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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Shafers

In the city directories 1940 · ten people at eight addresses

The directories print ten people named Shafer at eight addresses in 1940 in six of the city's neighbourhoods, with the close spelling Shaffer. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family. The most under one roof: three Shafers at 1626 Parker in 1940.

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Where the Shafers 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

    1172 Barclay Street

    West End, 1940

    • Dave Shaffer, proprietor of B C Garment 1940

    Next door in 1940: florida (the) at 1170 and Miss E H M Baillie at 1176. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    2185 Cambridge Street

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • E G Shafer, a president at Shafer-Haggart Ltd 1940

    Next door in 1940: R McGregor at 2175 and A J Kirkham at 2195. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    465 East 8th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • Mrs M Shafer, widow of N 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs M A Goodrich at 459 and J Gammie at 471. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1236 Hornby Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • George Shafer 1940

    Next door in 1940: W Weir at 1232 and Mrs J Biddulph at 1244. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    1147 Nelson Street

    West End, 1940

    • Neola Shaefer, a waitress at the Vancouver Tamale Parlor 1940

    Next door in 1940: S Vassey at 1121 and J Middleton at 1155. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    1626 Parker Street

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • Mrs M Shaffer, widow of J 1940
    • Philip Shaffer, a student 1940
    • Sophie Shaffer, a saleswoman 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Macdonald at 1622 and J A Clarke at 1636. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    2882 West 12th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • S Shaffer, of BC Jewellers 1940

    Next door in 1940: A Rollo at 2874 and H Toban at 2896. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    4716 West 4th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • Marion A Shaffer, a school teacher 1940

    Next door in 1940: C G Chambers at 4726. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for five of the ten: a president, a proprietor, a saleswoman, a school teacher and a waitress. Two are widows, listed under their own names.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Grandview-Woodland (2), West End (2), Downtown, Kitsilano, Mount Pleasant and West Point Grey. 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 Dave Shaffer at 1172 Barclay Street, proprietor of B C Garment. E G Shafer is listed at 2185 Cambridge Street 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 Ernest G Shafer there as the householder, a president at Shafer-Haggart Ltd.

Mrs M Shafer is listed at 465 East 8th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Mabel Shafer there as the householder, widow of N. The 1940 name section lists George Shafer at 1236 Hornby Street. The 1940 name section lists Neola Shaefer at 1147 Nelson Street, a waitress at the Vancouver Tamale Parlor.

Mrs M Shaffer is listed at 1626 Parker Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Molly Shaffer there as the householder, widow of J, with Philip Shaffer, a student, and Sophie Shaffer, a saleswoman. S Shaffer is listed at 2882 West 12th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Saul Shaffer there as the householder, of BC Jewellers.

The 1940 name section lists Marion A Shaffer at 4716 West 4th Avenue, a school teacher.

Today

1172 Barclay and 2882 West 12th still have their buildings from before 1946; 1147 Nelson (1986) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 2185 Cambridge, 465 East 8th, 1236 Hornby, 1626 Parker and 4716 West 4th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Mr. Brookhouse's house at 1872 Parker Street, with its corner turret
1932 Mr. Brookhouse's house at 1872 Parker Street, with its corner turret. Not at the house at 1626 Parker: no archive photo of the 1600 block is known that we can show. City of Vancouver Archives, CVA 99-4161. Public domain.

Every line as printed

All 14 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.