A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The Uniteds
In the city directories 1940 · five people at five addresses
The directories print five people named United at five addresses in 1940 in two 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 Uniteds lived
- 1
529 Beatty Street
Downtown, 1940
- Garment Workers Union United 1940
Next door in 1940: Building Trades-Council at 531. The block, door by door
- 2
535 Homer Street
Downtown, 1940
- Spanish American War Veterans United 1940
Next door in 1940: B C Govt (Relief) at 533 and Burrard Elec & Radio at 539. The block, door by door
- 3
8900 Shaughnessy Street
Marpole, 1940
- Distillers United 1940
Next door in 1940: Meat Pacific at 8950. The block, door by door
- 4
136 Water Street
Downtown, 1940
- Profit-Sharing System United, a china 1940
Next door in 1940: Water St Garage at 134 and leiser rooms at 138. The block, door by door
- 5
850 West Hastings Street
Downtown, 1940
- States Immigration United 1940
Next door in 1940: Rounsefell Ceperley at 846. The block, door by door
The story, address by address
The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Garment Workers Union United at 529 Beatty Street. The 1940 name section lists Spanish American War Veterans United at 535 Homer Street. In 1940 the directory lists Distillers United at 8900 Shaughnessy 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). Profit-Sharing System United, a china, is listed at 136 Water Street in 1940.
The 1940 name section lists States Immigration United at 850 West Hastings Street.
Today
850 West Hastings still has its building from before 1946, dated 1913 by the City's record and on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 529 Beatty (2007) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 535 Homer, 8900 Shaughnessy and 136 Water, so those buildings are 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.
- United Garment Workers Union W R Harrison sec529 Beatty, p. 625
- United Spanish American War Veterans meets 2nd Saturdays535 Homer, p. 625
- *United Distillers8900 Shaughnessy, p. 151
- United Profit-Sharing System china136 Water, p. 165
- United States Immigration W M Shearer inspr in cahrge850 West Hastings, p. 625
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, name section, where each person's work is printed
The book of the Uniteds
Every directory, as one book
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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 U. Want a name removed? Tell us.