A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The Thiels
In the city directories 1940 · three people at three addresses
The directories print three people named Thiel at three addresses in 1940 in three of the city's neighbourhoods, with the close spelling Thiele. 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 Thiels lived
- 1
1432 Comox Street
West End, 1940
- Marjorie G Thiel, a housekeeper for J H Shinnick 1940
Next door in 1940: J E Collinson at 1424 and Mrs S L Sewell at 1436. The block, door by door
- 2
4032 Perry Street
Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940
- W W Thiel, a car repairer at the BC Electric Railway 1940
Next door in 1940: P G Konig at 4022 and W Rattray at 4042. The block, door by door
- 3
2220 Vine Street
Kitsilano, 1940
- G J Thiele, a stereotyper at the Sun 1940
Next door in 1940: G B Gregg at 2210 and H Kerstens at 2228. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for all three: a car repairer, a housekeeper and a stereotyper.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Kitsilano and West End. 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 Marjorie G Thiel at 1432 Comox Street, a housekeeper for J H Shinnick. W W Thiel is listed at 4032 Perry Street in 1940; 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 William W Thiel there as the householder, a car repairer at the BC Electric Railway.
G J Thiele is listed at 2220 Vine Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists George J Thiele there as the householder, a stereotyper at the Sun.
Today
2220 Vine still has its building from before 1946, dated 1912 by the City's record; 4032 Perry (1994) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1432 Comox, so that building is 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.
- Thiel Marjorie G hsekpr J H Shinnick1432 Comox, p. 606
- *Thiel W W4032 Perry, p. 132
- Thiel Wm W car repr BCER4032 Perry, p. 606
- *Thiele G J2220 Vine, p. 163
- Thiele Geo J stereo Sun2220 Vine, p. 606
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, name section, where each person's work is printed
The book of the Thiels
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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.