A family name on Nanaimo Street, Hastings-Sunrise, Grandview-Woodland, Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Renfrew-Collingwood and Victoria-Fraserview
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 Nanaimo 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
554 Nanaimo Street
Hastings-Sunrise, 1940
- Mrs M L Smith, widow of J 1940
Next door in 1940: C H Todd at 544 and W Deakin at 564. The block, door by door
- 2
1775 Nanaimo Street
Grandview-Woodland, 1940
- C E Smith, proprietor of C E Smith Co 1940
Next door in 1940: J J Burke at 1759. The block, door by door
- 3
3926 Nanaimo Street
Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940
- J J Smith, a salesman at Manitoba Hardware 1940
Next door in 1940: Singh Delep at 3918 and Mrs M J Farquhar at 3930. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for two of the three: a proprietor and a salesman. One is a widow, listed under her own name.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Grandview-Woodland, Hastings-Sunrise and Renfrew-Collingwood. 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 M L Smith at 554 Nanaimo 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 Minnie L Smith there as the householder, widow of J. In 1940 the directory lists C E Smith at 1775 Nanaimo Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Charles E Smith there as the householder, proprietor of C E Smith Co.
In 1940 the directory lists J J Smith at 3926 Nanaimo Street. The 1940 name section lists Joffre J Smith there as the householder, a salesman at Manitoba Hardware.
Today
1775 Nanaimo and 3926 Nanaimo still have their buildings from before 1946; 554 Nanaimo (2005) has a newer building, by the City's record.
Every line as printed
All 6 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- *Smith Mrs M L554 Nanaimo, p. 116
- Smith Minnie L wid J554 Nanaimo, p. 572
- *Smith C E1775 Nanaimo, p. 116
- Smith Chas E prop C E Smith Co1775 Nanaimo, p. 568
- Smith J J3926 Nanaimo, p. 117
- Smith Joffre J slsmn Manitoba Hdw3926 Nanaimo, p. 571
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
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.