A family name on West 21st Avenue, Dunbar-Southlands, Riley Park, South Cambie and Arbutus Ridge
The Smiths
In the city directories 1940 · eleven people at nine addresses
The directories print eleven people named Smith at nine addresses in 1940, all on West 21st Avenue. 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
15 West 21st Avenue
Riley Park, 1940
- T R Smith, a salesman at Associated Dairies 1940
Next door in 1940: A T Morris at 27. The block, door by door
- 2
122 West 21st Avenue
Riley Park, 1940
- C Smith 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs L M Butt at 116 and H A Barnett at 128. The block, door by door
- 3
352 West 21st Avenue
Riley Park, 1940
- W J Smith, proprietor of Main Meat Market 1940
Next door in 1940: H J King at 328 and G C Watson at 376. The block, door by door
- 4
672 West 21st Avenue
South Cambie, 1940
- H H Smith, a maintenance man at Woodward's 1940
- Margaret Smith, a saleswoman at Spencer's 1940
Next door in 1940: W J Wayman at 660 and J C Potter at 680. The block, door by door
- 5
936 West 21st Avenue
South Cambie, 1940
- Mrs M Smith, widow of J T 1940
Next door in 1940: S Milligan at 930 and C F Oldridge at 942. The block, door by door
- 6
3239 West 21st Avenue
Dunbar-Southlands, 1940
- H G Smith, an elevator operator at the BC Government 1940
Next door in 1940: H B Mutch at 3249. The block, door by door
- 7
3261 West 21st Avenue
Dunbar-Southlands, 1940
- J Richard Smith, a fireman at the CPR 1940
Next door in 1940: R D Cosson at 3253 and A E McIlwaine at 3267. The block, door by door
- 8
3825 West 21st Avenue
Dunbar-Southlands, 1940
- W G Smith, a branch manager at Cunningham Drug 1940
Next door in 1940: A Campbell at 3819 and R B Morrison at 3829. The block, door by door
- 9
3911 West 21st Avenue
Dunbar-Southlands, 1940
- D A Smith, a salesman 1940
- Arthur J Smith, a salesman at Securities Foundation 1940
Next door in 1940: T W G Blackburn at 3905 and Mrs A M McQuarrie at 3919. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for nine of the eleven: a salesman (3), a branch manager, an elevator operator, a fireman, a maintenance man and a proprietor, among others. One is a widow, listed under her own name.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Dunbar-Southlands (4), Riley Park (3) and South Cambie (2). 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 T R Smith at 15 West 21st 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 Thomas R Smith there as the householder, a salesman at Associated Dairies. In 1940 the directory lists C Smith at 122 West 21st Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Charles Smith there as the householder.
In 1940 the directory lists W J Smith at 352 West 21st Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists William J Smith there as the householder, proprietor of Main Meat Market. In 1940 the directory lists H H Smith at 672 West 21st Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Harvey H Smith there as the householder, a maintenance man at Woodward's, with Margaret Smith, a saleswoman at Spencer's.
In 1940 the directory lists Mrs M Smith at 936 West 21st Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Matilda Smith there as the householder, widow of J T. In 1940 the directory lists H G Smith at 3239 West 21st Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Herbert G Smith there as the householder, an elevator operator at the BC Government.
The 1940 name section lists J Richard Smith at 3261 West 21st Avenue, a fireman at the CPR. W G Smith is listed at 3825 West 21st Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Wilbur G Smith there as the householder, a branch manager at Cunningham Drug.
D A Smith is listed at 3911 West 21st Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists David A Smith there as the householder, a salesman, with Arthur J Smith, a salesman at Securities Foundation.
Today
15 West 21st, 352 West 21st, 672 West 21st, 936 West 21st, 3261 West 21st and 3825 West 21st still have their buildings from before 1946; 122 West 21st (1980), 3239 West 21st (1987) and 3911 West 21st (1995) have newer buildings, by the City's record.
Every line as printed
All 19 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- *Smith T R15 West 21st, p. 232
- Smith Thos R slsmn Assoc Dairies15 West 21st, p. 573
- Smith C122 West 21st, p. 232
- Smith Chas122 West 21st, p. 568
- *Smith W J352 West 21st, p. 233
- Smith Wm J prop Main Meat Mkt352 West 21st, p. 574
- Smith H H672 West 21st, p. 233
- Smith Harvey H maintenance mn Woodwards672 West 21st, p. 570
- Smith Margt slswm Spencers672 West 21st, p. 572
- *Smith Mrs M936 West 21st, p. 233
- Smith Matilda wid J T936 West 21st, p. 572
- *Smith H G3239 West 21st, p. 233
- Smith Herbt G elev opr BC Govt3239 West 21st, p. 570
- Smith J Richd firmn CPR3261 West 21st, p. 571
- *Smith W G3825 West 21st, p. 233
- Smith Wilbur G br mgr Cunningham Drug3825 West 21st, p. 573
- *Smith D A3911 West 21st, p. 233
- Smith Arth J slsmn Securities Foundation3911 West 21st, p. 568
- Smith David A slsmn3911 West 21st, p. 568
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.