A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The Tates
In the city directories 1940 · 17 people at 16 addresses
The directories print 17 people named Tate at 16 addresses in 1940 in ten 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 Tates lived
- 1
1206 Bute Street
West End, 1940
- William H Tate, a chief engineer 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs F A Coughlin at 1216. The block, door by door
- 2
- 3
1074 East Broadway
Mount Pleasant, 1940
- H Tate 1940
Next door in 1940: Woolf at 1066. The block, door by door
- 4
2567 East Broadway
Hastings-Sunrise, 1940
- C R Tate, a salesman 1940
Next door in 1940: A Parsons at 2561 and L Jones at 2579. The block, door by door
- 5
2080 Haro Street
West End, 1940
- John H Tate, a clerk 1940
Next door in 1940: E V Wakelin at 2036. The block, door by door
- 6
- 7
521 Seymour Street
Downtown, 1940
- C R Tate, a jeweller 1940
Next door in 1940: D Turcotte at 515 and H V Tuff at 523. The block, door by door
- 8
1624 Stephens Street
Kitsilano, 1940
- Gerald L Tate, a police officer at the City of Vancouver 1940
Next door in 1940: S Cuthbert at 1626. The block, door by door
- 9
1990 Venables Street
Grandview-Woodland, 1940
- J B Tate 1940
Next door in 1940: W Sampson at 1958. The block, door by door
- 10
1054 West 10th Avenue
Fairview, 1940
- Harriet A Tate, widow of J A 1940
Next door in 1940: W P Woods at 1036 and R C Singleton at 1064. The block, door by door
- 11
1296 West 12th Avenue
Fairview, 1940
- Dorothy E Tate, a nurse 1940
- Muriel A Tate, a stenographer at the Sprott Shaw Bus School 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs E Yegl at 1290. The block, door by door
- 12
1376 West 14th Avenue
Fairview, 1940
- Mrs M E M M Tate, widow of J R 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs F Clarke at 1354 and canterbury apts at 1390. The block, door by door
- 13
245 West 2nd Avenue
Mount Pleasant, 1940
- H Tate 1940
Next door in 1940: Western Oil & Supp at 225 and Hayes Mfg Co at 295. The block, door by door
- 14
4606 West 2nd Avenue
West Point Grey, 1940
- H Tate, retired 1940
Next door in 1940: Dr C H C Bell at 4616. The block, door by door
- 15
2705 West 31st Avenue
Arbutus Ridge, 1940
- Rev William B Tate, retired 1940
Next door in 1940: G A Wyness at 2715. The block, door by door
- 16
2499 West 36th Avenue
Arbutus Ridge, 1940
- Annie Tate 1940
Next door in 1940: H McLean at 2475. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for seven of the 17: a chief engineer, a clerk, a nurse, a police officer, a proprietor and a salesman, among others. Two are widows, listed under their own names.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Fairview (3), Arbutus Ridge (2), Grandview-Woodland (2), Mount Pleasant (2), West End (2), Downtown, Hastings-Sunrise, Kitsilano, Sunset 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
The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists William H Tate at 1206 Bute Street, a chief engineer. H Tate is listed at 612 East 41st Avenue in 1940. In 1940 the directory lists H Tate at 1074 East Broadway. The 1940 name section lists Huntly Tate there as the householder.
In 1940 the directory lists C R Tate at 2567 East Broadway; 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 C Ross Tate there as the householder, a jeweller, with Charles R Tate, a salesman. The 1940 name section lists John H Tate at 2080 Haro Street, a clerk. The 1940 name section lists James B Tate at 1705 Napier Street as the householder, proprietor of Dollar Taxi.
In 1940 the directory lists C R Tate, a jeweller, at 521 Seymour Street. The 1940 name section lists C. Ross Tate there. The 1940 name section lists Gerald L Tate at 1624 Stephens Street, a police officer at the City of Vancouver. J B Tate is listed at 1990 Venables Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too.
The 1940 name section lists Harriet A Tate at 1054 West 10th Avenue, widow of J A. The 1940 name section lists Dorothy E Tate at 1296 West 12th Avenue, a nurse, with Muriel A Tate, a stenographer at the Sprott Shaw Bus School. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs M E M M Tate at 1376 West 14th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Marguerite E M M Tate there as the householder, widow of J R.
In 1940 the directory lists H Tate at 245 West 2nd Avenue. H Tate is listed at 4606 West 2nd Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Hamilton Tate there as the householder, retired. The 1940 name section lists Rev William B Tate at 2705 West 31st Avenue, retired.
The 1940 name section lists Annie Tate at 2499 West 36th Avenue.
Today
2567 East Broadway, 1624 Stephens, 1990 Venables, 2705 West 31st and 2499 West 36th still have their buildings from before 1946; 1376 West 14th (1960) and 4606 West 2nd (2007) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1206 Bute, 612 East 41st, 1074 East Broadway, 2080 Haro, 1705 Napier, 521 Seymour, 1054 West 10th, 1296 West 12th and 245 West 2nd, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 23 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Tate Wm H chf eng Galt SS1206 Bute, p. 601
- Tate H612 East 41st, p. 257
- Tate H1074 East Broadway, p. 16
- Tate Huntly ctge transf 245 W 21074 East Broadway, p. 601
- *Tate C R2567 East Broadway, p. 16
- Tate C Ross jwlr 521 Seymour2567 East Broadway, p. 601
- Tate Chas R slsmn2567 East Broadway, p. 601
- Tate John H clk Mc Mc & Prior2080 Haro, p. 601
- Tate Jas B prop Dollar Taxi1705 Napier, p. 601
- Tate C R jwlr521 Seymour, p. 149
- Tate, C. Ross The Jeweller, Official Watch Inspector, Canadian National Rys., Canadian Pacific Rys. and Terminal Rys.521 Seymour, p. 601
- Tate Gerald L police Van City1624 Stephens, p. 601
- *Tate J B1990 Venables, p. 160
- Tate Harriet A wid J A1054 West 10th, p. 601
- Tate Dorothy E nurse1296 West 12th, p. 601
- Tate Muriel A sten Sprott Shaw Bus Sch1296 West 12th, p. 601
- *Tate Mrs M E M M1376 West 14th, p. 215
- Tate Marguerite E M M wid J R1376 West 14th, p. 601
- Tate H ctge and transf245 West 2nd, p. 175
- Tate H4606 West 2nd, p. 177
- Tate Hamilton retired4606 West 2nd, p. 601
- Tate Rev Wm B retired2705 West 31st, p. 601
- Tate Annie2499 West 36th, p. 601
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.