A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The Schneiders
In the city directories 1940 · ten people at eight addresses
The directories print ten people named Schneider at eight addresses in 1940 in five of the city's neighbourhoods. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family.
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Where the Schneiders lived
- 1
314 Cambie Street
Downtown, 1940
- Karl Schneider, a longshoreman 1940
Next door in 1940: E Barnby at 312 and Ski & Sport Shop at 316. The block, door by door
- 2
2125 Collingwood Street
Kitsilano, 1940
- Phyllis Schneider, a maid for J G Tonelli 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs P Clark at 2145. The block, door by door
- 3
405 Heatley Avenue
Strathcona, 1940
- C Schneider, proprietor of Parisian Shoe Repairs 1940
Next door in 1940: H Rockwell at 403 and J Leong at 407. The block, door by door
- 4
828 Keefer Street
Strathcona, 1940
- H Schneider, a carpenter 1940
- Martha Schneider 1940
Next door in 1940: J Ricci at 824 and J Canic at 832. The block, door by door
- 5
4272 Perry Street
Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940
- Philip Schneider, a porter at Chanticleer Lunch 1940
Next door in 1940: W W McEwan at 4240 and J K McMitchell at 4282. The block, door by door
- 6
852 Union Street
Strathcona, 1940
- F Schneider, a logger 1940
Next door in 1940: 5 listings at 848 and D Gudzie at 854. The block, door by door
- 7
1575 West 15th Avenue
Fairview, 1940
- R F Schneider, a manager at Pacific Coast Novelty 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs P E Mathieson at 1565 and oxford apts at 1585. The block, door by door
- 8
4596 Windsor Street
Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940
- J H Schneider, a laborer at Amey Coal 1940
- Len Schneider, a clerk for W H Malkin 1940
Next door in 1940: A Stamnes at 4590. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for nine of the ten: a carpenter, a clerk, a laborer, a logger, a longshoreman and a maid, among others.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Strathcona (3), Kensington-Cedar Cottage (2), Downtown, Fairview 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 Karl Schneider at 314 Cambie Street, a longshoreman. The 1940 name section lists Phyllis Schneider at 2125 Collingwood Street, a maid for J G Tonelli. In 1940 the directory lists C Schneider at 405 Heatley Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Coleman Schneider there as the householder, proprietor of Parisian Shoe Repairs.
In 1940 the directory lists H Schneider at 828 Keefer Street. The 1940 name section lists Henry Schneider there as the householder, a carpenter, with Martha Schneider. The 1940 name section lists Philip Schneider at 4272 Perry Street, a porter at Chanticleer Lunch.
F Schneider is listed at 852 Union Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Frederick Schneider there as the householder, a logger. R F Schneider is listed at 1575 West 15th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Richard F Schneider there as the householder, a manager at Pacific Coast Novelty.
J H Schneider is listed at 4596 Windsor Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Jacob H Schneider there as the householder, a laborer at Amey Coal, with Len Schneider, a clerk for W H Malkin.
Today
2125 Collingwood, 828 Keefer, 852 Union and 1575 West 15th still have their buildings from before 1946, 828 Keefer and 1575 West 15th on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 4272 Perry (1990) and 4596 Windsor (1976) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 314 Cambie and 405 Heatley, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 15 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Schneider Karl lngshmn314 Cambie, p. 546
- Schneider Phyllis maid J G Tonelli2125 Collingwood, p. 546
- Schneider C405 Heatley, p. 82
- Schneider Coleman prop Parisian Shoe Reprs405 Heatley, p. 546
- Schneider H828 Keefer, p. 94
- Schneider Henry carp828 Keefer, p. 546
- Schneider Martha828 Keefer, p. 546
- Schneider Philip porter Chanticleer Lunch4272 Perry, p. 546
- Schneider F852 Union, p. 159
- Schneider Fredk logr852 Union, p. 546
- Schneider R F1575 West 15th, p. 220
- Schneider Richd F mgr Pac Coast Novelty1575 West 15th, p. 546
- Schneider J H4596 Windsor, p. 169
- Schneider Jacob H lab Amey Coal4596 Windsor, p. 546
- Schneider Len clk W H Malkin4596 Windsor, p. 546
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.