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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Schicks

In the city directories 1940 · 20 people at twelve addresses

The directories print 20 people named Schick at twelve addresses in 1940 in eight of the city's neighbourhoods, with the close spelling Schieck. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family. The most under one roof: six Schicks at 2146 West 8th in 1940.

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Where the Schicks lived

Each pin is on its own block, numbered as the households below. Five addresses aren't on today's map, so they have no pin. Today's land, parks, main roads and local areas: City of Vancouver Open Data (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).
  1. 1

    6050 Alma Street

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • Tillie Schick, a domestic for M E Howe 1940

    Next door in 1940: J H Humphries at 6020 and O L Pickersgill at 6060. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    3320 East 3rd Avenue

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • E Schick, a laborer 1940

    Next door in 1940: E G Edwards at 3326. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    2126 East 44th Avenue

    Victoria-Fraserview, 1940

    • R Schick, an edgerman at Canadian White Pine 1940

    Next door in 1940: J McLuskie at 2116 and Mrs M A Leece at 2156. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    626 East 62nd Avenue

    Sunset, 1940

    • F Schick, a laborer 1940

    Next door in 1940: E S Yeo at 616 and D Reid at 636. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    1125 Granville Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • W Schick 1940

    Next door in 1940: Hemenway & Son at 1123 and L N Gowdy at 1127. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    5541 Lanark Street

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • A Schick, a dairyman at Associated Dairies 1940
    • Clara M Schick, a floorwoman at Metro Stores 1940
    • George R Schick, a helper at Metro Stores 1940
    • Leslie C Schick, an edgerman at Canadian White Pine 1940

    Next door in 1940: G H McLean at 5585. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    3741 Main Street

    Riley Park, 1940

    • R J Schieck, a carpenter 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Sloan at 3715 and A A Andren at 3743. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    6624 Ross Street

    Sunset, 1940

    • Matilda Schick, a domestic 1940

    Next door in 1940: C Olson at 6666. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    5850 Sophia Street

    Sunset, 1940

    • C Schick, a millwright at Evans Products 1940

    Next door in 1940: P Adolf at 5860. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    5860 Sophia Street

    Sunset, 1940

    • Adam Schick, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: C Schick at 5850 and Mrs E Klassen at 5872. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    2146 West 8th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • J A Schick, a carpenter 1940
    • Elsie Schick, a saleswoman at Metro Stores 1940
    • Frederick Schick, a machinist tender at Canada Roof Products 1940
    • Helen Schick 1940
    • Rudolph Schick, a swamper 1940
    • Ruth Schick, a sewer at Paramount Furniture 1940

    Next door in 1940: A Bentley at 2134 and H Kelly at 2148. The block, door by door

  12. 12

    2134 Yew Street

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • S E Schick, who worked for Arbutus S&D 1940

    Next door in 1940: F M Collinge at 2136. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for 17 of the 20: a carpenter (2), a domestic (2), an edgerman (2), a laborer (2), a dairyman and an employee, among others. Some worked for the same employer: three for Metro Stores and two for Canadian White Pine.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Sunset (4), Kitsilano (2), Downtown, Dunbar-Southlands, Hastings-Sunrise, Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Riley Park and Victoria-Fraserview. 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 Tillie Schick at 6050 Alma Street, a domestic for M E Howe. E Schick is listed at 3320 East 3rd Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Ernest Schick there as the householder, a laborer.

R Schick is listed at 2126 East 44th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Rudolf Schick there as the householder, an edgerman at Canadian White Pine. F Schick is listed at 626 East 62nd Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Frederick Schick there as the householder, a laborer.

The 1940 name section lists W Schick at 1125 Granville Street. In 1940 the directory lists A Schick at 5541 Lanark 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 Adam Schick there as the householder, with Albert A Schick, a dairyman at Associated Dairies, Clara M Schick, a floorwoman at Metro Stores, George R Schick, a helper at Metro Stores, and Leslie C Schick, an edgerman at Canadian White Pine.

In 1940 the directory lists R J Schieck at 3741 Main Street. The 1940 name section lists Ragnar J Schieck there as the householder, a carpenter. The 1940 name section lists Matilda Schick at 6624 Ross Street, a domestic.

C Schick is listed at 5850 Sophia Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Charles Schick there as the householder, a millwright at Evans Products. The 1940 name section lists Adam Schick at 5860 Sophia Street, retired.

In 1940 the directory lists J A Schick at 2146 West 8th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Jacob A Schick there as the householder, a carpenter, with Elsie Schick, a saleswoman at Metro Stores, Frederick Schick, a machinist tender at Canada Roof Products, Helen Schick, Rudolph Schick, a swamper, and Ruth Schick, a sewer at Paramount Furniture. In 1940 the directory lists S E Schick at 2134 Yew Street. The 1940 name section lists Sam E Schick there as the householder, who worked for Arbutus S&D.

Today

6050 Alma, 1125 Granville, 5541 Lanark, 3741 Main and 2134 Yew still have their buildings from before 1946; 3320 East 3rd (2011), 2126 East 44th (1990), 626 East 62nd (1984) and 5850 Sophia (1968) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 6624 Ross, 5860 Sophia and 2146 West 8th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 29 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
1940

British Columbia and Yukon Directory, name section, where each person's work is printed

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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 S. Want a name removed? Tell us.