The Underhills

The story, address by address

In 1940 the directory lists F C Underhill at 5974 Balsam Street; 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 F Clare Underhill there as the householder, of Underhill Underhill & Fraser, with Anne B Underhill, a student at UBC, and Ron C Underhill, a clerk at the Dominion Bank. In 1940 the directory lists R W Underhill at 5809 Cartier Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Richard W Underhill there as the householder, a secretary-treasurer at Pacific Engineers.

In 1940 the directory lists T W Underhill at 1036 East 13th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Thomas W Underhill there as the householder, with Thomas H Underhill, retired. The 1940 name section lists Underhill at 413 Granville Street. R H Underhill is listed at 5515 Somerset Crescent in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too.

In 1940 the directory lists Mrs H Underhill at 1126 West 12th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Helena Underhill there as the householder, widow of H. In 1940 the directory lists J T Underhill at 4078 West 12th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists James T Underhill there as the householder, of Underhill Underhill & Fraser, with James E L Underhill, a photographer, and Joan R Underhill, a nurse.

In 1940 the directory lists F Underhill at 3159 West 14th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Frank Underhill there as the householder, a restaurant manager at UBC. In 1940 the directory lists C R Underhill at 376 West 15th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Cecil R Underhill there as the householder, a clerk at the Canadian Government, with Elizabeth Underhill, widow of G, and Lucy E Underhill, a school teacher.

In 1940 the directory lists J E Underhill at 1856 West 29th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists John E Underhill there as the householder, an assistant engineer at the BC Electric Railway. In 1940 the directory lists S H Underhill at 3640 West 2nd Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Stuart H Underhill there as the householder, an editor at the Canadian Press.

In 1940 the directory lists Mrs B A Underhill at 2244 West 41st Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Beatrice A Underhill there as the householder, widow of F T.

Today

5515 Somerset Crescent, 3159 West 14th, 1856 West 29th and 3640 West 2nd still have their buildings from before 1946; 5809 Cartier (1999), 1036 East 13th (2021), 1126 West 12th (1982) and 4078 West 12th (2005) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 5974 Balsam, 413 Granville, 376 West 15th and 2244 West 41st, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).