A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The Tilleys
In the city directories 1940 · five people at four addresses
The directories print five people named Tilley 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 Tilleys lived
- 1
1236 Bidwell Street
West End, 1940
- Mrs A M Tilley, widow of L 1940
- Frances Tilley 1940
Next door in 1940: G W Smith at 1232 and Mrs M Szekely at 1250. The block, door by door
- 2
872 East Hastings Street
Strathcona, 1940
- Mrs J Tilley, widow of S 1940
Next door in 1940: F March at 868 and Dalfo Art Studio at 876. The block, door by door
- 3
1125 Granville Street
Downtown, 1940
- Arthur Tilley 1940
Next door in 1940: Hemenway & Son at 1123 and L N Gowdy at 1127. The block, door by door
- 4
1730 Pine Street
Fairview, 1940
- Charles J Tilley, a carpenter 1940
Next door in 1940: T Maeda at 1720. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for one of the five: a carpenter. Two are widows, listed under their own names.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Downtown, Fairview, Strathcona 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
In 1940 the directory lists Mrs A M Tilley at 1236 Bidwell Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Agnes M Tilley there as the householder, widow of L, with Frances Tilley. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs J Tilley at 872 East Hastings Street. The 1940 name section lists Jessie Tilley there as the householder, widow of S.
The 1940 name section lists Arthur Tilley at 1125 Granville Street. The 1940 name section lists Charles J Tilley at 1730 Pine Street, a carpenter.
Today
872 East Hastings and 1125 Granville still have their buildings from before 1946; 1236 Bidwell (1976) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1730 Pine, so that building is probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 7 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Tilley Mrs A M1236 Bidwell, p. 13
- Tilley Agnes M wid L1236 Bidwell, p. 613
- Tilley Frances1236 Bidwell, p. 613
- Tilley Mrs J872 East Hastings, p. 75
- Tilley Jessie wid S872 East Hastings, p. 613
- Tilley Arth1125 Granville, p. 613
- Tilley Chas J carp1730 Pine, p. 613
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.