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The Siemenses

In the city directories 1940 · six people at six addresses

The directories print six people named Siemens at six 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 Siemenses 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

    1425 Charles Street

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • P L Siemens, a watchmaker at Jacoby Bros 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs M G E Felstead at 1419. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    222 Keefer Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • P Siemens 1940

    Next door in 1940: Greenhouses Parkview at 218 and Pong Gay Chan at 232. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1550 Laurier Avenue

    Shaughnessy, 1940

    • Annie Siemens, a maid for G S Gordon 1940

    Next door in 1940: H J Wood at 1526 and E L Cox at 1574. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1220 Melville Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Albert Siemens, a seaman for F Waterhouse 1940

    Next door in 1940: V B Campbell at 1218 and N Horuz at 1222. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    1826 West 12th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Leona Siemens, a maid for Mrs C Weiner 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs F E Wallace at 1816 and D Lawler at 1836. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    1603 West 49th Avenue

    Kerrisdale, 1940

    • Gertrude Siemens, a maid for Dr J R Naden 1940

    Next door in 1940: D M McCurdy at 1607. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for five of the six: a maid (3), a seaman and a watchmaker.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Downtown, Grandview-Woodland, Kerrisdale, Kitsilano, Shaughnessy and Strathcona. 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 P L Siemens at 1425 Charles Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Peter L Siemens there as the householder, a watchmaker at Jacoby Bros. The 1940 name section lists P Siemens at 222 Keefer Street. The 1940 name section lists Annie Siemens at 1550 Laurier Avenue, a maid for G S Gordon.

The 1940 name section lists Albert Siemens at 1220 Melville Street, a seaman for F Waterhouse. The 1940 name section lists Leona Siemens at 1826 West 12th Avenue, a maid for Mrs C Weiner. The 1940 name section lists Gertrude Siemens at 1603 West 49th Avenue, a maid for Dr J R Naden.

Today

222 Keefer, 1826 West 12th and 1603 West 49th still have their buildings from before 1946; 1425 Charles (1946) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1550 Laurier and 1220 Melville, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Firefighters with their horse-drawn wagons in front of Firehall No. 9 at Salsbury Drive and Charles Street
About 1910 Firefighters with their horse-drawn wagons in front of Firehall No. 9 at Salsbury Drive and Charles Street. Not at the house at 1425 Charles: no archive photo of the 1400 block is known that we can show. City of Vancouver Archives, CVA 354-335. Public domain.

Every line as printed

All 7 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.