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A family name on West 30th Avenue, Dunbar-Southlands, Shaughnessy and Arbutus Ridge

The Smiths

In the city directories 1940 · nine people at seven addresses

The directories print nine people named Smith at seven addresses in 1940, all on West 30th 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 3858 West 30th 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

    1850 West 30th Avenue

    Shaughnessy, 1940

    • N M Smith, a president & general manager at Mackay Smith Blair 1940
  2. 2

    2795 West 30th Avenue

    Arbutus Ridge, 1940

    • A S Smith, a manufacturers agent 1940

    Next door in 1940: W T Moore at 2785. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    2796 West 30th Avenue

    Arbutus Ridge, 1940

    • H B Smith, a school vice-principal 1940

    Next door in 1940: A Farquhar at 2786. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    2865 West 30th Avenue

    Arbutus Ridge, 1940

    • H H Smith, a president at the Vancouver Grain Exporters Association and a secretary at Earle & Stoddart Ltd 1940

    Next door in 1940: R Black at 2855 and R C Thompson at 2875. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    3205 West 30th Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • A Smith, a president at Art Smith's 1940

    Next door in 1940: J S Irvine at 3211. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    3546 West 30th Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • Mrs E E Smith, widow of T 1940

    Next door in 1940: F W Denton at 3538 and R M Clarke at 3554. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    3858 West 30th Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • J W Smith, retired 1940
    • Dorothy R M Smith, a clerk at the BC Electric Railway 1940
    • Merle W Smith, a clerk at the BC Electric Railway 1940

    Next door in 1940: W G Ferry at 3850 and M S Dunne at 3864. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for seven of the nine: a president (3), a clerk (2), a manufacturers agent and a school vice-principal. Two of them worked for BC Electric Railway. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Arbutus Ridge (3), Dunbar-Southlands (3) and Shaughnessy. 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 N M Smith at 1850 West 30th 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 N Mackay Smith there as the householder, a president & general manager at Mackay Smith Blair. In 1940 the directory lists A S Smith at 2795 West 30th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists A Sid Smith there as the householder, a manufacturers agent.

In 1940 the directory lists H B Smith at 2796 West 30th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists H Bertram Smith there as the householder, a school vice-principal. In 1940 the directory lists H H Smith at 2865 West 30th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Herbert H Smith there as the householder, a president at the Vancouver Grain Exporters Association and a secretary at Earle & Stoddart Ltd.

In 1940 the directory lists A Smith at 3205 West 30th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Arthur Smith there as the householder, a president at Art Smith's. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs E E Smith at 3546 West 30th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Emma E Smith there as the householder, widow of T.

In 1940 the directory lists J W Smith at 3858 West 30th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists John W Smith there as the householder, retired, with Dorothy R M Smith, a clerk at the BC Electric Railway, and Merle W Smith, a clerk at the BC Electric Railway.

Today

1850 West 30th, 2795 West 30th, 2796 West 30th, 2865 West 30th, 3205 West 30th and 3546 West 30th still have their buildings from before 1946; 3858 West 30th (1996) has a newer building, by the City's record.

Every line as printed

All 16 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.