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A family name on West 13th Avenue, Fairview, Mount Pleasant, Kitsilano and West Point Grey

The Smiths

In the city directories 1940 · 19 people at 16 addresses

The directories print 19 people named Smith at 16 addresses in 1940, all on West 13th 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 625 West 13th 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

    601 West 13th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • A Elizabeth Smith, of City Hall Lunch Room 1940

    Next door in 1940: S C Dowling at 615. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    625 West 13th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Mrs A L Smith, widow of N S 1940
    • Arthur T Smith, a mechanic 1940
    • Viola Smith 1940

    Next door in 1940: S C Dowling at 615 and W E Baxter at 635. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1276 West 13th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • G W Smith, a salesman at Macaulay Nicolls & Maitland 1940

    Next door in 1940: Miss J E Pounder at 1266 and rayleigh (the) at 1290. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1290 West 13th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • G R Smith, a strander at British Ropes 1940

    Next door in 1940: G W Smith at 1276. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    1485 West 13th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Mrs B Smith 1940

    Next door in 1940: I C Finley at 1455. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    1735 West 13th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Annabelle Smith, a maid for G A Greaves 1940

    Next door in 1940: F E Robertson at 1733 and G Chugg at 1745. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    1785 West 13th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Bert F Smith, a manager at Premier Gold Mining 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs N M Herington at 1775 and W J Crooks at 1795. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    1916 West 13th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Edith Smith, a maid for E I Albright 1940

    Next door in 1940: P J Carr at 1906 and Miss A A Ward at 1926. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    1947 West 13th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • C D Smith, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: W M Bone at 1945 and J P O'Grady at 1955. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    2066 West 13th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • William A Smith, a helper 1940

    Next door in 1940: D McLennan at 2056 and H V Beresford at 2096. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    3245 West 13th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • J Smith, a logger 1940

    Next door in 1940: A W Clandinin at 3235 and L S Burrell at 3255. The block, door by door

  12. 12

    3433 West 13th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • S J Smith, a hand checker at the CPR 1940

    Next door in 1940: I Longhurst at 3425 and R S Lackey at 3447. The block, door by door

  13. 13

    3539 West 13th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Mrs C A Smith, widow of J E 1940
    • Harry R Smith, a manager at Campbell & Smith 1940

    Next door in 1940: T M Nicolich at 3527 and Mrs E A McRae at 3545. The block, door by door

  14. 14

    4093 West 13th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • Mrs J M Smith, widow of G S 1940

    Next door in 1940: W R Curror at 4085. The block, door by door

  15. 15

    4317 West 13th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • B W Smith, a branch manager 1940

    Next door in 1940: A Hunter at 4309. The block, door by door

  16. 16

    4536 West 13th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • N J Smith, a wireless operator 1940

    Next door in 1940: A S Gracey at 4528 and W R Fraser at 4544. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for twelve of the 19: a maid (2), a manager (2), a branch manager, a hand checker, a helper and a logger, among others. Three are widows, listed under their own names.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Fairview (7), Kitsilano (6) and West Point Grey (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

The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists A Elizabeth Smith at 601 West 13th Avenue, of City Hall Lunch Room. Mrs A L Smith is listed at 625 West 13th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Alice L Smith there as the householder, widow of N S, with Arthur T Smith, a mechanic, and Viola Smith.

G W Smith is listed at 1276 West 13th Avenue 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 G Wilbur Smith there as the householder, a salesman at Macaulay Nicolls & Maitland. G R Smith is listed at 1290 West 13th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Gerald R Smith there as the householder, a strander at British Ropes.

Mrs B Smith is listed at 1485 West 13th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Mrs B Smith there as the householder. The 1940 name section lists Annabelle Smith at 1735 West 13th Avenue, a maid for G A Greaves. The 1940 name section lists Bert F Smith at 1785 West 13th Avenue, a manager at Premier Gold Mining.

The 1940 name section lists Edith Smith at 1916 West 13th Avenue, a maid for E I Albright. In 1940 the directory lists C D Smith at 1947 West 13th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Cecil D Smith there as the householder, retired. The 1940 name section lists William A Smith at 2066 West 13th Avenue, a helper.

J Smith is listed at 3245 West 13th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Jack Smith there as the householder, a logger. S J Smith is listed at 3433 West 13th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Stuart J Smith there as the householder, a hand checker at the CPR.

Mrs C A Smith is listed at 3539 West 13th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Charlotte A Smith there as the householder, widow of J E, with Harry R Smith, a manager at Campbell & Smith. Mrs J M Smith is listed at 4093 West 13th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Jessie M Smith there as the householder, widow of G S.

B W Smith is listed at 4317 West 13th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Barney W Smith there as the householder, a branch manager. N J Smith is listed at 4536 West 13th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Nelson J Smith there as the householder, a wireless operator.

Today

1485 West 13th, 1916 West 13th, 2066 West 13th, 3433 West 13th, 3539 West 13th and 4317 West 13th still have their buildings from before 1946, 1916 West 13th and 2066 West 13th on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 1290 West 13th (1960), 3245 West 13th (2005), 4093 West 13th (2004) and 4536 West 13th (1984) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 601 West 13th, 625 West 13th, 1276 West 13th, 1735 West 13th, 1785 West 13th and 1947 West 13th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 30 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
1940

British Columbia and Yukon Directory, name section, where each person's work is printed

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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.