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The Squireses

In the city directories 1940 · twelve people at eleven addresses

The directories print twelve people named Squires at eleven addresses in 1940 in seven 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 Squireses lived

Each pin is on its own block, numbered as the households below. Two addresses aren't on today's map, so they have no pin. Today's land, parks, main roads and local areas: City of Vancouver Open Data (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).
  1. 1

    920 East 21st Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • L F Squires, a clerk at Swifts 1940

    Next door in 1940: G Fergen at 910 and N Terry at 928. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    985 East 41st Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • J Squires, a laborer 1940

    Next door in 1940: H G Perkins at 961 and C Hilton at 995. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1622 East 4th Avenue

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • A P Squires, proprietor of Magnet Hardware & Crockery 1940
    • Elsie P Squires, a bookkeeper at Magnet Hardware & Crockery 1940

    Next door in 1940: W Dixon at 1612 and G L Fletcher at 1628. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    2070 East Georgia Street

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • W A Squires, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: W Sproule at 2062 and J Hood at 2080. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    1104 Nelson Street

    West End, 1940

    • Harry Squires, proprietor of Black & White Shoe Shop 1940

    Next door in 1940: M Rousseau at 1110. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    2618 West 15th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • G Squires, a printer 1940

    Next door in 1940: C W Spence at 2638. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    3394 West 31st Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • A C H Squires, a clerk at the Customs 1940

    Next door in 1940: A L Nicholas at 3382. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    1781 West 60th Avenue

    Marpole, 1940

    • W D Squires, a manufacturers agent 1940

    Next door in 1940: A H Gueran at 1771. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    900 West Georgia Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Miss V Squires, a maid at the Vancouver Hotel 1940

    Next door in 1940: Wilson W & J at 920. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    74 West Hastings Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Arthur R Squires, proprietor of White Star Barber Shop 1940

    Next door in 1940: Fred's Lunch at 72 and Ray Bros Tailoring at 80. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    119 West Pender Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • W D Squires, a manufacturers agent 1940

    Next door in 1940: B C Leather Co Ltd at 117 and Jackson T H Ltd at 121. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for ten of the twelve: a proprietor (3), a clerk (2), a bookkeeper, a laborer, a maid and a manufacturers agent, among others. Two of them worked for Magnet Hardware & Crockery.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Downtown (3), Grandview-Woodland (2), Kensington-Cedar Cottage (2), Dunbar-Southlands, Kitsilano, Marpole and West End. 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 L F Squires at 920 East 21st Avenue. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Lloyd F Squires there as the householder, a clerk at Swifts. In 1940 the directory lists J Squires at 985 East 41st 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 lists James Squires there as the householder, a laborer.

In 1940 the directory lists A P Squires at 1622 East 4th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Allan P Squires there as the householder, proprietor of Magnet Hardware & Crockery, with Elsie P Squires, a bookkeeper at Magnet Hardware & Crockery. In 1940 the directory lists W A Squires at 2070 East Georgia Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists William A Squires there as the householder, retired.

The 1940 name section lists Harry Squires at 1104 Nelson Street, proprietor of Black & White Shoe Shop. G Squires is listed at 2618 West 15th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Gerald Squires there as the householder, a printer.

A C H Squires is listed at 3394 West 31st Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Albert C H Squires there as the householder, a clerk at the Customs. W D Squires is listed at 1781 West 60th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Walter D Squires there as the householder, a manufacturers agent.

The 1940 name section lists Miss V Squires at 900 West Georgia Street, a maid at the Vancouver Hotel. The 1940 name section lists Arthur R Squires at 74 West Hastings Street, proprietor of White Star Barber Shop. W D Squires, a manufacturers agent, is listed at 119 West Pender Street in 1940.

Today

920 East 21st, 985 East 41st, 1622 East 4th, 900 West Georgia, 74 West Hastings and 119 West Pender still have their buildings from before 1946, 900 West Georgia on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 2618 West 15th (1972) and 1781 West 60th (2011) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 2070 East Georgia, 1104 Nelson and 3394 West 31st, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 19 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.