A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The Scholeses
In the city directories 1940 · two people at two addresses
The directories print two people named Scholes at two addresses in 1940 in two of the city's neighbourhoods. No first name or initials tie one address to the other: we can't tell if they're one family.
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Where the Scholeses lived
- 1
303 East 24th Avenue
Riley Park, 1940
- J Scholes, a woodworker at the Wells Air Harbour 1940
Next door in 1940: G W Cadman at 309. The block, door by door
- 2
2876 West 24th Avenue
Arbutus Ridge, 1940
- F Scholes, a clerk at the BC Government 1940
Next door in 1940: A A Waite at 2840 and E W Higgins at 2898. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for all two: a clerk and a woodworker.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Arbutus Ridge and Riley Park. 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 Scholes at 303 East 24th 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 James Scholes there as the householder, a school janitor at the City of Vancouver, with James F Scholes, a woodworker at the Wells Air Harbour. In 1940 the directory lists F Scholes at 2876 West 24th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Frank Scholes there as the householder, a clerk at the BC Government.
Today
303 East 24th still has its building from before 1946, dated 1921 by the City's record; the City no longer lists 2876 West 24th, so that building is probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 5 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- *Scholes J303 East 24th, p. 238
- Scholes Jas sch jntr Van City303 East 24th, p. 546
- Scholes Jas F woodwkr Wells Air Harbour303 East 24th, p. 546
- *Scholes F2876 West 24th, p. 239
- Scholes Frank clk BC Govt2876 West 24th, p. 546
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
The book of the Scholeses
Every directory, as one book
The family book reads the Scholes 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 S. Want a name removed? Tell us.