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The Pagets

In the city directories 1940 · 14 people at eleven addresses

The directories print 14 people named Paget at eleven addresses in 1940 in nine of the city's neighbourhoods, with the close spelling Pagett. 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 Pagets 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

    5760 Chester Street

    Sunset, 1940

    • H R Paget, a carpenter at Ruddy-Duker 1940
    • H Eric Paget 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Watters at 5750 and F P Bellamy at 5794. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    3369 East 23rd Avenue

    Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940

    • B W Paget, an engineer 1940
    • Claremont E Paget, a student 1940

    Next door in 1940: W L Battison at 3339 and H F Henbest at 3395. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    2425 Granville Street

    Fairview, 1940

    • R W Paget, a conductor at the BC Electric Railway 1940

    Next door in 1940: Keen's at 2421 and H G Finch at 2427. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1247 Homer Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Alfred Paget 1940

    Next door in 1940: glenholm apts at 1241 and Clark Bros at 1251. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    900 Seymour Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • A E Paget, a civil engineer 1940

    Next door in 1940: Lunch See-More at 902. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    2633 Victoria Drive

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • Mrs H E Paget, a widow 1940

    Next door in 1940: A D MacDonald at 2631 and R J Moir at 2635. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    4282 Welwyn Street

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • H W Pagett, a sawyer 1940
  8. 8

    2256 West 12th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • J W Paget, a motorman at the BC Electric Railway 1940
    • Ruth B Paget 1940

    Next door in 1940: W O May at 2246 and J McKeown at 2266. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    4504 West 1st Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • R E Paget, a waitress at Angelus Coffee Shop 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Ridington at 4512. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    469 West 23rd Avenue

    Riley Park, 1940

    • Emma Paget, widow of W 1940

    Next door in 1940: F A Monk at 461 and J L Swanson at 475. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    2498 West 33rd Avenue

    Arbutus Ridge, 1940

    • J A Paget, a salesman at Peacock Bros 1940

    Next door in 1940: J B Parham at 2474. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for eight of the 14: a carpenter, a civil engineer, a conductor, an engineer, a motorman and a salesman, among others. Two of them worked for BC Electric Railway. Two are widows, listed under their own names.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Downtown (2), Kensington-Cedar Cottage (2), Arbutus Ridge, Fairview, Kitsilano, Renfrew-Collingwood, Riley Park, Sunset and West Point Grey. 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 R Paget at 5760 Chester 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 R Paget there as the householder, a carpenter at Ruddy-Duker, with H Eric Paget. In 1940 the directory lists B W Paget at 3369 East 23rd Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Benjamin W Paget there, an engineer, with Claremont E Paget, a student.

In 1940 the directory lists R W Paget at 2425 Granville Street. The 1940 name section lists Ross W Paget there as the householder, a conductor at the BC Electric Railway. The 1940 name section lists Alfred Paget at 1247 Homer Street.

A E Paget, a civil engineer, is listed at 900 Seymour Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists A E Paget there, a civil engineer. Mrs H E Paget is listed at 2633 Victoria Drive in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Hughena E Paget there as the householder, a widow.

H W Pagett is listed at 4282 Welwyn Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Harold W Pagett there as the householder, a sawyer. J W Paget is listed at 2256 West 12th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists John W Paget there as the householder, a motorman at the BC Electric Railway, with Ruth B Paget.

R E Paget is listed at 4504 West 1st Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Russell E Paget there as the householder, with Rosemarie Paget, a waitress at Angelus Coffee Shop. The 1940 name section lists Emma Paget at 469 West 23rd Avenue, widow of W.

In 1940 the directory lists J A Paget at 2498 West 33rd Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists J Alan Paget there as the householder, a salesman at Peacock Bros.

Today

900 Seymour, 4282 Welwyn and 469 West 23rd still have their buildings from before 1946; 5760 Chester (1986), 3369 East 23rd (2011) and 1247 Homer (1999) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 2425 Granville, 2633 Victoria Drive, 2256 West 12th, 4504 West 1st and 2498 West 33rd, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 24 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 P. Want a name removed? Tell us.