A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The Sullys
In the city directories 1940 · four people at two addresses
The directories print four people named Sully at two addresses in 1940 in two of the city's neighbourhoods. No first name or initials tie one address to the other: we can't tell if they're one family.
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Where the Sullys lived
- 1
2122 East 32nd Avenue
Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940
- Mrs A Sully, widow of J 1940
- Irene M Sully, an operator at the BC Telephone 1940
Next door in 1940: W J Mair at 2118 and W S Wotten at 2128. The block, door by door
- 2
932 West 19th Avenue
South Cambie, 1940
- J Sully, retired 1940
- Grace E I Sully, a cashier at the Sun 1940
Next door in 1940: W S Allan at 924 and R A Robinson at 956. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for two of the four: a cashier and an operator. One is a widow, listed under her own name.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Kensington-Cedar Cottage and South Cambie. 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 Mrs A Sully at 2122 East 32nd 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 Alice Sully there as the householder, widow of J, with Irene M Sully, an operator at the BC Telephone. In 1940 the directory lists J Sully at 932 West 19th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists John Sully there as the householder, retired, with Grace E I Sully, a cashier at the Sun.
Today
932 West 19th (1992) has a newer building, by the City's record; for 2122 East 32nd, its page says what we could and couldn't match to today's buildings.
Every line as printed
All 6 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- *Sully Mrs A2122 East 32nd, p. 247
- Sully Alice wid J2122 East 32nd, p. 594
- Sully Irene M opr BC Tel2122 East 32nd, p. 594
- Sully J932 West 19th, p. 229
- Sully Grace E I cash Sun932 West 19th, p. 594
- Sully John retired932 West 19th, p. 594
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
The book of the Sullys
Every directory, as one book
The family book reads the Sully name in each Vancouver directory we hold from 1901 to 1945: everyone printed under it at every address, their work from the name sections, who lived next door, and the page behind every line, to read here or save as a PDF to print or give.
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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.