A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The Rothes
In the city directories 1940 · five people at three addresses
The directories print five people named Rothe at three 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. The most under one roof: three Rothes at 3227 Kingsway in 1940.
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Where the Rothes lived
- 1
1060 Granville Street
Downtown, 1940
- Richard Roathe 1940
Next door in 1940: Balderston Motors (used cars) at 1056 and Dom Furn Chain Stores at 1062. The block, door by door
- 2
3227 Kingsway
Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940
- A E Rothe, proprietor of Ye Olde Rose Beauty Shoppe 1940
- Norah Rothe, a clerk for Melrose Dairies 1940
- Wanda M Rothe 1940
Next door in 1940: Kway Theatre at 3215 and Collingwood Mem Hall at 3249. The block, door by door
- 3
3309 West 4th Avenue
Kitsilano, 1940
- Mrs June L Rothe, proprietor of Ladi Gai Beauty Shoppe 1940
Next door in 1940: Miss A L Snider at 3307 and K Luond at 3351. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for three of the five: a proprietor (2) and a clerk.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Downtown, Kitsilano and Renfrew-Collingwood. 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 Richard Roathe at 1060 Granville Street. A E Rothe is listed at 3227 Kingsway in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Alex E Rothe there as the householder, proprietor of Ye Olde Rose Beauty Shoppe, with Norah Rothe, a clerk for Melrose Dairies, and Wanda M Rothe. The 1940 name section lists Mrs June L Rothe at 3309 West 4th Avenue, proprietor of Ladi Gai Beauty Shoppe.
Today
1060 Granville still has its building from before 1946, dated 1910 by the City's record and on the Vancouver Heritage Register; the City no longer lists 3227 Kingsway and 3309 West 4th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 6 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Roathe Richd1060 Granville, p. 523
- Rothe A E3227 Kingsway, p. 99
- Rothe Alex E prop Ye Olde Rose Beauty Shoppe3227 Kingsway, p. 534
- Rothe Norah clk Melrose Dairies3227 Kingsway, p. 534
- Rothe Wanda M3227 Kingsway, p. 534
- Rothe Mrs June L prop Ladi Gai Beauty Shoppe3309 West 4th, p. 534
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, name section, where each person's work is printed
The book of the Rothes
Every directory, as one book
The family book reads the Rothe 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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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.