A family name on East 5th Avenue, Grandview-Woodland, Mount Pleasant and Hastings-Sunrise
The Smiths
In the city directories 1940 · twelve people at eight addresses
The directories print twelve people named Smith at eight addresses in 1940, all on East 5th Avenue. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family. The most under one roof: four Smiths at 2070 East 5th 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
- 1
514 East 5th Avenue
Mount Pleasant, 1940
- J W Smith, a longshoreman 1940
Next door in 1940: H Brown at 510 and C R Walton at 520. The block, door by door
- 2
614 East 5th Avenue
Mount Pleasant, 1940
- Mrs E Smith, widow of R 1940
- Ray D Smith, a fireman 1940
Next door in 1940: W J Main at 624. The block, door by door
- 3
1567 East 5th Avenue
Grandview-Woodland, 1940
- Mrs M L Smith, widow of R 1940
Next door in 1940: C E Gavin at 1563 and T Curr at 1575. The block, door by door
- 4
1828 East 5th Avenue
Grandview-Woodland, 1940
- G Smith, a carpenter at Ruddy-Duker 1940
Next door in 1940: C E Stevenson at 1802 and R M Brown at 1832. The block, door by door
- 5
2070 East 5th Avenue
Grandview-Woodland, 1940
- A F Smith, a watchman at the BC Electric Railway 1940
- Doug H Smith 1940
- Jack Smith, who worked for the BC Telephone 1940
- Robert S Smith, an apprentice for R J Pop 1940
Next door in 1940: D McDonald at 2058. The block, door by door
- 6
2678 East 5th Avenue
Hastings-Sunrise, 1940
- M Smith, an inspector at the Pacific Lumber Inspection Bureau 1940
Next door in 1940: F MacPherson at 2682. The block, door by door
- 7
3116 East 5th Avenue
Hastings-Sunrise, 1940
- George Smith, a clerk at Crown Cartage 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs I Suutala at 3106 and L C Houghton at 3130. The block, door by door
- 8
3130 East 5th Avenue
Hastings-Sunrise, 1940
- Sylvia I Smith, a waitress 1940
Next door in 1940: W E Thomas at 3116 and A Comeault at 3148. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for nine of the twelve: an apprentice, a carpenter, a clerk, an employee, a fireman and an inspector, among others. Two are widows, listed under their own names.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Grandview-Woodland (3), Hastings-Sunrise (3) and Mount Pleasant (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 J W Smith at 514 East 5th Avenue; 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 John W Smith there as the householder, a longshoreman. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs E Smith at 614 East 5th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Elsie Smith there as the householder, widow of R, with Ray D Smith, a fireman.
In 1940 the directory lists Mrs M L Smith at 1567 East 5th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Margaret L Smith there as the householder, widow of R. In 1940 the directory lists G Smith at 1828 East 5th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists George Smith there as the householder, a carpenter at Ruddy-Duker.
In 1940 the directory lists A F Smith at 2070 East 5th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Adam F Smith there as the householder, a watchman at the BC Electric Railway, with Doug H Smith, Jack Smith, who worked for the BC Telephone, and Robert S Smith, an apprentice for R J Pop. In 1940 the directory lists M Smith at 2678 East 5th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Malcolm Smith there as the householder, an inspector at the Pacific Lumber Inspection Bureau.
The 1940 name section lists George Smith at 3116 East 5th Avenue, a clerk at Crown Cartage. The 1940 name section lists Sylvia I Smith at 3130 East 5th Avenue, a waitress.
Today
2070 East 5th, 3116 East 5th and 3130 East 5th still have their buildings from before 1946; 514 East 5th (1970) and 2678 East 5th (1971) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 614 East 5th, 1567 East 5th and 1828 East 5th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 18 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- *Smith J W514 East 5th, p. 184
- Smith John W lngshmn514 East 5th, p. 571
- *Smith Mrs E614 East 5th, p. 184
- Smith Elsie wid R614 East 5th, p. 569
- Smith Ray D firmn614 East 5th, p. 573
- *Smith Mrs M L1567 East 5th, p. 184
- Smith Margt L wid R nurse1567 East 5th, p. 572
- Smith G1828 East 5th, p. 184
- Smith Geo carp Ruddy-Duker1828 East 5th, p. 569
- *Smith A F2070 East 5th, p. 184
- Smith Adam F wtchmn BCER2070 East 5th, p. 567
- Smith Doug H2070 East 5th, p. 568
- Smith Jack emp BC Tel2070 East 5th, p. 571
- Smith Robt S appr R J Pop2070 East 5th, p. 573
- *Smith M2678 East 5th, p. 184
- Smith Malc inspr PLIB2678 East 5th, p. 572
- Smith Geo clk Crown Ctge3116 East 5th, p. 569
- Smith Sylvia I waitress3130 East 5th, p. 573
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.