A family name on Ontario Street, Riley Park, Mount Pleasant, Oakridge, Sunset and Marpole
The Smiths
In the city directories 1940 · eleven people at seven addresses
The directories print eleven people named Smith at seven addresses in 1940, all on Ontario 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: four Smiths at 4050 Ontario 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
- 2
2614 Ontario Street
Mount Pleasant, 1940
- Jack H Smith, an orderly at the Vancouver General Hospital 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs G Jones at 2608 and W McClelland at 2618. The block, door by door
- 3
3218 Ontario Street
Riley Park, 1940
- A E Smith, a salesman at Associated Dairies 1940
- Edward H Smith, a student 1940
Next door in 1940: J Birch at 3206 and J W Temple at 3226. The block, door by door
- 4
4050 Ontario Street
Riley Park, 1940
- G E Smith, a clerk at Cariboo Gold Quartz 1940
- Cath J Smith, a domestic 1940
- Helen F Smith 1940
- Jean E Smith, a stenographer at Galbraith & Sulley 1940
Next door in 1940: H V Hawkes at 4020 and H R Galbraith at 4072. The block, door by door
- 5
4166 Ontario Street
Riley Park, 1940
- Mrs A T Smith, widow of R A 1940
Next door in 1940: R P Carl at 4154 and W Strachan at 4180. The block, door by door
- 6
5755 Ontario Street
Oakridge, 1940
- D C Smith, a clerk at Chess Bros 1940
Next door in 1940: G M Jolley at 5737. The block, door by door
- 7
6472 Ontario Street
Sunset, 1940
- Harry Smith, a logger 1940
Next door in 1940: H S Watkins at 6460. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for eight of the eleven: a clerk (2), a domestic, a driver, a logger, an orderly and a salesman, among others. One is a widow, listed under her own name.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Riley Park (3), Mount Pleasant (2), Oakridge and Sunset. 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 Richard Smith at 2033 Ontario Street, a driver. The 1940 name section lists Jack H Smith at 2614 Ontario Street, an orderly at the Vancouver General Hospital. In 1940 the directory lists A E Smith at 3218 Ontario 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 lists Albert E Smith there as the householder, a salesman at Associated Dairies, with Edward H Smith, a student.
In 1940 the directory lists G E Smith at 4050 Ontario Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists George E Smith there as the householder, a clerk at Cariboo Gold Quartz, with Cath J Smith, a domestic, Helen F Smith, and Jean E Smith, a stenographer at Galbraith & Sulley. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs A T Smith at 4166 Ontario Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Annie T Smith there as the householder, widow of R A.
In 1940 the directory lists D C Smith at 5755 Ontario Street. The 1940 name section lists Don C Smith there as the householder, a clerk at Chess Bros. The 1940 name section lists Harry Smith at 6472 Ontario Street, a logger.
Today
4050 Ontario, 4166 Ontario and 6472 Ontario still have their buildings from before 1946; 3218 Ontario (1991) and 5755 Ontario (1989) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 2033 Ontario and 2614 Ontario, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 15 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Smith Richd drvr2033 Ontario, p. 573
- Smith Jack H orderly Van Genl Hosp2614 Ontario, p. 571
- *Smith A E3218 Ontario, p. 122
- Smith Albt E slsmn Assoc Dairies3218 Ontario, p. 567
- Smith Edw H studt3218 Ontario, p. 569
- *Smith G E4050 Ontario, p. 122
- Smith Cath J dom4050 Ontario, p. 568
- Smith Geo E clk Cariboo Gold Quartz4050 Ontario, p. 570
- Smith Helen F4050 Ontario, p. 570
- Smith Jean E sten Galbraith & Sulley4050 Ontario, p. 571
- *Smith Mrs A T4166 Ontario, p. 122
- Smith Annie T wid R A4166 Ontario, p. 567
- Smith D C5755 Ontario, p. 122
- Smith Don C clk Chess Bros5755 Ontario, p. 568
- Smith Harry logr6472 Ontario, p. 570
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.