A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The Talls
In the city directories 1940 · four people at three addresses
The directories print four people named Tall at three addresses in 1940 in three 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 Talls lived
- 1
3739 West 14th Avenue
West Point Grey, 1940
- Mrs H Tall, widow of W 1940
- John A Tall, a salesman at Snap-On Tools 1940
Next door in 1940: L B Webster at 3731 and Mrs H Bridge at 3749. The block, door by door
- 2
2225 West 51st Avenue
Kerrisdale, 1940
- William S Tall, an engineer 1940
Next door in 1940: I T Barnet at 2249. The block, door by door
- 3
2906 West 6th Avenue
Kitsilano, 1940
- Mrs Edith E Tall, a stenographer at the CPR 1940
Next door in 1940: J Wicks at 2922. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for three of the four: an engineer, a salesman and a stenographer. One is a widow, listed under her own name.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Kerrisdale, Kitsilano and West Point Grey. 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 H Tall at 3739 West 14th 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 Henrietta Tall there as the householder, widow of W, with John A Tall, a salesman at Snap-On Tools. The 1940 name section lists William S Tall at 2225 West 51st Avenue, an engineer. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Edith E Tall at 2906 West 6th Avenue, a stenographer at the CPR.
Today
3739 West 14th still has its building from before 1946, dated 1927 by the City's record; 2225 West 51st (1976) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 2906 West 6th, so that building is probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 5 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- *Tall Mrs H3739 West 14th, p. 217
- Tall Henrietta wid W3739 West 14th, p. 600
- Tall John A slsmn Snap-On Tools3739 West 14th, p. 600
- Tall Wm S eng2225 West 51st, p. 600
- Tall Mrs Edith E sten CPR2906 West 6th, p. 600
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
The book of the Talls
Every directory, as one book
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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 T. Want a name removed? Tell us.