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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Vicks

In the city directories 1940 · eleven people at eight addresses

The directories print eleven people named Vick at eight addresses in 1940 in six of the city's neighbourhoods. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family. The most under one roof: three Vicks at 4233 West 15th in 1940.

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Where the Vicks lived

Each pin is on its own block, numbered as the households below. One address isn't on today's map, so it has no pin. Today's land, parks, main roads and local areas: City of Vancouver Open Data (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).
  1. 1

    1695 Angus Drive

    Shaughnessy, 1940

    • C M Vick, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs K A Dewar at 1675. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1308 Beach Avenue

    West End, 1940

    • Mrs Grace Vick, a housekeeper for F Dakin 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs E A Ellett at 1306 and E J Clark at 1312. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    5139 Chambers Street

    Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940

    • J E Vick, a stone cutter 1940
    • Albert E Vick 1940

    Next door in 1940: F R Froud at 5109. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    807 Davie Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Alfred J Vick, proprietor of Vick's Radio 1940

    Next door in 1940: Foo Wong at 805 and Tommy's Cafe at 811. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    1006 Granville Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • William Vick 1940

    Next door in 1940: Belmont Grill at 1012. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    4372 Victoria Drive

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • M S Vick, a foreman at the Alberta Wheat Pool 1940

    Next door in 1940: A M McCurrach at 4358. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    4443 West 14th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • R E Vick, a salesman at Simpson MacPherson 1940

    Next door in 1940: J J H Boes at 4439 and E L MacKay at 4449. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    4233 West 15th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • E R Vick, a clerk at the Canadian Government 1940
    • Edgar B Vick, a geologist 1940
    • Marjorie E Vick, a student 1940

    Next door in 1940: W G Lock at 4213 and L A Sturgess at 4237. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for seven of the eleven: a clerk, a foreman, a geologist, a housekeeper, a proprietor and a salesman, among others.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Downtown (2), West Point Grey (2), Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Renfrew-Collingwood, Shaughnessy and West End. 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 M Vick at 1695 Angus Drive; 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 Chris M Vick there as the householder, retired. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Grace Vick at 1308 Beach Avenue, a housekeeper for F Dakin.

J E Vick is listed at 5139 Chambers Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists James E Vick there as the householder, a stone cutter, with Albert E Vick. The 1940 name section lists Alfred J Vick at 807 Davie Street, proprietor of Vick's Radio. The 1940 name section lists William Vick at 1006 Granville Street.

M S Vick is listed at 4372 Victoria Drive in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Martin S Vick there as the householder, a foreman at the Alberta Wheat Pool. R E Vick is listed at 4443 West 14th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Ralph E Vick there as the householder, a salesman at Simpson MacPherson.

E R Vick is listed at 4233 West 15th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Ernest R Vick there as the householder, a clerk at the Canadian Government, with Edgar B Vick, a geologist, and Marjorie E Vick, a student.

Today

1695 Angus Drive (2014), 1308 Beach (1972), 5139 Chambers (1994), 4372 Victoria Drive (2005), 4443 West 14th (1994) and 4233 West 15th (1978) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 807 Davie and 1006 Granville, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 16 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.