A family name on East 21st Avenue, Riley Park, Kensington-Cedar Cottage and Renfrew-Collingwood
The Taylors
In the city directories 1940 · ten people at six addresses
The directories print ten people named Taylor at six addresses in 1940, all on East 21st Avenue, with the close spelling Tylor. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family. The most under one roof: three Taylors at 51 East 21st in 1940. The directories print the name on 214 other streets too, all listed on the Taylor name's own page.
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Where the Taylors lived
- 1
51 East 21st Avenue
Riley Park, 1940
- T S Taylor, a salesman 1940
- Margaret L Taylor, a cashier at the Hudson's Bay Company 1940
- Sybil Taylor 1940
Next door in 1940: P Bruckshaw at 41 and H Flynn at 61. The block, door by door
- 2
669 East 21st Avenue
Riley Park, 1940
- C F Taylor, a clerk at the BC Electric Railway 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs A A Barr at 647. The block, door by door
- 3
1056 East 21st Avenue
Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940
- A Taylor, retired 1940
Next door in 1940: H J Worsfold at 1036 and T Strain at 1080. The block, door by door
- 4
1495 East 21st Avenue
Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940
- G Taylor, a department manager at Gault Bros 1940
- Eileen Taylor 1940
Next door in 1940: R Lundie at 1489. The block, door by door
- 5
2755 East 21st Avenue
Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940
- Florence Taylor, a nursemaid at Vancouver Preventorium 1940
- 6
2873 East 21st Avenue
Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940
- J J Taylor, a carpenter at Cleland-Kent 1940
- John F H Taylor, a millworker 1940
Next door in 1940: G A Smiley at 2861. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for seven of the ten: a carpenter, a cashier, a clerk, a department manager, a millworker and a nursemaid, among others.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Kensington-Cedar Cottage (2), Renfrew-Collingwood (2) and Riley Park (2). 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 T S Taylor at 51 East 21st 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 Thomas S Taylor there as the householder, a salesman, with Margaret L Taylor, a cashier at the Hudson's Bay Company, and Sybil Taylor. In 1940 the directory lists C F Taylor at 669 East 21st Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Charles F Taylor there as the householder, a clerk at the BC Electric Railway.
In 1940 the directory lists A Taylor at 1056 East 21st Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Adam Taylor there as the householder, retired. In 1940 the directory lists G Taylor at 1495 East 21st Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists George Taylor there as the householder, a department manager at Gault Bros, with Eileen Taylor.
The 1940 name section lists Florence Taylor at 2755 East 21st Avenue, a nursemaid at Vancouver Preventorium. J J Taylor is listed at 2873 East 21st Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists John J Taylor there as the householder, a carpenter at Cleland-Kent, with John F H Taylor, a millworker.
Today
51 East 21st, 669 East 21st and 1495 East 21st still have their buildings from before 1946; 1056 East 21st (1995) and 2873 East 21st (2007) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 2755 East 21st, so that building is probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 15 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- *Taylor T S51 East 21st, p. 232
- Taylor Margt L cash HBC51 East 21st, p. 603
- Taylor Sybil51 East 21st, p. 604
- Taylor Thos S slsmn51 East 21st, p. 604
- *Taylor C F669 East 21st, p. 232
- Taylor Chas F clk BCER669 East 21st, p. 602
- *Taylor A1056 East 21st, p. 232
- Taylor Adam retired1056 East 21st, p. 602
- *Taylor G1495 East 21st, p. 232
- Taylor Eileen1495 East 21st, p. 602
- Taylor Geo dept mgr Gault Bros1495 East 21st, p. 602
- Taylor Florence nursemaid Van Preventorium2755 East 21st, p. 602
- *Taylor J J2873 East 21st, p. 232
- Taylor John F H mlwkr2873 East 21st, p. 603
- Taylor John J carp Cleland-Kent2873 East 21st, p. 603
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.