A family name on Montcalm Street, Marpole
The Smiths
In the city directories 1940 · three people at three addresses
The directories print three people named Smith at three addresses in 1940, all on Montcalm 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
7731 Montcalm Street
Marpole, 1940
- A Smith, a chief engineer at Sitka Spruce Lumber 1940
Next door in 1940: T E Ripley at 7719 and A A Windsor at 7749. The block, door by door
- 2
8776 Montcalm Street
Marpole, 1940
- R D Smith, a personal relations department at Canadian White Pine 1940
Next door in 1940: W Keech at 8758 and M Matheson at 8792. The block, door by door
- 3
8850 Montcalm Street
Marpole, 1940
- V Smith, a school teacher 1940
Next door in 1940: F W Debenham at 8836 and R J M Mayers at 8864. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for all three: a chief engineer, a personal relations department and a school teacher.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Marpole (3). 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 A Smith at 7731 Montcalm Street; 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 Arthur Smith there as the householder, a chief engineer at Sitka Spruce Lumber. In 1940 the directory lists R D Smith at 8776 Montcalm Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Robert D Smith there as the householder, a personal relations department at Canadian White Pine.
In 1940 the directory lists V Smith at 8850 Montcalm Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Vernon Smith there as the householder, a school teacher.
Today
7731 Montcalm (1988) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 8776 Montcalm and 8850 Montcalm, 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 A7731 Montcalm, p. 115
- Smith Arth chf eng Sitka Spruce Lbr7731 Montcalm, p. 568
- *Smith R D8776 Montcalm, p. 116
- Smith Robt D personal relations dept Can White Pine8776 Montcalm, p. 573
- *Smith V8850 Montcalm, p. 116
- Smith Vernon sch tchr8850 Montcalm, 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.