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The Searles

In the city directories 1940 · eleven people at eight addresses

The directories print eleven people named Searle at eight addresses in 1940 in eight of the city's neighbourhoods, with the close spelling Searl. 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 Searles lived

Each pin is on its own block, numbered as the households below. Today's land, parks, main roads and local areas: City of Vancouver Open Data (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).
  1. 1

    1279 East 28th Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • H A Searl, an accountant at Kydd Bros 1940
    • John W Searl, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: T Walker at 1271 and E Ogg at 1287. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    433 East King Edward Avenue

    Riley Park, 1940

    • T Searle, a logger 1940

    Next door in 1940: A Turnbull at 431 and J Main at 441. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    853 Jervis Street

    West End, 1940

    • Joseph Searle, a cook at the CNR 1940

    Next door in 1940: T W De Armond at 839. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    221 West 11th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • A J Searle, a helper at the BC Electric Railway 1940
    • Alice Searle, widow of J 1940

    Next door in 1940: Miss E Reid at 205 and W H Meredith at 231. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    2001 West 15th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Robert F Searle, a clerk at the Royal Bank 1940

    Next door in 1940: J T North at 2017. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    937 West 18th Avenue

    South Cambie, 1940

    • Mrs A Searle, a maid at the Vancouver General Hospital 1940
    • William Searle 1940

    Next door in 1940: P Streng at 931 and R R Hansom at 949. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    2028 West 43rd Avenue

    Kerrisdale, 1940

    • E T Searle, a clerk at the Royal Bank 1940

    Next door in 1940: A T Paradis at 2016 and F H Behnsen at 2038. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    1540 West 7th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Searle 1940

    Next door in 1940: G I Smith at 1530 and G W White at 1544. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for seven of the eleven: a clerk (2), an accountant, a cook, a helper, a logger and a maid. Two of them worked for Royal Bank. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Fairview, Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Kerrisdale, Kitsilano, Mount Pleasant, Riley Park, South Cambie and West End. 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 H A Searl at 1279 East 28th 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 Harry A Searl there as the householder, an accountant at Kydd Bros, with John W Searl, retired. In 1940 the directory lists T Searle at 433 East King Edward Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Thomas Searle there as the householder, a logger.

The 1940 name section lists Joseph Searle at 853 Jervis Street, a cook at the CNR. A J Searle is listed at 221 West 11th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Alfred J Searle there as the householder, a helper at the BC Electric Railway, with Alice Searle, widow of J. The 1940 name section lists Robert F Searle at 2001 West 15th Avenue, a clerk at the Royal Bank.

In 1940 the directory lists Mrs A Searle at 937 West 18th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Annie Searle there as the householder, a maid at the Vancouver General Hospital, with William Searle. In 1940 the directory lists E T Searle at 2028 West 43rd Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Edward T Searle there as the householder, a clerk at the Royal Bank.

The 1940 name section lists Searle at 1540 West 7th Avenue.

Today

1279 East 28th, 221 West 11th, 2001 West 15th and 2028 West 43rd still have their buildings from before 1946, 1279 East 28th on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 937 West 18th (1986) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 433 East King Edward, 853 Jervis and 1540 West 7th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 16 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
1940

British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section

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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.