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A family name on Beatrice Street, Kensington-Cedar Cottage and Victoria-Fraserview

The Smiths

In the city directories 1940 · nine people at four addresses

The directories print nine people named Smith at four addresses in 1940, all on Beatrice Street. 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 Smiths at 4295 Beatrice in 1940. 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

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

    4295 Beatrice Street

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • G T Smith, a chauffeur at the Canadian Government 1940
    • Marion M Smith, a packer at Swifts 1940
    • Thomas Smith, a wireless operator 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Inglis at 4269. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    4468 Beatrice Street

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • F E Smith, an electrician at the City of Vancouver 1940
    • Gwen Smith 1940

    Next door in 1940: W Swan at 4458 and H V Howlett at 4476. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    6915 Beatrice Street

    Victoria-Fraserview, 1940

    • W L Smith, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: H Widnall at 6901 and R J Dickson at 6929. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    6922 Beatrice Street

    Victoria-Fraserview, 1940

    • W C Smith, a laborer 1940
    • F Frederick Smith, an apprentice at the Main Sheet Metal Works 1940
    • William J Smith, a brickmaker 1940

    Next door in 1940: S A Jones at 6908 and W Kuner at 6928. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for seven of the nine: an apprentice, a brickmaker, a chauffeur, an electrician, a laborer and a packer, among others.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Kensington-Cedar Cottage (2) and Victoria-Fraserview (2). 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 G T Smith at 4295 Beatrice 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 George T Smith there as the householder, a chauffeur at the Canadian Government, with Marion M Smith, a packer at Swifts, and Thomas Smith, a wireless operator. In 1940 the directory lists F E Smith at 4468 Beatrice Street. The 1940 name section lists Frederick E Smith there as the householder, an electrician at the City of Vancouver, with Gwen Smith.

In 1940 the directory lists W L Smith at 6915 Beatrice Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists William L Smith there as the householder, retired. In 1940 the directory lists W C Smith at 6922 Beatrice Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists William C Smith there as the householder, a laborer, with F Frederick Smith, an apprentice at the Main Sheet Metal Works, and William J Smith, a brickmaker.

Today

4295 Beatrice (2013), 4468 Beatrice (1991), 6915 Beatrice (1971) and 6922 Beatrice (1971) have newer buildings, by the City's record.

Every line as printed

All 13 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.