A family name on Charles Street, Grandview-Woodland, Strathcona and Hastings-Sunrise
The Russells
In the city directories 1940 · four people at two addresses
The directories print four people named Russell at two addresses in 1940, all on Charles Street. No first name or initials tie one address to the other: we can't tell if they're one family. The most under one roof: three Russells at 2984 Charles in 1940. The directories print the name on 103 other streets too, all listed on the Russell name's own page.
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Where the Russells lived
- 1
2984 Charles Street
Hastings-Sunrise, 1940
- G A Russell, an engineer at Associated Dairies 1940
- Edward J Russell, a salesman for W C Bowie 1940
- John C Russell, a warehouseman at Macdonalds Consolidated 1940
Next door in 1940: R A Donnelly at 2980. The block, door by door
- 2
3276 Charles Street
Hastings-Sunrise, 1940
- L Russell, retired 1940
Next door in 1940: G Pozzbon at 3270. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for three of the four: an engineer, a salesman and a warehouseman.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Hastings-Sunrise (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 G A Russell at 2984 Charles 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, where each person's work is printed, lists George A Russell there as the householder, an engineer at Associated Dairies, with Edward J Russell, a salesman for W C Bowie, and John C Russell, a warehouseman at Macdonalds Consolidated. In 1940 the directory lists L Russell at 3276 Charles Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Luke Russell there as the householder, retired.
Today
2984 Charles (2009) and 3276 Charles (1961) have newer buildings, by the City's record.
Every line as printed
All 6 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- *Russell G A2984 Charles, p. 29
- Russell Edw J slsmn W C Bowie2984 Charles, p. 538
- Russell Geo A eng Assoc Dairies2984 Charles, p. 538
- Russell John C whsmn Macdonalds Consol2984 Charles, p. 538
- *Russell L3276 Charles, p. 29
- Russell Luke retired3276 Charles, p. 538
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
The book of the Russells
Every directory, as one book
The family book reads the Russell 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.