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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Sharpleses

In the city directories 1940 · ten people at eight addresses

The directories print ten people named Sharples at eight addresses in 1940 in six 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 Sharpleses lived

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

    6568 Balsam Street

    Kerrisdale, 1940

    • H Sharples, an assayer at the Canadian Government 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs M McI Whitcutt at 6556 and C S Chave at 6592. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    601 Bute Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • H V Sharples, in real estate 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs D E Macnaughton at 647. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    439 East 37th Avenue

    Riley Park, 1940

    • J Sharples, a police officer at the City of Vancouver 1940

    Next door in 1940: C Ohr at 435 and J K Whyte at 445. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1082 East 38th Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • Mrs E Sharples 1940

    Next door in 1940: J S Woodcock at 1070. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    625 East 44th Avenue

    Sunset, 1940

    • A Sharples, a groundman at the BC Electric Railway 1940
    • Winnifred Sharples, a music teacher 1940

    Next door in 1940: A Smith at 615 and E S Bailey at 635. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    3529 Fleming Street

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • R Sharples, a car repairer at the BC Electric Railway 1940

    Next door in 1940: E J Biddlecombe at 3521 and W J McLellan at 3539. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    4745 Gladstone Street

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • R Sharples, a groundman at the BC Electric Railway 1940

    Next door in 1940: E Sharp at 4737 and H Somers at 4761. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    1886 West 15th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • F Sharples, a painter at the Metro Building 1940
    • Robert T Sharples, a helper at Spear & Jackson 1940

    Next door in 1940: J M Jones at 1866 and Dr M McC Baird at 1896. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for nine of the ten: a groundman (2), an assayer, a car repairer, a helper, a music teacher and a painter, among others. Three of them worked for BC Electric Railway.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Kensington-Cedar Cottage (3), Downtown, Kerrisdale, Kitsilano, Riley Park and Sunset. 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 Sharples at 6568 Balsam Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Harry Sharples there as the householder, an assayer at the Canadian Government. In 1940 the directory lists H V Sharples, in real estate, at 601 Bute Street. The 1940 name section lists Henry V Sharples there, in real estate.

In 1940 the directory lists J Sharples at 439 East 37th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists John Sharples there as the householder, a police officer at the City of Vancouver. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs E Sharples at 1082 East 38th 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 lists Mrs Ellen Sharples there as the householder.

In 1940 the directory lists A Sharples at 625 East 44th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Albert Sharples there as the householder, a groundman at the BC Electric Railway, with Winnifred Sharples, a music teacher. In 1940 the directory lists R Sharples at 3529 Fleming Street. The 1940 name section lists Richard Sharples there as the householder, a car repairer at the BC Electric Railway.

In 1940 the directory lists R Sharples at 4745 Gladstone Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Robert Sharples there as the householder, a groundman at the BC Electric Railway. In 1940 the directory lists F Sharples at 1886 West 15th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Fred Sharples there as the householder, a painter at the Metro Building, with Robert T Sharples, a helper at Spear & Jackson.

Today

6568 Balsam, 601 Bute, 439 East 37th, 625 East 44th, 3529 Fleming, 4745 Gladstone and 1886 West 15th still have their buildings from before 1946, 601 Bute on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 1082 East 38th (2018) has a newer building, by the City's record.

Every line as printed

All 18 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.