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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Varneys

In the city directories 1940 · six people at six addresses

The directories print six people named Varney 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 Varneys 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

    7526 Adera Street

    Marpole, 1940

    • H G Varney, a service man at Domestic Oil Burner Distributor 1940

    Next door in 1940: W K Leckie at 7576. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    647 Bute Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Frances M Varney, a clerk for Kelly Douglas 1940

    Next door in 1940: stadacona apts at 601 and Mrs S F Brelsford at 649. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1246 Haro Street

    West End, 1940

    • Winnifred E Varney, a clerk for Metro Life 1940

    Next door in 1940: E E Weeks at 1240 and A S Granger at 1266. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1103 Pendrell Street

    West End, 1940

    • W T Varney 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs C McLeod at 1115. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    407 West 16th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • D Varney, a driver at Holmes & Wilson 1940

    Next door in 1940: A H Silk at 417. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    1595 West 7th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • W A Varney, a helper at Otis-Fensom Elevator 1940

    Next door in 1940: A Walters at 1583. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for five of the six: a clerk (2), a driver, a helper and a service man.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in West End (2), Downtown, Fairview, Marpole 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 H G Varney at 7526 Adera 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 Henry G Varney there as the householder, a service man at Domestic Oil Burner Distributor. The 1940 name section lists Frances M Varney at 647 Bute Street, a clerk for Kelly Douglas. The 1940 name section lists Winnifred E Varney at 1246 Haro Street, a clerk for Metro Life.

In 1940 the directory lists W T Varney at 1103 Pendrell Street. The 1940 name section lists William T Varney there as the householder. In 1940 the directory lists D Varney at 407 West 16th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists David Varney there as the householder, a driver at Holmes & Wilson.

In 1940 the directory lists W A Varney at 1595 West 7th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists William A Varney there as the householder, a helper at Otis-Fensom Elevator.

Today

7526 Adera and 1103 Pendrell still have their buildings from before 1946, 1103 Pendrell on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 1246 Haro (1961) and 407 West 16th (2008) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 647 Bute and 1595 West 7th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 10 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 V. Want a name removed? Tell us.