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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Patons

In the city directories 1940 · 50 addresses on 43 streets

The directories print the Paton name at 50 addresses on 43 streets in 1940, in 19 of the city's neighbourhoods, with the close spelling Patton. At that many addresses it is many families, not one, so each street has its own page: the people we can follow there by first name and initials, and every line as printed.

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Where the Patons lived

Each mark counts the addresses the name was printed at in that neighbourhood. Today's land, parks, main roads and local areas: City of Vancouver Open Data (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).
  1. Kensington-Cedar Cottage8 addresses
  2. Downtown6 addresses
  3. Killarney4 addresses
  4. Kitsilano4 addresses
  5. Dunbar-Southlands3 addresses
  6. Grandview-Woodland3 addresses
  7. Mount Pleasant3 addresses
  8. West End3 addresses
  9. Fairview2 addresses
  10. Hastings-Sunrise2 addresses
  11. Kerrisdale2 addresses
  12. Riley Park2 addresses
  13. South Cambie2 addresses
  14. Arbutus Ridge1 address
  15. Oakridge1 address
  16. Renfrew-Collingwood1 address
  17. Shaughnessy1 address
  18. Strathcona1 address
  19. West Point Grey1 address

Where the name was printed

The twelve streets with the most addresses first; tap one for its story and the record.

  1. 1
    East 14th AvenueThree addresses in Mount Pleasant and Kensington-Cedar Cottage; three people: R Patton, J Patton and Clif Patton
    1940
  2. 2
    East 45th AvenueThree addresses in Killarney; four people: H E Patton, J Paton and W McL Paton, and one more
    1940
  3. 3
    Main StreetTwo addresses in Strathcona and Mount Pleasant; two people: Alex Paton and J J Paton
    1940
  4. 4
    Marguerite StreetTwo addresses in Shaughnessy and Kerrisdale; two people: Mrs M I Patton and Betty Paton
    1940
  5. 5
    West 13th AvenueTwo addresses in Fairview and Kitsilano; four people: Dr W D Patton, Helen E Paton and Janet E Patton, and one more
    1940
  6. 6
    Balsam StreetOne address in Kitsilano; two people: R K Paton and Mrs Henrietta Paton
    1940
  7. 7
    Blenheim StreetOne address in Dunbar-Southlands; one person: J Paton
    1940
  8. 8
    Brant StreetOne address in Kensington-Cedar Cottage; one person: S H Patton
    1940
  9. 9
    Chilco StreetOne address in West End; one person: Dr W M Paton
    1940
  10. 10
    Comox StreetOne address in West End; one person: Marie L Paton
    1940
  11. 11
    Cypress StreetOne address in Kerrisdale; two people: J A Paton and Anne Paton
    1940
  12. 12
    Drake StreetOne address in Downtown; one person: W Paton
    1940

31 more streets, by name: East 17th Avenue (1), East 18th Avenue (1), East 21st Avenue (1), East 23rd Avenue (1), East 47th Avenue (1), East 4th Avenue (1), East 7th Avenue (1), East Broadway (1), East Hastings Street (1), Fraser Street (1), Granville Street (1), Hornby Street (1), Jervis Street (1), McLean Drive (1), Point Grey Road (1), Prince Edward Street (1), Semlin Drive (1), Turner Street (1), Vanness Avenue (1), West 11th Avenue (1), West 12th Avenue (1), West 19th Avenue (1), West 24th Avenue (1), West 28th Avenue (1), West 37th Avenue (1), West 41st Avenue (1), West 52nd Avenue (1), West 5th Avenue (1), West Georgia Street (1), West Hastings Street (1), Woodland Drive (1).

Today

By the City's record, of the 50 addresses, 21 still have their buildings from before 1946, eleven have newer buildings and the City no longer lists 18; each street's page names them.

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Sources

Henderson's and successor city directories for Vancouver, read by us line by line (Vancouver Public Library, BC City Directories). Names are shown through 1945, as printed. Close spellings are grouped, as on the house pages; one name can be many families, and we join lines only where the first names or initials agree. More family names under P. Want a name removed? Tell us.