A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The Tappers
In the city directories 1940 · five people at two addresses
The directories print five people named Tapper at two addresses in 1940 in two of the city's neighbourhoods, with the close spelling Tappero. No first name or initials tie one address to the other: we can't tell if they're one family. The most under one roof: four Tappers at 2754 Napier in 1940.
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Where the Tappers lived
- 1
1280 Burrard Street
Downtown, 1940
- R H Tapper, a bus operator at the BC Electric Railway 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs E R McMordie at 1274 and E M Petrie at 1286. The block, door by door
- 2
2754 Napier Street
Hastings-Sunrise, 1940
- Mrs M Tappero, widow of J 1940
- Annie Tappero, a bookkeeper at A S Matthew & Co 1940
- John M Tappero, a student 1940
- Mary Tappero, a laundress at the Vancouver Hotel 1940
Next door in 1940: W A Husband at 2746 and D MacKenzie at 2774. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for three of the five: a bookkeeper, a bus operator and a laundress. One is a widow, listed under her own name.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Downtown and Hastings-Sunrise. 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 R H Tapper at 1280 Burrard Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Reginald H Tapper there as the householder, a bus operator at the BC Electric Railway. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs M Tappero at 2754 Napier 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 Margaret Tappero there as the householder, widow of J, with Annie Tappero, a bookkeeper at A S Matthew & Co, John M Tappero, a student, and Mary Tappero, a laundress at the Vancouver Hotel.
Today
2754 Napier still has its building from before 1946, dated 1938 by the City's record; 1280 Burrard (2018) has a newer building, by the City's record.
Every line as printed
All 7 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Tapper R H1280 Burrard, p. 22
- Tapper Regd H bus opr BCER1280 Burrard, p. 601
- *Tappero Mrs M2754 Napier, p. 118
- Tappero Annie bkpr A S Matthew & Co2754 Napier, p. 601
- Tappero John M studt2754 Napier, p. 601
- Tappero Margt wid J2754 Napier, p. 601
- Tappero Mary lndrs Van Hotel2754 Napier, p. 601
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 T. Want a name removed? Tell us.