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The Paxtons

In the city directories 1940 · ten people at eight addresses

The directories print ten people named Paxton at eight 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 Paxtons lived

Each pin is on its own block, numbered as the households below. Today's land, parks, main roads and local areas: City of Vancouver Open Data (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).
  1. 1

    5011 Collingwood Street

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • Florence M Paxton, widow of J 1940

    Next door in 1940: A B Kyle at 5037. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    365 East 47th Avenue

    Sunset, 1940

    • William Paxton 1940

    Next door in 1940: S Smith at 357 and S N Wilson at 373. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1234 Robson Street

    West End, 1940

    • J D Paxton, retired 1940
    • William J Paxton, a salesman at Standard Oil 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs S Hoy at 1222 and Mrs E M Adams at 1240. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    71 West 18th Avenue

    Riley Park, 1940

    • E R Paxton, a salesman at Canadian Bakeries 1940

    Next door in 1940: R I Kidd at 65 and G Pendray at 79. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    566 West 23rd Avenue

    South Cambie, 1940

    • J E Paxton, a mechanic at Reliance Fuel & Heating 1940
    • Harold Paxton, a salesman at Western Auto Supplies 1940

    Next door in 1940: L B C Stevens at 562 and E J Jarman at 568. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    1778 West 57th Avenue

    Marpole, 1940

    • C C Paxton, a manager at Reliance Fuel & Heating and of S&P Finance Co 1940

    Next door in 1940: N R Millar at 1770. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    2105 West 6th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • J A Paxton, a waiter 1940

    Next door in 1940: A E Williams at 2117. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    1541 West Broadway

    Fairview, 1940

    • John L Paxton 1940

    Next door in 1940: Sta D Postal at 1535 and Mrs L Edwards at 1595. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for six of the ten: a salesman (3), a manager, a mechanic and a waiter. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Dunbar-Southlands, Fairview, Kitsilano, Marpole, Riley Park, South Cambie, Sunset 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

The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Florence M Paxton at 5011 Collingwood Street, widow of J. The 1940 name section lists William Paxton at 365 East 47th Avenue. In 1940 the directory lists J D Paxton at 1234 Robson Street. The 1940 name section lists John D Paxton there as the householder, retired, with William J Paxton, a salesman at Standard Oil.

In 1940 the directory lists E R Paxton at 71 West 18th Avenue; 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 E Reginald Paxton there as the householder, a salesman at Canadian Bakeries. In 1940 the directory lists J E Paxton at 566 West 23rd Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Joseph E Paxton there as the householder, a mechanic at Reliance Fuel & Heating, with Harold Paxton, a salesman at Western Auto Supplies.

In 1940 the directory lists C C Paxton at 1778 West 57th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Charles C Paxton there as the householder, a manager at Reliance Fuel & Heating and of S&P Finance Co. In 1940 the directory lists J A Paxton at 2105 West 6th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Joseph A Paxton there as the householder, a waiter.

The 1940 name section lists John L Paxton at 1541 West Broadway.

Today

71 West 18th and 1778 West 57th still have their buildings from before 1946; 365 East 47th (1993), 566 West 23rd (2003) and 1541 West Broadway (1955) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 5011 Collingwood, 1234 Robson and 2105 West 6th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 15 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
1940

British Columbia and Yukon Directory, name section, where each person's work is printed

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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.