A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The Smithermans
In the city directories 1940 · three people at three addresses
The directories print three people named Smitherman at three addresses in 1940 in two of the city's neighbourhoods. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family.
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Where the Smithermans lived
- 1
2182 East 8th Avenue
Grandview-Woodland, 1940
- W T Smitherman, a logger 1940
Next door in 1940: E Midlane at 2170. The block, door by door
- 2
1955 Graveley Street
Grandview-Woodland, 1940
- J H Smitherman, a cat driver 1940
Next door in 1940: J P Anderton at 1965. The block, door by door
- 3
4791 Little Street
Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940
- Mrs J Smitherman, widow of W T 1940
Next door in 1940: W D Thompson at 4769. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for two of the three: a cat driver and a logger. One is a widow, listed under her own name.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Grandview-Woodland (2) and Kensington-Cedar Cottage. 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 W T Smitherman at 2182 East 8th Avenue. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists William T Smitherman there as the householder, a logger. In 1940 the directory lists J H Smitherman at 1955 Graveley Street. The 1940 name section lists John H Smitherman there as the householder, a cat driver.
In 1940 the directory lists Mrs J Smitherman at 4791 Little Street; 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 Janet Smitherman there as the householder, widow of W T.
Today
2182 East 8th (2015), 1955 Graveley (2009) and 4791 Little (1995) have newer buildings, by the City's record.
Every line as printed
All 6 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Smitherman W T2182 East 8th, p. 194
- Smitherman Wm T logr2182 East 8th, p. 574
- Smitherman J H1955 Graveley, p. 69
- Smitherman John H cat drvr1955 Graveley, p. 574
- *Smitherman Mrs J4791 Little, p. 103
- Smitherman Janet wid W T4791 Little, p. 574
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
The book of the Smithermans
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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.