A family name on Point Grey Road, Kitsilano and West Point Grey
The Smiths
In the city directories 1940 · five people at four addresses
The directories print five people named Smith at four addresses in 1940, all on Point Grey Road. 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
2437 Point Grey Road
Kitsilano, 1940
- H F E Smith, a salesman at S D & W 1940
Next door in 1940: W A Rutley at 2429 and L M Hanbury at 2439. The block, door by door
- 2
2446 Point Grey Road
Kitsilano, 1940
- John W Smith, a clerk at the BC Government 1940
Next door in 1940: W Mack at 2436 and milton lodge at 2456. The block, door by door
- 3
3241 Point Grey Road
Kitsilano, 1940
- P M Smith, a civil engineer 1940
Next door in 1940: F O Orr at 3235 and P W Peake at 3243. The block, door by door
- 4
3542 Point Grey Road
Kitsilano, 1940
- Miss M J Smith 1940
- Mary J Smith, proprietor of the Marine Apartments 1940
Next door in 1940: R Gardner at 3536 and C A Folwell at 3550. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for four of the five: a civil engineer, a clerk, a proprietor and a salesman.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Kitsilano (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 1940 the directory lists H F E Smith at 2437 Point Grey Road. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Harry F E Smith there as the householder, a salesman at S D & W. The 1940 name section lists John W Smith at 2446 Point Grey Road, a clerk at the BC Government.
P M Smith is listed at 3241 Point Grey Road in 1940; 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 Paul M Smith there as the householder, a civil engineer. Miss M J Smith is listed at 3542 Point Grey Road in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Mary J Smith there as the householder, proprietor of the Marine Apartments.
Today
3542 Point Grey Road still has its building from before 1946, dated 1912 by the City's record; 2446 Point Grey Road (1983) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 2437 Point Grey Road and 3241 Point Grey Road, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 7 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Smith H F E2437 Point Grey Road, p. 133
- Smith Harry F E slsmn S D & W2437 Point Grey Road, p. 570
- Smith John W clk BC Govt2446 Point Grey Road, p. 571
- *Smith P M3241 Point Grey Road, p. 134
- Smith Paul M civ eng3241 Point Grey Road, p. 572
- *Smith Miss M J3542 Point Grey Road, p. 134
- Smith Mary J prop Marine Apts3542 Point Grey Road, p. 572
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
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.