Charlotte E ward asst Van Genl Hosp426 West 13th, p. 532
- Ross H Amy ward asst Van Genl Hosp426 West 13th, p. 533
- Ross A A1310 West 13th, p. 211
- Ross A Allen pres Columbia Secur1310 West 13th, p. 532
- Ross Geo H clk Columbia Secur1310 West 13th, p. 532
- *Ross K A3204 West 13th, p. 213
- Ross Ken A sch tchr Van City3204 West 13th, p. 533
- *Ross C O3336 West 13th, p. 213
- Ross Chas O firmn Van City3336 West 13th, p. 532
- Ross Delbert E fctywkr Coca Cola3336 West 13th, p. 532
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, name section, where each person's work is printed
The book of the Rosses
Every directory, as one book
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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.