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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Shellshears

In the city directories 1940 · ten people at five addresses

The directories print ten people named Shellshear at five addresses in 1940 in four of the city's neighbourhoods. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family. The most under one roof: four Shellshears at 1241 East 14th in 1940.

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Where the Shellshears 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

    990 Bute Street

    West End, 1940

    • A A Shellshear, a janitor for Strathmore Lodge 1940

    Next door in 1940: norwood (the) at 958. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1241 East 14th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • J W Shellshear, in poultry 1940
    • Iris Shellshear, a cashier at McDermott Motors 1940
    • Olive A Shellshear, a typist at the Dominion Income Tax 1940
    • Thomas Shellshear, a salesman at Foote's Agency 1940

    Next door in 1940: W McCurrach at 1237 and J Patton at 1251. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    96 East 20th Avenue

    Riley Park, 1940

    • A H Shellshear, a salesman for J W Shellshear 1940

    Next door in 1940: R A Athey at 86. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    2321 Main Street

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • J W Shellshear, in poultry 1940

    Next door in 1940: T L Mitchell at 2319 and V J Johnson at 2331. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    645 West 21st Avenue

    South Cambie, 1940

    • J H Shellshear, retired 1940
    • Hilda E Shellshear, a saleswoman 1940
    • Mabel E Shellshear, a stenographer 1940

    Next door in 1940: W R Westlake at 641 and V Hume at 653. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for eight of the ten: a salesman (2), a cashier, a janitor, a poultry, a saleswoman and a stenographer, among others.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Mount Pleasant (2), 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 A A Shellshear at 990 Bute Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Aubrey A Shellshear there as the householder, a janitor for Strathmore Lodge. In 1940 the directory lists J W Shellshear at 1241 East 14th 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 John W Shellshear there as the householder, in poultry, with Iris Shellshear, a cashier at McDermott Motors, Olive A Shellshear, a typist at the Dominion Income Tax, and Thomas Shellshear, a salesman at Foote's Agency.

In 1940 the directory lists A H Shellshear at 96 East 20th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Alfred H Shellshear there as the householder, a salesman for J W Shellshear. In 1940 the directory lists J W Shellshear, in poultry, at 2321 Main Street.

J H Shellshear is listed at 645 West 21st Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists James H Shellshear there as the householder, a plumber, with Joseph Shellshear, retired, Hilda E Shellshear, a saleswoman, and Mabel E Shellshear, a stenographer.

Today

990 Bute, 1241 East 14th and 2321 Main still have their buildings from before 1946; 96 East 20th (2015) and 645 West 21st (1994) have newer buildings, by the City's record.

Every line as printed

All 15 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.