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The Cliftons

In the city directories 1940 · 14 people at twelve addresses

The directories print 14 people named Clifton at twelve addresses in 1940 in eight 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 Cliftons 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

    3193 Charles Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • L J Clifton, a steel worker 1940

    Next door in 1940: F J Stade at 3187 and N Johnsen at 3197. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1654 East 3rd Avenue

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • S Clifton, a punchman at N Vancouver Ship Repairs 1940
    • William C Clifton, a rodman at the City of Vancouver 1940

    Next door in 1940: N Gerolin at 1650. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    104 East 42nd Avenue

    Sunset, 1940

    • W Clifton, a salesman at Spencer's 1940

    Next door in 1940: H L Newton at 112. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    3271 East 8th Avenue

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • S Clifton, a steel worker 1940
  5. 5

    923 East Pender Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • Frederick C Clifton 1940

    Next door in 1940: V Lemisky at 911 and G Manke at 927. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    1369 Graveley Street

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • J Clifton, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: G S Simpson at 1363 and F Christiano at 1375. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    5772 Inverness Street

    Sunset, 1940

    • S Clifton, retired 1940
    • Gilbert Clifton 1940

    Next door in 1940: W Skusky at 5760 and B G Clifton at 5784. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    5784 Inverness Street

    Sunset, 1940

    • B G Clifton, a welder 1940

    Next door in 1940: S Clifton at 5772 and B Galician at 5794. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    3554 West 24th Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • Harvey Clifton, a mechanic at the Atlas Tire & Battery Depot 1940

    Next door in 1940: C L McKelvy at 3548 and A E Henderson at 3562. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    2357 West 4th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Lending Library Clifton 1940

    Next door in 1940: B M Davis at 2355 and Hull's Variety Store at 2359. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    837 West 62nd Avenue

    Marpole, 1940

    • H G Clifton, who worked for the BC Telephone 1940

    Next door in 1940: D J Robie at 833 and Mrs N E McMillan at 843. The block, door by door

  12. 12

    1375 West 8th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Alfred E Clifton, a route inspector at Garvin Ice & Fuel 1940

    Next door in 1940: Miss H B Fralick at 1371 and J Wilson at 1385. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for nine of the 14: a steel worker (2), an employee, a mechanic, a punchman, a rodman and a route inspector, among others.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Sunset (3), Grandview-Woodland (2), Hastings-Sunrise (2), Dunbar-Southlands, Fairview, Kitsilano, Marpole and Strathcona. 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 L J Clifton at 3193 Charles Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Leslie J Clifton there as the householder, a steel worker. In 1940 the directory lists S Clifton at 1654 East 3rd Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Sam Clifton there as the householder, a punchman at N Vancouver Ship Repairs, with William C Clifton, a rodman at the City of Vancouver.

The 1940 name section lists W Clifton at 104 East 42nd Avenue, a salesman at Spencer's. S Clifton is listed at 3271 East 8th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Sam Clifton there as the householder, a steel worker. The 1940 name section lists Frederick C Clifton at 923 East Pender Street.

In 1940 the directory lists J Clifton at 1369 Graveley Street. The 1940 name section lists John Clifton there as the householder, retired. In 1940 the directory lists S Clifton at 5772 Inverness 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 Sam Clifton there as the householder, retired, with Gilbert Clifton.

In 1940 the directory lists B G Clifton at 5784 Inverness Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Benjamin G Clifton there as the householder, a welder. The 1940 name section lists Harvey Clifton at 3554 West 24th Avenue, a mechanic at the Atlas Tire & Battery Depot. The 1940 name section lists Lending Library Clifton at 2357 West 4th Avenue.

In 1940 the directory lists H G Clifton at 837 West 62nd Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Harold G Clifton there as the householder, who worked for the BC Telephone. The 1940 name section lists Alfred E Clifton at 1375 West 8th Avenue, a route inspector at Garvin Ice & Fuel.

Today

3554 West 24th still has its building from before 1946, dated 1930 by the City's record; 3193 Charles (2001), 3271 East 8th (1979), 1369 Graveley (1983), 5784 Inverness (2004) and 837 West 62nd (1985) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1654 East 3rd, 104 East 42nd, 923 East Pender, 5772 Inverness, 2357 West 4th and 1375 West 8th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 21 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 C. Want a name removed? Tell us.