A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The Van Boeyens
In the city directories 1940 · three people at three addresses
The directories print three people named Van Boeyen at three 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 Van Boeyens lived
- 1
1443 East 10th Avenue
Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940
- C H Van Boeyen, a mechanic for G Latham 1940
Next door in 1940: B J Yard at 1439 and D A Taylor at 1449. The block, door by door
- 2
5098 Gladstone Street
Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940
- C Van Boeyen, a helper for G Latham 1940
Next door in 1940: E H Jones at 5094. The block, door by door
- 3
7721 Ontario Street
Sunset, 1940
- H Van Boeyen 1940
Next door in 1940: J T Green at 7707 and Mrs C M Cooke at 7735. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for two of the three: a helper and a mechanic. Two of them worked for G Latham.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Kensington-Cedar Cottage (2) and Sunset. 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 C H Van Boeyen at 1443 East 10th Avenue. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Cornelius H Van Boeyen there as the householder, a mechanic for G Latham. In 1940 the directory lists C Van Boeyen at 5098 Gladstone Street. The 1940 name section lists Clarence Van Boeyen there as the householder, a helper for G Latham.
In 1940 the directory lists H Van Boeyen at 7721 Ontario 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 lists Harry Van Boeyen there as the householder.
Today
7721 Ontario (2000) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1443 East 10th and 5098 Gladstone, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 6 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Van Boeyen C H1443 East 10th, p. 198
- Van Boeyen Cornelius H mech G Latham1443 East 10th, p. 627
- Van Boeyen C5098 Gladstone, p. 60
- Van Boeyen Clarence hlpr G Latham5098 Gladstone, p. 627
- *Van Boeyen H7721 Ontario, p. 122
- Van Boeyen Harry7721 Ontario, p. 627
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 V. Want a name removed? Tell us.