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The Tanners

In the city directories 1940 · 13 people at twelve addresses

The directories print 13 people named Tanner at twelve addresses in 1940 in eight 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 Tanners 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

    719 Broughton Street

    West End, 1940

    • Mrs A Tanner 1940

    Next door in 1940: Miss H Pujolas at 705 and W C Lawley at 725. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    269 East 22nd Avenue

    Riley Park, 1940

    • Gaius A Tanner, a driver at Pacific Meat 1940

    Next door in 1940: F R Ivers at 267 and J M Morrison at 277. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    2084 East 54th Avenue

    Victoria-Fraserview, 1940

    • H Tanner, an upholsterer 1940
  4. 4

    1280 Haro Street

    West End, 1940

    • Miss R Tanner 1940
    • Rebecca Tanner 1940

    Next door in 1940: A S Granger at 1266 and C McMillan at 1282. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    1241 Homer Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Victoria Tanner, a hairdresser at Downing Permanent Wave Shop 1940

    Next door in 1940: B F Dimery at 1209 and “Cabins” at 1247. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    5445 Inverness Street

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • H Tanner 1940

    Next door in 1940: J N McKinnon at 5457. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    1630 Pendrell Street

    West End, 1940

    • Frederick Tanner, a meat cutter 1940

    Next door in 1940: P Iaci at 1624 and O C King at 1636. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    4047 Welwyn Street

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • A R Tanner, a metal worker at Begg Motor 1940

    Next door in 1940: W Stewart at 4005 and S H Barker at 4049. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    2915 West 30th Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • W C Tanner, a managing director at Oceanic Sales 1940

    Next door in 1940: A W Bell at 2907 and Mrs N J Noble at 2923. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    1275 West Broadway

    Fairview, 1940

    • Mrs I Tanner, widow of C M 1940

    Next door in 1940: Miss F Livingston at 1265 and Mrs S Koenig at 1283. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    6250 Windsor Street

    Sunset, 1940

    • C A Tanner, a foreman at Swifts 1940

    Next door in 1940: W M Clark at 6216 and R Simpson at 6272. The block, door by door

  12. 12

    3460 Yukon Street

    Riley Park, 1940

    • Harold E Tanner, an apprentice at Cunningham Drug 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Morgan at 3480. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for eight of the 13: an apprentice, a driver, a foreman, a hairdresser, a managing director and a meat cutter, among others. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in West End (3), Kensington-Cedar Cottage (2), Riley Park (2), Downtown, Dunbar-Southlands, Fairview, Sunset and Victoria-Fraserview. 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

The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Mrs A Tanner at 719 Broughton Street. The 1940 name section lists Gaius A Tanner at 269 East 22nd Avenue, a driver at Pacific Meat. In 1940 the directory lists H Tanner at 2084 East 54th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Harry Tanner there as the householder, an upholsterer.

In 1940 the directory lists Miss R Tanner at 1280 Haro 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 Rebecca Tanner there as the householder. The 1940 name section lists Victoria Tanner at 1241 Homer Street, a hairdresser at Downing Permanent Wave Shop.

H Tanner is listed at 5445 Inverness Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Henry Tanner there as the householder. The 1940 name section lists Frederick Tanner at 1630 Pendrell Street, a meat cutter.

In 1940 the directory lists A R Tanner at 4047 Welwyn Street. The 1940 name section lists Arthur R Tanner there as the householder, a metal worker at Begg Motor. In 1940 the directory lists W C Tanner at 2915 West 30th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Walter C Tanner there as the householder, a managing director at Oceanic Sales.

In 1940 the directory lists Mrs I Tanner at 1275 West Broadway; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Isabel Tanner there as the householder, widow of C M. In 1940 the directory lists C A Tanner at 6250 Windsor Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Charles A Tanner there as the householder, a foreman at Swifts.

The 1940 name section lists Harold E Tanner at 3460 Yukon Street, an apprentice at Cunningham Drug.

Today

269 East 22nd, 2915 West 30th and 3460 Yukon still have their buildings from before 1946; 2084 East 54th (2019), 1280 Haro (1962), 1241 Homer (2008), 5445 Inverness (2009) and 6250 Windsor (1969) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 719 Broughton, 1630 Pendrell, 4047 Welwyn and 1275 West Broadway, 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, name section, where each person's work is printed

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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.