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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Uphams

In the city directories 1940 · seven people at six addresses

The directories print seven people named Upham at six addresses in 1940 in five 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 Uphams 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

    193 East Hastings Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Dr G A Upham, a physician 1940

    Next door in 1940: Fraser Shoe Repair Co at 191 and Hospital Doll at 195. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    406 Lakewood Drive

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • N Upham 1940

    Next door in 1940: F W Browne at 430. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    2034 Parker Street

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • Dr G A Upham, a physician 1940

    Next door in 1940: G Scott at 2046. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    37 West 10th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • Frederick G Upham 1940

    Next door in 1940: R B Kelleway at 35 and E A J Roberts at 39. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    756 West 13th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Miss M Upham 1940
    • Margaret Upham 1940

    Next door in 1940: J H Crellin at 744 and J Sparks at 764. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    2117 West 1st Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • C Upham, a shipper at R A Wyllie & Son 1940

    Next door in 1940: R C Taylor at 2123. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for two of the seven: a physician and a shipper.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Grandview-Woodland (2), Downtown, Fairview, Kitsilano and Mount Pleasant. 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 Dr G A Upham, a physician, at 193 East Hastings Street. N Upham is listed at 406 Lakewood Drive in 1940. In 1940 the directory lists Dr G A Upham at 2034 Parker 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 George A Upham there as the householder, a physician.

The 1940 name section lists Frederick G Upham at 37 West 10th Avenue. Miss M Upham is listed at 756 West 13th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Margaret Upham there as the householder.

C Upham is listed at 2117 West 1st Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Clif Upham there as the householder, a shipper at R A Wyllie & Son.

Today

2034 Parker still has its building from before 1946, dated 1926 by the City's record; 2117 West 1st (2006) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 193 East Hastings, 406 Lakewood Drive, 37 West 10th and 756 West 13th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Mr. Brookhouse's house at 1872 Parker Street, with its corner turret
1932 Mr. Brookhouse's house at 1872 Parker Street, with its corner turret. Not at the house at 2034 Parker: no archive photo of the 2000 block is known that we can show. City of Vancouver Archives, CVA 99-4161. Public domain.

Every line as printed

All 9 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 U. Want a name removed? Tell us.