A family name on Keefer Street, Strathcona and Downtown
The Smiths
In the city directories 1905–1940 · three people at four addresses
The directories print three people named Smith at four addresses between 1905 and 1940, all on Keefer Street. The same first name and initials follow one family between addresses (inferred); the others share only the surname, so 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
- Following George H Smith, at two addresses (inferred)
- 1
799 Keefer Street
Strathcona, 1915
- George H Smith, a grocer 1915; in 1940 at 296 Keefer
Next door in 1915: 5 listings at 797. The block, door by door
- 2
296 Keefer Street
Strathcona, 1940
- George Smith, a fisherman 1940; in 1915 at 799 Keefer
Next door in 1940: “Orientals” at 290. The block, door by door
- Sharing only the surname
- 3
677 Keefer Street
Strathcona, 1905
- Peter Smith, a logger 1905
Next door in 1905: William Cates at 673. The block, door by door
- 4
676 Keefer Street
Strathcona, 1925
- Miss G D Smith 1925
Next door in 1925: R Luxton at 674. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for one of the three: a fisherman.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Strathcona (4). 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 1905 the directory lists Peter Smith, a logger, at 677 Keefer Street. George H Smith, a grocer, is listed at 799 Keefer Street in 1915. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists George Smith at 296 Keefer Street, a fisherman. Miss G D Smith is listed at 676 Keefer Street in 1925.
Today
The City no longer lists 677 Keefer, 799 Keefer, 676 Keefer and 296 Keefer, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 4 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Smith, Peter logger677 Keefer, p. 73
Henderson's City of Vancouver Directory, street section
- Smith Geo H grocer799 Keefer, p. 98
Henderson's Greater Vancouver City Directory, street section
- Smith Miss G D676 Keefer, p. 72
Wrigley-Henderson Amalgamated British Columbia Directory, street section
- Smith Geo fshrmn296 Keefer, 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
The family book reads the Smith name in each Vancouver directory we hold from 1901 to 1945: everyone printed under it at every address, their work from the name sections, who lived next door, and the page behind every line, to read here or save as a PDF to print or give.
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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.