A family name on Barclay Street, West End
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 Barclay 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
1139 Barclay Street
West End, 1940
- Eva Smith, a saleswoman at Famous 1940
Next door in 1940: G A McIntyre at 1137. The block, door by door
- 2
1234 Barclay Street
West End, 1940
- Mrs M J Smith, widow of S 1940
- Beverley D Smith 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs S Nadeau at 1220 and W R Griffiths at 1246. The block, door by door
- 3
2020 Barclay Street
West End, 1940
- Doug M Smith, a salesman at Tuckett 1940
Next door in 1940: W H Fletcher at 2040. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for two of the four: a salesman and a saleswoman. One is a widow, listed under her own name.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in West End (3). 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
The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Eva Smith at 1139 Barclay Street, a saleswoman at Famous. Mrs M J Smith is listed at 1234 Barclay Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Mary J Smith there as the householder, widow of S, with Beverley D Smith. The 1940 name section lists Doug M Smith at 2020 Barclay Street, a salesman at Tuckett.
Today
1139 Barclay (1959) and 1234 Barclay (1968) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 2020 Barclay, so that building is probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 5 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Smith Eva slswm Famous1139 Barclay, p. 569
- Smith Mrs M J1234 Barclay, p. 8
- Smith Beverley D1234 Barclay, p. 568
- Smith Mary J wid S1234 Barclay, p. 572
- Smith Doug M slsmn Tuckett2020 Barclay, p. 568
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, name section, where each person's work is printed
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.