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A family name on West 10th Avenue, Fairview, Mount Pleasant, Kitsilano and West Point Grey

The Smiths

In the city directories 1940 · 19 people at 14 addresses

The directories print 19 people named Smith at 14 addresses in 1940, all on West 10th Avenue. 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 1354 West 10th 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

Each pin is on its own block, numbered as the households below. Today's land, parks, main roads and local areas: City of Vancouver Open Data (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).
  1. 1

    175 West 10th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • Rev D A Smith 1940

    Next door in 1940: L Cossar at 141 and C B Stephens at 185. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    575 West 10th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • J Albert Smith, a joiner 1940

    Next door in 1940: J W McMeekin at 567. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1009 West 10th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Grace Smith, a nurse 1940

    Next door in 1940: H E J Holloway at 1031. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1326 West 10th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Emeline E Smith, widow of J H 1940

    Next door in 1940: M V Morrison at 1316 and A A Lake at 1338. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    1354 West 10th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Blanche I Smith, a nurse 1940
    • Corinne V Smith, a saleswoman 1940
    • J Harold Smith, a salesman 1940

    Next door in 1940: W Holmgren at 1352 and O Sakariassen at 1364. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    1357 West 10th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • R Smith, a student 1940

    Next door in 1940: K Silverman at 1349. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    1512 West 10th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Michael J Smith, an electrician 1940

    Next door in 1940: sullivan block at 1506 and B G Bekos at 1538. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    1747 West 10th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Agnes Smith, widow of J 1940
    • Sid L Smith, a salesman 1940

    Next door in 1940: C M Jaynes at 1745 and Mrs M Kelton at 1755. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    1765 West 10th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • John Smith, a driver at Swifts 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs M Kelton at 1755 and G A Williams at 1775. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    1816 West 10th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • A G Smith, a school teacher 1940

    Next door in 1940: R A Nichols at 1806 and Mrs R Tocher at 1818. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    2215 West 10th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Philip V Smith, a printer 1940

    Next door in 1940: A E P Betterton at 2211 and A W Macey at 2225. The block, door by door

  12. 12

    2615 West 10th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • J Smith, an appraiser at the Customs 1940
    • Muriel E Smith, a school teacher 1940
    • Ralph A Smith, a student at UBC 1940

    Next door in 1940: V E Curran at 2609 and C T Hilton at 2625. The block, door by door

  13. 13

    3044 West 10th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • G A Smith, an operator at Fire Alarm System Vancouver City 1940

    Next door in 1940: T Silcox at 3034 and T F Hunter at 3054. The block, door by door

  14. 14

    3974 West 10th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • E J Smith, a baker at Golden Sheaf Bake Shop 1940

    Next door in 1940: G Bergstrom at 3962 and A J Bellerby at 3980. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for 14 of the 19: a nurse (2), a salesman (2), a school teacher (2), an appraiser, a baker and a driver, among others. Two of them worked for Vancouver City. Two are widows, listed under their own names.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Fairview (8), Kitsilano (4), Mount Pleasant and West Point Grey. 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 Rev D A Smith at 175 West 10th Avenue; 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 Rev David A Smith there as the householder. The 1940 name section lists J Albert Smith at 575 West 10th Avenue, a joiner. The 1940 name section lists Grace Smith at 1009 West 10th Avenue, a nurse.

The 1940 name section lists Emeline E Smith at 1326 West 10th Avenue, widow of J H. The 1940 name section lists Blanche I Smith at 1354 West 10th Avenue, a nurse, with Corinne V Smith, a saleswoman, and J Harold Smith, a salesman. In 1940 the directory lists R Smith at 1357 West 10th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Robert Smith there as the householder, with Robert N Smith, a student.

The 1940 name section lists Michael J Smith at 1512 West 10th Avenue, an electrician. The 1940 name section lists Agnes Smith at 1747 West 10th Avenue, widow of J, with Sid L Smith, a salesman. The 1940 name section lists John Smith at 1765 West 10th Avenue, a driver at Swifts.

A G Smith is listed at 1816 West 10th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Alex G Smith there as the householder, a school teacher. The 1940 name section lists Philip V Smith at 2215 West 10th Avenue, a printer.

In 1940 the directory lists J Smith at 2615 West 10th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Joseph Smith there as the householder, an appraiser at the Customs, with Muriel E Smith, a school teacher, and Ralph A Smith, a student at UBC. In 1940 the directory lists G A Smith at 3044 West 10th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists George A Smith there as the householder, an operator at Fire Alarm System Vancouver City.

In 1940 the directory lists E J Smith at 3974 West 10th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists E John Smith there as the householder, a baker at Golden Sheaf Bake Shop.

Today

1009 West 10th, 2615 West 10th and 3044 West 10th still have their buildings from before 1946, 1009 West 10th on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 175 West 10th (1966), 575 West 10th (1980), 1326 West 10th (2004), 1357 West 10th (1963) and 3974 West 10th (1979) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1354 West 10th, 1512 West 10th, 1747 West 10th, 1765 West 10th, 1816 West 10th and 2215 West 10th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 26 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
1940

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.