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The Travises

In the city directories 1940 · 13 people at eleven addresses

The directories print 13 people named Travis at eleven addresses in 1940 in eight of the city's neighbourhoods, with the close spelling Traviss. 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 Travises lived

Each pin is on its own block, numbered as the households below. Today's land, parks, main roads and local areas: City of Vancouver Open Data (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).
  1. 1

    1842 Alberni Street

    West End, 1940

    • H T Travis, a cleaner 1940
    • Mrs Effie C B Travis, a proprietor 1940

    Next door in 1940: F C Yarrell at 1836 and G Upton at 1850. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1065 Beach Avenue

    West End, 1940

    • Mrs C P Travis, widow of G D 1940

    Next door in 1940: R Reynolds at 1053 and Miss L A Ross at 1067. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1330 East 18th Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • J Travis, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: F Simmonds at 1324 and E Godley at 1336. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    945 East 21st Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • Mary Travis, widow of G A 1940

    Next door in 1940: R Yule at 939. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    3407 East 26th Avenue

    Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940

    • W A Travis, a logger 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs V F Rudnick at 3417. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    242 East 2nd Avenue

    Strathcona, 1940

    • E Travis, a roofer 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Bordignon at 232 and J W Dalzell at 260. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    1104 Haro Street

    West End, 1940

    • J Travis, a salesman 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs K Pyke at 1114. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    2781 Oxford Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • J Travis, a fireman at the City of Vancouver 1940
    • Corinne Travis, a waitress at Woolworths 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs E P Blakey at 2769. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    2260 West 39th Avenue

    Arbutus Ridge, 1940

    • S Travis, an elevator operator 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs F Thicke at 2244 and A H Bewell at 2286. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    1551 West 65th Avenue

    Marpole, 1940

    • C N Traviss, a broker 1940

    Next door in 1940: W H Hewitt at 1547 and J Hamilton at 1557. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    1367 West Georgia Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • W H Travis 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs M Livesey at 1357. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for nine of the 13: a broker, a cleaner, an elevator operator, a fireman, a logger and a proprietor, among others. Two are widows, listed under their own names.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in West End (3), Kensington-Cedar Cottage (2), Arbutus Ridge, Downtown, Hastings-Sunrise, Marpole, Renfrew-Collingwood 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 H T Travis at 1842 Alberni Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Harry T Travis there as the householder, a cleaner, with Mrs Effie C B Travis, a proprietor. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs C P Travis at 1065 Beach Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Cora P Travis there as the householder, widow of G D.

In 1940 the directory lists J Travis at 1330 East 18th 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 lists Joseph Travis there as the householder, retired. The 1940 name section lists Mary Travis at 945 East 21st Avenue, widow of G A.

W A Travis is listed at 3407 East 26th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists William A Travis there as the householder, a logger. E Travis is listed at 242 East 2nd Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Edwin Travis there, a roofer.

J Travis is listed at 1104 Haro Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Joseph Travis there as the householder, a salesman. J Travis is listed at 2781 Oxford Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Joseph Travis there as the householder, a fireman at the City of Vancouver, with Corinne Travis, a waitress at Woolworths.

S Travis is listed at 2260 West 39th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Steph Travis there as the householder, an elevator operator, with S Frances Travis, a student. C N Traviss is listed at 1551 West 65th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Charles N Traviss there as the householder, a broker.

The 1940 name section lists W H Travis at 1367 West Georgia Street.

Today

1104 Haro, 2781 Oxford and 1551 West 65th still have their buildings from before 1946; 1330 East 18th (1983), 945 East 21st (2013), 3407 East 26th (1974) and 2260 West 39th (2009) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1842 Alberni, 1065 Beach, 242 East 2nd and 1367 West Georgia, 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.
1940

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.