A family name on Argyle Street, Victoria-Fraserview and Kensington-Cedar Cottage
The Smiths
In the city directories 1940 · four people at three addresses
The directories print four people named Smith at three addresses in 1940, all on Argyle Street. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family. The directories print the name on 305 other streets too, all listed on the Smith name's own page.
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Where the Smiths lived
- 1
4896 Argyle Street
Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940
- Mrs M Smith, widow of J R 1940
Next door in 1940: T E Miles at 4888. The block, door by door
- 2
- 3
6395 Argyle Street
Victoria-Fraserview, 1940
- E Smith, a benchman for Sigurdson Millwork 1940
Next door in 1940: J E Cuthbertson at 6357. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for two of the four: a benchman and an electrician. One is a widow, listed under her own name.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Victoria-Fraserview (2) and Kensington-Cedar Cottage. 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 Mrs M Smith at 4896 Argyle Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Mary Smith there as the householder, widow of J R. The 1940 name section lists Bertha M Smith at 5795 Argyle Street, with Henry A Smith, an electrician.
E Smith is listed at 6395 Argyle Street in 1940; 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 Ernest Smith there as the householder, a benchman for Sigurdson Millwork.
Today
4896 Argyle still has its building from before 1946, dated 1910 by the City's record; 5795 Argyle (1972) and 6395 Argyle (1981) have newer buildings, by the City's record.
Every line as printed
All 6 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Smith Mrs M4896 Argyle, p. 6
- Smith Mary wid J R4896 Argyle, p. 572
- Smith Bertha M5795 Argyle, p. 568
- Smith Henry A electn5795 Argyle, p. 570
- *Smith E6395 Argyle, p. 6
- Smith Ernest benchmn Sigurdson Millwork6395 Argyle, p. 569
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
The book of the Smiths
Every directory, as one book
The family book reads the Smith name in each Vancouver directory we hold from 1901 to 1945: everyone printed under it at every address, their work from the name sections, who lived next door, and the page behind every line, to read here or save as a PDF to print or give.
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Another name, or a house
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.