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The Trotters

In the city directories 1940 · 20 people at twelve addresses

The directories print 20 people named Trotter at twelve addresses in 1940 in nine of the city's neighbourhoods. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family. The most under one roof: four Trotters at 677 West 19th in 1940.

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Where the Trotters 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

    777 Burrard Street

    West End, 1940

    • W R Trotter, a printer 1940

    Next door in 1940: McLean, Rowles & Co hairdrsr's supp at 775 and Irwinton Gro at 779. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1071 Comox Street

    West End, 1940

    • Q J Trotter 1940

    Next door in 1940: C S Cramp at 1067 and Miss F Weckstrom at 1075. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    154 East 10th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • T G Trotter 1940
    • G Allen Trotter 1940

    Next door in 1940: F H Bird at 152 and J K Chisholm at 166. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    2061 East 43rd Avenue

    Victoria-Fraserview, 1940

    • A B Trotter, a driver at Canada Packers 1940

    Next door in 1940: J P MacLean at 2041 and W J Williams at 2075. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    3595 Kingsway

    Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940

    • L Trotter, proprietor of Tire Exchange and Collingwood Auto Wreckers 1940

    Next door in 1940: Tire Exchange at 3593. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    4959 Moss Street

    Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940

    • C H Trotter, a guard at the Customs 1940
    • Charles B Trotter, who worked for Gordon & Belyea 1940
    • Nora S Trotter 1940

    Next door in 1940: L R Kountzelman at 4951 and J H Bright at 4975. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    1765 West 12th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • W W Trotter, a cannery manager at Canadian Fishing 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs E J Thompson at 1755 and Mrs G D Jack at 1775. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    1886 West 12th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • R G Trotter, retired 1940
    • Cecil G Trotter, an engraver 1940
    • William L Trotter, a mechanic 1940

    Next door in 1940: D Langfield at 1876 and H B Steeves at 1896. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    677 West 19th Avenue

    South Cambie, 1940

    • Mrs C M Trotter, widow of H 1940
    • Caroline C Trotter, an operator at the BC Telephone 1940
    • Clara Trotter, a telephone operator 1940
    • Kath E Trotter 1940

    Next door in 1940: B W Williams at 619 and Miss V Paterson at 679. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    3912 West 22nd Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • Mrs S M Trotter, widow of C L 1940

    Next door in 1940: C S James at 3904 and C F Waring at 3920. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    2708 West 36th Avenue

    Arbutus Ridge, 1940

    • Dorothy F Trotter 1940

    Next door in 1940: D A Imrie at 2716. The block, door by door

  12. 12

    3144 West 7th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Austin S Trotter 1940

    Next door in 1940: A Funnell at 3136 and A E Skinner at 3152. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for ten of the 20: a cannery manager, a driver, an employee, an engraver, a guard and a mechanic, among others. Two are widows, listed under their own names.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Kitsilano (2), Renfrew-Collingwood (2), West End (2), Arbutus Ridge, Dunbar-Southlands, Fairview, Mount Pleasant, South Cambie and Victoria-Fraserview. 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 W R Trotter at 777 Burrard Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists William R Trotter there as the householder, a printer. In 1940 the directory lists Q J Trotter at 1071 Comox Street. The 1940 name section lists Quinton J Trotter there as the householder.

In 1940 the directory lists T G Trotter at 154 East 10th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Thomas G Trotter there as the householder, with G Allen Trotter. In 1940 the directory lists A B Trotter at 2061 East 43rd 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 Angus B Trotter there as the householder, a driver at Canada Packers.

In 1940 the directory lists L Trotter at 3595 Kingsway. The 1940 name section lists Lesley Trotter there as the householder, proprietor of Tire Exchange and Collingwood Auto Wreckers. In 1940 the directory lists C H Trotter at 4959 Moss Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Charles H Trotter there as the householder, a guard at the Customs, with Charles B Trotter, who worked for Gordon & Belyea, and Nora S Trotter.

In 1940 the directory lists W W Trotter at 1765 West 12th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists William W Trotter there as the householder, a cannery manager at Canadian Fishing. In 1940 the directory lists R G Trotter at 1886 West 12th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Robert G Trotter there as the householder, retired, with Cecil G Trotter, an engraver, and William L Trotter, a mechanic.

In 1940 the directory lists Mrs C M Trotter at 677 West 19th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Clara M Trotter there as the householder, widow of H, with Caroline C Trotter, an operator at the BC Telephone, Clara Trotter, a telephone operator, and Kath E Trotter. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs S M Trotter at 3912 West 22nd Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Sarah M Trotter there as the householder, widow of C L.

The 1940 name section lists Dorothy F Trotter at 2708 West 36th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Austin S Trotter at 3144 West 7th Avenue.

Today

777 Burrard, 4959 Moss, 1886 West 12th, 677 West 19th, 3912 West 22nd, 2708 West 36th and 3144 West 7th still have their buildings from before 1946; 154 East 10th (1949), 2061 East 43rd (1984) and 3595 Kingsway (2020) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1071 Comox and 1765 West 12th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 30 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.