A family name on Hudson Street, Marpole, Shaughnessy and Oakridge
The Smiths
In the city directories 1940 · five people at five addresses
The directories print five people named Smith at five addresses in 1940, all on Hudson 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
- 2
8569 Hudson Street
Marpole, 1940
- H G Smith, an apprentice at Bell Motors 1940
Next door in 1940: A G Andrews at 8509. The block, door by door
- 3
8672 Hudson Street
Marpole, 1940
- Bill Smith, a driver at Frasea Farms 1940
Next door in 1940: R C Owens at 8628 and St Augustine's Ch at 8680. The block, door by door
- 4
8835 Hudson Street
Marpole, 1940
- Elizabeth Smith, a housekeeper for Rev P B Fogarty 1940
Next door in 1940: J Jewell at 8815 and H A Wilkinson at 8843. The block, door by door
- 5
8949 Hudson Street
Marpole, 1940
- Frank E Smith 1940
Next door in 1940: Marpole Cafe at 8945 and Dominion Gro at 8977. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for three of the five: an apprentice, a driver and a housekeeper. One is a widow, listed under her own name.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Marpole (5). 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 Jessie Smith at 8179 Hudson Street, widow of F C. H G Smith is listed at 8569 Hudson Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Harry G Smith there as the householder, an apprentice at Bell Motors. The 1940 name section lists Bill Smith at 8672 Hudson Street, a driver at Frasea Farms.
The 1940 name section lists Elizabeth Smith at 8835 Hudson Street, a housekeeper for Rev P B Fogarty. The 1940 name section lists Frank E Smith at 8949 Hudson Street.
Today
8179 Hudson (2001) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 8569 Hudson, 8672 Hudson, 8835 Hudson and 8949 Hudson, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 6 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Smith Jessie wid F C hsekpr A Paterson8179 Hudson, p. 571
- Smith H G8569 Hudson, p. 89
- Smith Harry G appr Bell Motors8569 Hudson, p. 570
- Smith Bill drvr Frasea Farms8672 Hudson, p. 568
- Smith Eliz hsekpr Rev P B Fogarty8835 Hudson, p. 569
- Smith Frank E8949 Hudson, p. 569
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, name section, where each person's work is printed
The book of the Smiths
Every directory, as one book
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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.