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A family name on Fraser Street, Sunset, Riley Park and Kensington-Cedar Cottage

The Smiths

In the city directories 1940 · eight people at six addresses

The directories print eight people named Smith at six addresses in 1940, all on Fraser 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

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

    3241 Fraser Street

    Riley Park, 1940

    • S J Smith, a stage operator at BC Motor Transportation 1940

    Next door in 1940: A C Horswall at 3237 and R J Riley at 3245. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    4840 Fraser Street

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • G A Smith, an accountant 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Redding at 4802 and W N Bertram at 4880. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    6171 Fraser Street

    Sunset, 1940

    • R Smith, a master mariner at Pacific Coyle Navigation 1940
    • Barbara Smith 1940

    Next door in 1940: A E Cole at 6169 and Brendon Bros at 6181. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    6215 Fraser Street

    Sunset, 1940

    • Mrs Clara Smith, proprietor of The Hat Box 1940

    Next door in 1940: 4 listings at 6217. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    6435 Fraser Street

    Sunset, 1940

    • Mrs K Smith, widow of G E 1940
    • Helen Smith, a branch manager at Standard Grocery & Provision 1940

    Next door in 1940: Beauty Salon Adrienne at 6433 and D W Funk at 6445. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    7456 Fraser Street

    Sunset, 1940

    • H G Smith, proprietor of Eureka Confectionery 1940

    Next door in 1940: G V Wilbee at 7416 and J D Cornett at 7468. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for six of the eight: a proprietor (2), an accountant, a branch manager, a master mariner and a stage operator. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Sunset (4), Kensington-Cedar Cottage and Riley Park. 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 S J Smith at 3241 Fraser Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Sam J Smith there as the householder, a stage operator at BC Motor Transportation. In 1940 the directory lists G A Smith at 4840 Fraser Street. The 1940 name section lists George A Smith there as the householder, an accountant.

In 1940 the directory lists R Smith at 6171 Fraser Street. The 1940 name section lists Ross Smith there as the householder, a master mariner at Pacific Coyle Navigation, with Barbara Smith. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Clara Smith at 6215 Fraser Street, proprietor of The Hat Box.

Mrs K Smith is listed at 6435 Fraser Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Kathleen Smith there as the householder, widow of G E, with Helen Smith, a branch manager at Standard Grocery & Provision. H G Smith is listed at 7456 Fraser Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Hugh G Smith there as the householder, proprietor of Eureka Confectionery.

Today

6171 Fraser still has its building from before 1946, dated 1912 by the City's record; the City no longer lists 3241 Fraser, 4840 Fraser, 6215 Fraser, 6435 Fraser and 7456 Fraser, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

The shops on the west side of the 6100 block of Fraser Street, looking south, as a woman crosses the road
1943 The shops on the west side of the 6100 block of Fraser Street, looking south, as a woman crosses the road. Taken on the 6100 block; it doesn't single out the house at 6171 Fraser. City of Vancouver Archives, Str P412.1. Public domain.

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.