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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Smalleys

In the city directories 1940 · 14 people at ten addresses

The directories print 14 people named Smalley at ten addresses in 1940 in seven 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: three Smalleys at 1605 West 7th in 1940.

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Where the Smalleys 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

    3661 Adanac Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • W B Smalley, of Commercial Barber Shop 1940

    Next door in 1940: T Oliver at 3647 and W Carbery at 3669. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    3437 Kingsway

    Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940

    • J L Smalley, on active service 1940

    Next door in 1940: W Shippam at 3447. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    3266 Parker Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • J V Smalley, a laborer at the Alberta Wheat Pool 1940

    Next door in 1940: W Harkness at 3260 and E Malmberg at 3272. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    4055 Puget Drive

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • C B Smalley, a musician 1940

    Next door in 1940: A Baird at 4045. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    1873 West 10th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • C Smalley, proprietor of Pacific Building Barber Shop 1940

    Next door in 1940: A W Tait at 1865 and E Scott at 1875. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    3145 West 12th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • T R Smalley, a building contractor 1940
    • Elsie Smalley, a stenographer at J Damer & Son 1940

    Next door in 1940: A R Knight at 3135 and A Maclaine at 3155. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    1575 West 13th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • B G Smalley, a principal at the Haydn School of Music 1940
    • Felix E Smalley 1940

    Next door in 1940: T Funston at 1555 and westchester (the) at 1585. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    4100 West 4th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • Robert C Smalley, a supervisor at the Deaf & Blind School 1940
  9. 9

    1605 West 7th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Miss A Smalley 1940
    • Annie Smalley 1940
    • Margaret A Smalley 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs E M Sutton at 1603 and J G Adamson at 1609. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    157 West King Edward Avenue

    Riley Park, 1940

    • W Smalley, a clerk at London & Lancashire Insurance 1940

    Next door in 1940: H T Clarke at 149 and J P May at 165. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for nine of the 14: a building contractor, a clerk, a laborer, a musician, an on active service and a principal, among others.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Fairview (2), Hastings-Sunrise (2), Kitsilano (2), Dunbar-Southlands, Renfrew-Collingwood, Riley Park and West Point Grey. 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 W B Smalley at 3661 Adanac 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, where each person's work is printed, lists William B Smalley there as the householder, of Commercial Barber Shop. In 1940 the directory lists J L Smalley at 3437 Kingsway. The 1940 name section lists John L Smalley there as the householder, on active service.

In 1940 the directory lists J V Smalley at 3266 Parker Street. The 1940 name section lists J Victor Smalley there as the householder, a laborer at the Alberta Wheat Pool. In 1940 the directory lists C B Smalley at 4055 Puget Drive; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Cardo B Smalley there as the householder, a musician.

In 1940 the directory lists C Smalley at 1873 West 10th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Charles Smalley there as the householder, proprietor of Pacific Building Barber Shop. In 1940 the directory lists T R Smalley, a building contractor, at 3145 West 12th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Thomas R Smalley there, a building contractor, with Elsie Smalley, a stenographer at J Damer & Son.

In 1940 the directory lists B G Smalley at 1575 West 13th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists B Gunton Smalley there as the householder, a principal at the Haydn School of Music, with Felix E Smalley. The 1940 name section lists Robert C Smalley at 4100 West 4th Avenue, a supervisor at the Deaf & Blind School.

Miss A Smalley is listed at 1605 West 7th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Annie Smalley there as the householder, with Margaret A Smalley. W Smalley is listed at 157 West King Edward Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Wilfred Smalley there as the householder, a clerk at London & Lancashire Insurance.

Today

3661 Adanac, 3437 Kingsway, 1873 West 10th and 3145 West 12th still have their buildings from before 1946; 4055 Puget Drive (1990) and 1575 West 13th (1985) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 3266 Parker, 4100 West 4th and 1605 West 7th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred); for 157 West King Edward, its page says what we could and couldn't match to today's buildings.

Every line as printed

All 22 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.