A family name on West 2nd Avenue, Kitsilano, Mount Pleasant, Fairview and West Point Grey
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 West 2nd 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
2023 West 2nd Avenue
Kitsilano, 1940
- Bert Russell, a laborer for Sumas Firebrick 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs E F Cram at 2017 and L R Thorn at 2029. The block, door by door
- 2
4402 West 2nd Avenue
West Point Grey, 1940
- Mrs C M Russell, widow of N H 1940
- Gerald Russell, proprietor of Locarno Service Garage 1940
Next door in 1940: F L Quakenbush at 4406. The block, door by door
- 3
4454 West 2nd Avenue
West Point Grey, 1940
- J A Russell, of J A Russell, Elliott & Co 1940
Next door in 1940: J T McCay at 4444 and C Brawn at 4490. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for two of the four: a laborer and a proprietor. One is a widow, listed under her own name.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in West Point Grey (2) and Kitsilano. 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 Bert Russell at 2023 West 2nd Avenue, a laborer for Sumas Firebrick. Mrs C M Russell is listed at 4402 West 2nd 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 Clara M Russell there as the householder, widow of N H, with Gerald Russell, proprietor of Locarno Service Garage.
J A Russell is listed at 4454 West 2nd Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Joseph A Russell there as the householder, of J A Russell, Elliott & Co.
Today
The City no longer lists 2023 West 2nd, 4402 West 2nd and 4454 West 2nd, 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.
- Russell Bert lab Sumas Firebrick2023 West 2nd, p. 537
- *Russell Mrs C M4402 West 2nd, p. 177
- Russell Clara M wid N H4402 West 2nd, p. 537
- Russell Gerald prop Locarno Serv Gar4402 West 2nd, p. 538
- *Russell J A4454 West 2nd, p. 177
- Russell Jos A of J A Russell, Elliott & Co4454 West 2nd, p. 538
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, name section, where each person's work is printed
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.