A family name on East 7th Avenue, Mount Pleasant, Grandview-Woodland and Hastings-Sunrise
The Russells
In the city directories 1940 · four people at three addresses
The directories print four people named Russell at three addresses in 1940, all on East 7th 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 103 other streets too, all listed on the Russell name's own page.
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Where the Russells lived
- 1
1923 East 7th Avenue
Grandview-Woodland, 1940
- B Russell, a millworker at Sterling Lumber 1940
Next door in 1940: C T Smith at 1927. The block, door by door
- 2
1994 East 7th Avenue
Grandview-Woodland, 1940
- A E Russell, a school teacher 1940
- Phoebe Russell, widow of W 1940
Next door in 1940: J H Donaldson at 1986. The block, door by door
- 3
3103 East 7th Avenue
Hastings-Sunrise, 1940
- Mrs M Russell, widow of R 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs A E Kernighan at 3117. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for two of the four: a millworker and a school teacher. Two are widows, listed under their own names.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Grandview-Woodland (2) and Hastings-Sunrise. 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 B Russell at 1923 East 7th 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 Bjarne Russell there as the householder, a millworker at Sterling Lumber. In 1940 the directory lists A E Russell at 1994 East 7th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Albert E Russell there as the householder, a school teacher, with Phoebe Russell, widow of W.
In 1940 the directory lists Mrs M Russell at 3103 East 7th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Margaret Russell there as the householder, widow of R.
Today
1994 East 7th still has its building from before 1946, dated 1931 by the City's record; 1923 East 7th (2009) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 3103 East 7th, 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.
- *Russell B1923 East 7th, p. 190
- Russell Bjarne mlwkr Sterling Lbr1923 East 7th, p. 537
- *Russell A E1994 East 7th, p. 190
- Russell Albt E sch tchr Van City1994 East 7th, p. 537
- Russell Phoebe wid W1994 East 7th, p. 538
- Russell Mrs M3103 East 7th, p. 191
- Russell Margt wid R3103 East 7th, 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.