A family name on Grant Street, Grandview-Woodland, Strathcona and Hastings-Sunrise
The Russells
In the city directories 1940 · two people at two addresses
The directories print two people named Russell at two addresses in 1940, all on Grant Street. No first name or initials tie one address to the other: 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
2047 Grant Street
Grandview-Woodland, 1940
- J L Russell, a helper at Pacific Meat 1940
Next door in 1940: R G Daniels at 2043 and Mrs A M Pennington at 2055. The block, door by door
- 2
2655 Grant Street
Hastings-Sunrise, 1940
- R G Russell, a mechanic for F Deeley 1940
Next door in 1940: D Calladine at 2651 and S Haigh at 2657. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for all two: a helper and a mechanic.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Grandview-Woodland 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 J L Russell at 2047 Grant Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists James L Russell there as the householder, a helper at Pacific Meat. In 1940 the directory lists R G Russell at 2655 Grant 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 lists Ross G Russell there as the householder, a mechanic for F Deeley.
Today
2047 Grant still has its building from before 1946, dated 1924 by the City's record; 2655 Grant (2003) has a newer building, by the City's record.
Every line as printed
All 4 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Russell J L2047 Grant, p. 61
- Russell Jas L hlpr Pac Meat2047 Grant, p. 538
- *Russell R G2655 Grant, p. 61
- Russell Ross G mech F Deeley2655 Grant, 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.