A family name on Moss Street, Renfrew-Collingwood
The Smiths
In the city directories 1940 · five people at three addresses
The directories print five people named Smith at three addresses in 1940, all on Moss Street. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family. The most under one roof: three Smiths at 4558 Moss in 1940. 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
4558 Moss Street
Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940
- Mrs B W Smith, widow of W H 1940
- George E Smith, a mechanic at Collingwood Garage 1940
- Grace S Smith, a nurse at the Vancouver General Hospital 1940
Next door in 1940: A R Gray at 4578. The block, door by door
- 2
4559 Moss Street
Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940
- E H Smith 1940
Next door in 1940: G C Webster at 4539. The block, door by door
- 3
4598 Moss Street
Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940
- Clif Smith 1940
Next door in 1940: A R Gray at 4578. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for two of the five: a mechanic and a nurse. One is a widow, listed under her own name.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Renfrew-Collingwood (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 Mrs B W Smith at 4558 Moss 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 Bernice W Smith there as the householder, widow of W H, with George E Smith, a mechanic at Collingwood Garage, and Grace S Smith, a nurse at the Vancouver General Hospital. In 1940 the directory lists E H Smith at 4559 Moss Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Edwin H Smith there as the householder.
The 1940 name section lists Clif Smith at 4598 Moss Street.
Today
4558 Moss and 4598 Moss still have their buildings from before 1946; 4559 Moss (1980) has a newer building, by the City's record.
Every line as printed
All 7 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- *Smith Mrs B W4558 Moss, p. 116
- Smith Bernice W wid W H4558 Moss, p. 568
- Smith Geo E mech Collingwood Gar4558 Moss, p. 570
- Smith Grace S nurse Van Genl Hosp4558 Moss, p. 570
- *Smith E H4559 Moss, p. 116
- Smith Edwin H4559 Moss, p. 569
- Smith Clif4598 Moss, p. 568
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
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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.