The Simses

The story, address by address

The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists William Sims at 1531 Barclay Street as the householder. The 1940 name section lists William Sims at 1656 Barclay Street. The 1940 name section lists John Sims at 1203 Bidwell Street, on active service. The 1940 name section lists Sims (no first name printed) at 1012 Broughton Street, with Winnifred Sims.

The 1940 name section lists Edith Sims at 1242 Burrard Street, a helper at the Hudson's Bay Company. The 1940 name section lists Ernest Simms at 1448 Comox Street. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs I Sims, rooms to let, at 1963 Comox Street. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Isobel Sims there, who kept rooms to let.

In 1940 the directory lists H Simms at 3584 Dundas Street; 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 Harry Simms there as the householder, a carpenter. In 1940 the directory lists W G Sims at 1003 East 10th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Warwick G Sims there as the householder, a shopman at the Canadian (BC) Telephone, with Doug A Sims, a clerk at the BC Government.

In 1940 the directory lists A E Sims at 829 East 12th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Albert E Sims there as the householder, a switchman, with Edwina Sims, proprietor of Anne's Shop, and John E S Sims, a clerk at the Hudson's Bay Company. The 1940 name section lists Maggie Sims at 1431 East 20th Avenue, widow of F, with Mervyn Sims, a student. The 1940 name section lists Marion Sims at 720 East 27th Avenue, a widow.

In 1940 the directory lists W Sims at 3660 East 27th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Wilfred Sims there as the householder, a bookkeeper. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Agnes Sims at 2084 East 34th Avenue.

C Sims is listed at 2052 East 42nd Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Charles Sims there as the householder, a shoe maker. A Simms is listed at 2176 East 61st Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Alfred Simms there as the householder, a chef.

The 1940 name section lists Joseph Sims at 786 East Hastings Street, a cook. The 1940 name section lists John E Sims at 1206 Homer Street, a chemist at Dominion Lab. The 1940 name section lists Ed Sims at 3346 Price Street, a bottler at Vancouver Breweries. The 1940 name section lists William Sims at 656 Seymour Street, a salesman.

W T Sims is listed at 1111 Seymour Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists William T Sims there as the householder, a caretaker at the Hollywood Apartments. R W Simms is listed at 1615 Trafalgar Street in 1940. In 1940 the directory lists C Sims, a shoe repairer, at 4932 Victoria Drive; the 1940 line is marked * too.

W Sims is listed at 1408 Walnut Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists William Sims there as the householder, a master mariner for C W Harris. S H Simms is listed at 4188 West 10th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Sherman H Simms there as the householder, a mate at Imperial Oil.

C Sims is listed at 2316 West 12th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Charles Sims there as the householder, a painter at Jersey Farms. R C Sims is listed at 3309 West 13th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Reginald C Sims there as the householder, an agent for London Life.

J Sims is listed at 366 West 15th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Jerry Sims there as the householder, an office. J Simms is listed at 3249 West 28th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Joseph Simms there as the householder, an auto operator at the CN Telegraphs.

E S Sims is listed at 3548 West 37th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Edward S Sims there as the householder, a school principal, with Ruth Sims, a student. The 1940 name section lists Barbara E Sims at 2025 West 49th Avenue, widow of H E.

In 1940 the directory lists Mrs E Sims at 1424 West 5th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Edith Sims there as the householder, widow of P G, with Winnifred Sims, a student. In 1940 the directory lists A E Simms at 1507 West 64th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists A Ernest Simms there as the householder, a commissionaire.

The 1940 name section lists Flora H Sims at 1828 West 6th Avenue, widow of G. H Sims is listed at 4669 West 9th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Harry Sims there as the householder, a president at the Seymour Press, with Phyllis C Sims, a stenographer at the Vancouver City School Board. The 1940 name section lists Cath E Sims at 118 West Broadway, with William H Sims.

In 1940 the directory lists Miss A E Sims at 934 West Broadway. The 1940 name section lists A Evelyn Sims there as the householder, a nurse at the Vancouver General Hospital, with J Alvin Sims, a packer at the Hudson's Bay Company. In 1940 the directory lists T G Sims at 1011 West Broadway. The 1940 name section lists Thomas G Sims there as the householder, a painter.

In 1940 the directory lists Miss I M Simms at 1915 West Broadway. The 1940 name section lists Isabel M Simms there as the householder, a stenographer.

Today

1448 Comox, 1963 Comox, 3584 Dundas, 1003 East 10th, 829 East 12th, 720 East 27th, 786 East Hastings, 1615 Trafalgar, 4188 West 10th, 2316 West 12th, 366 West 15th, 3548 West 37th, 2025 West 49th and 1915 West Broadway still have their buildings from before 1946, 1448 Comox and 1963 Comox on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 1531 Barclay (1962), 1012 Broughton (1993), 1242 Burrard (2003), 1431 East 20th (1985), 3660 East 27th (1985), 2052 East 42nd (2005), 2176 East 61st (1965), 3346 Price (1986), 1111 Seymour (2017), 3309 West 13th (1996), 3249 West 28th (2011), 1507 West 64th (2016), 4669 West 9th (2009) and 118 West Broadway (1993) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1656 Barclay, 1203 Bidwell, 2084 East 34th, 1206 Homer, 656 Seymour, 4932 Victoria Drive, 1408 Walnut, 1424 West 5th, 1828 West 6th, 934 West Broadway and 1011 West Broadway, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).