A family name on Stephens Street, Kitsilano
The Bakers
In the city directories 1940 · four people at two addresses
The directories print four people named Baker at two addresses in 1940, all on Stephens Street. No first name or initials tie one address to the other: we can't tell if they're one family. The most under one roof: three Bakers at 1906 Stephens in 1940. The directories print the name on 103 other streets too, all listed on the Baker name's own page.
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Where the Bakers lived
- 1
1906 Stephens Street
Kitsilano, 1940
- Mrs M E Baker, widow of J W 1940
- Audrey M Baker, an operator at the BC Telephone 1940
- Wanda J Baker 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs A Stevens at 1902 and J Fisher at 1908. The block, door by door
- 2
2419 Stephens Street
Kitsilano, 1940
- H S Baker, an elevator operator at the Yorkshire Building 1940
Next door in 1940: E P Miller at 2411. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for two of the four: an elevator operator and an operator. One is a widow, listed under her own name.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Kitsilano (2). 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 Mrs M E Baker at 1906 Stephens Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Maude E Baker there as the householder, widow of J W, with Audrey M Baker, an operator at the BC Telephone, and Wanda J Baker. In 1940 the directory lists H S Baker at 2419 Stephens 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 Heber S Baker there as the householder, an elevator operator at the Yorkshire Building.
Today
1906 Stephens (1980) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 2419 Stephens, so that building is 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.
- Baker Mrs M E1906 Stephens, p. 154
- Baker Audrey M opr BC Tel1906 Stephens, p. 26
- Baker Maude E wid J W1906 Stephens, p. 27
- Baker Wanda J1906 Stephens, p. 27
- *Baker H S2419 Stephens, p. 154
- Baker Heber S elev opr Yorkshire Bldg2419 Stephens, p. 27
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
The book of the Bakers
Every directory, as one book
The family book reads the Baker name in each Vancouver directory we hold from 1901 to 1945: everyone printed under it at every address, their work from the name sections, who lived next door, and the page behind every line, to read here or save as a PDF to print or give.
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Another name, or a house
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 B. Want a name removed? Tell us.