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A family name on Haro Street, West End

The Smiths

In the city directories 1940 · 15 people at eleven addresses

The directories print 15 people named Smith at eleven addresses in 1940, all on Haro 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

    1021 Haro Street

    West End, 1940

    • Frank Smith 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs A Williams at 1023. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1064 Haro Street

    West End, 1940

    • Mrs L Smith, widow of A 1940
    • Cecil Smith, a messenger at Cunningham Drug 1940

    Next door in 1940: S J Graves at 1062 and T Mansfield at 1066. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1104 Haro Street

    West End, 1940

    • F L Smith, proprietor of F Smith & Co 1940
    • M Kathleen Smith, widow of A C 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs K Pyke at 1114. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1168 Haro Street

    West End, 1940

    • Harry G Smith, an assistant accountant at the Royal Bank 1940

    Next door in 1940: Infants Hosp (VGH) at 1154 and W J Tyacke at 1172. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    1436 Haro Street

    West End, 1940

    • Norman Smith 1940

    Next door in 1940: F J Winlow at 1432 and J S Kendall at 1442. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    1542 Haro Street

    West End, 1940

    • Ellen Smith, widow of A 1940

    Next door in 1940: J H Carlson at 1536 and Mrs L Kean at 1548. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    1665 Haro Street

    West End, 1940

    • Cecil F Smith, who worked for Boeing's 1940

    Next door in 1940: C S Hobbs at 1657 and W J Nethercott at 1671. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    1821 Haro Street

    West End, 1940

    • O Smith, a welder at the Burrard Dry Dock 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Goss at 1833. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    1915 Haro Street

    West End, 1940

    • V A Smith 1940
    • Mrs Lilian H Smith, a stenographer at McMaster & Campbell 1940

    Next door in 1940: haro lodge at 1935. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    2014 Haro Street

    West End, 1940

    • Eliza J Smith, a widow 1940
    • Helier De C Smith 1940

    Next door in 1940: H A Filby at 2022. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    2015 Haro Street

    West End, 1940

    • Helen E Smith, a stenographer at Thompson Agencies 1940

    Next door in 1940: R B Mackedie at 2003. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for seven of the 15: a stenographer (2), an assistant accountant, an employee, a messenger, a proprietor and a welder. Four are widows, listed under their own names.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in West End (11). 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 Frank Smith at 1021 Haro Street. Mrs L Smith is listed at 1064 Haro Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Lily Smith there as the householder, widow of A, with Cecil Smith, a messenger at Cunningham Drug.

F L Smith is listed at 1104 Haro Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists F Lynn Smith there as the householder, proprietor of F Smith & Co, with M Kathleen Smith, widow of A C. The 1940 name section lists Harry G Smith at 1168 Haro Street, an assistant accountant at the Royal Bank. The 1940 name section lists Norman Smith at 1436 Haro Street.

The 1940 name section lists Ellen Smith at 1542 Haro Street, widow of A. The 1940 name section lists Cecil F Smith at 1665 Haro Street, who worked for Boeing's. The 1940 name section lists O Smith at 1821 Haro Street, a welder at the Burrard Dry Dock.

In 1940 the directory lists V A Smith at 1915 Haro Street. The 1940 name section lists Vernon A Smith there as the householder, with Mrs Lilian H Smith, a stenographer at McMaster & Campbell. The 1940 name section lists Eliza J Smith at 2014 Haro Street, a widow, with Helier De C Smith. The 1940 name section lists Helen E Smith at 2015 Haro Street, a stenographer at Thompson Agencies.

Today

1104 Haro, 1436 Haro and 1915 Haro still have their buildings from before 1946, 1436 Haro on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 2015 Haro (1952) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1021 Haro, 1064 Haro, 1168 Haro, 1542 Haro, 1665 Haro, 1821 Haro and 2014 Haro, 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.
1940

British Columbia and Yukon Directory, name section, where each person's work is printed

The book of the Smiths

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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.