A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The Teloskys
In the city directories 1940 · four people at four addresses
The directories print four people named Telosky at four addresses in 1940 in four 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 Teloskys lived
- 1
451 Main Street
Strathcona, 1940
- Mrs A Telosky, in eggs poultry 1940
Next door in 1940: Library Annex Van Pub at 431. The block, door by door
- 2
822 Seymour Street
Downtown, 1940
- A Telosky, in produce 1940
Next door in 1940: Motordrome Ltd at 848. The block, door by door
- 3
2740 West 26th Avenue
Dunbar-Southlands, 1940
- A Telosky, a fireman at the City of Vancouver 1940
Next door in 1940: G J McInnis at 2750. The block, door by door
- 4
3090 West 8th Avenue
Kitsilano, 1940
- John Telosky, a fireman at the City of Vancouver 1940
Next door in 1940: T M Barclay at 3060. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for two of the four: a fireman (2). Two of them worked for Vancouver City.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Downtown, Dunbar-Southlands, Kitsilano and Strathcona. 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 A Telosky, in eggs poultry, at 451 Main Street. A Telosky, in produce, is listed at 822 Seymour Street in 1940. In 1940 the directory lists A Telosky at 2740 West 26th 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 Anthony Telosky there as the householder, a fireman at the City of Vancouver.
The 1940 name section lists John Telosky at 3090 West 8th Avenue, a fireman at the City of Vancouver.
Today
822 Seymour (2005) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 451 Main, 2740 West 26th and 3090 West 8th, so those buildings are 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.
- Telosky Mrs A eggs plty451 Main, p. 107
- Telosky A prod822 Seymour, p. 150
- *Telosky A2740 West 26th, p. 241
- Telosky Anthony firmn Van City2740 West 26th, p. 605
- Telosky John firmn Van City3090 West 8th, p. 605
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
The book of the Teloskys
Every directory, as one book
The family book reads the Telosky name in each Vancouver directory we hold from 1901 to 1945: everyone printed under it at every address, their work from the name sections, who lived next door, and the page behind every line, to read here or save as a PDF to print or give.
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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.