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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Slavins

In the city directories 1940 · eleven people at six addresses

The directories print eleven people named Slavin at six 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: five Slavins at 2555 East Georgia in 1940.

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Where the Slavins 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

    5595 Chester Street

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • M J Slavin, a laundryman 1940

    Next door in 1940: T F McCready at 5573. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    2555 East Georgia Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • Mrs B Slavin, widow of J 1940
    • Frank Slavin, a fisherman 1940
    • Jane B Slavin, a stenographer at the City of Vancouver 1940
    • Maurice S Slavin, a laborer 1940
    • Patrick Slavin, an optician 1940

    Next door in 1940: J A Campbell at 2539 and J Browning Jr at 2583. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    2080 East Pender Street

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • J Slavin, a greaser at the BC Electric Railway 1940

    Next door in 1940: T Hallas at 2048 and Mrs M J McAlpine at 2084. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    2130 East Pender Street

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • J V Slavin, a fireman at the Hudson's Bay Company 1940

    Next door in 1940: E H Hunnisett at 2128 and H W Langston at 2134. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    2502 Wall Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • J T Slavin, a seaman at the Union Steamship Company 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs O McCormick at 2508. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    3642 West Broadway

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • J E Slavin, a manager at Slavin's Funeral Service 1940
    • Mrs Margaret A Slavin 1940

    Next door in 1940: Station G Postal at 3606 and D G Law at 3656. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for nine of the eleven: a fireman, a fisherman, a greaser, a laborer, a laundryman and a manager, among others. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Grandview-Woodland (2), Hastings-Sunrise (2), Kensington-Cedar Cottage and Kitsilano. 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 M J Slavin at 5595 Chester Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Michael J Slavin there as the householder, a laundryman. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs B Slavin at 2555 East Georgia 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 Beatrice Slavin there as the householder, widow of J, with Frank Slavin, a fisherman, Jane B Slavin, a stenographer at the City of Vancouver, Maurice S Slavin, a laborer, and Patrick Slavin, an optician.

In 1940 the directory lists J Slavin at 2080 East Pender Street. The 1940 name section lists James Slavin there as the householder, a greaser at the BC Electric Railway. In 1940 the directory lists J V Slavin at 2130 East Pender Street. The 1940 name section lists James V Slavin there as the householder, a fireman at the Hudson's Bay Company.

In 1940 the directory lists J T Slavin at 2502 Wall Street. The 1940 name section lists J Thomas Slavin there as the householder, a seaman at the Union Steamship Company. In 1940 the directory lists J E Slavin at 3642 West Broadway; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists John E Slavin there as the householder, a manager at Slavin's Funeral Service, with Mrs Margaret A Slavin.

Today

5595 Chester, 2080 East Pender and 2502 Wall still have their buildings from before 1946; 2555 East Georgia (1961) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 2130 East Pender and 3642 West Broadway, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 17 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.