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The Sandses

In the city directories 1940 · 16 people at 15 addresses

The directories print 16 people named Sands at 15 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 Sandses 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

    5145 Aberdeen Street

    Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940

    • H R Sands, on active service 1940

    Next door in 1940: C H Magnone at 5135 and L S Fraser at 5165. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1139 Barclay Street

    West End, 1940

    • Edward Sands 1940

    Next door in 1940: G A McIntyre at 1137. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1311 Beach Avenue

    West End, 1940

    • E G Sands, a manager at the Household Financial Corporation 1940

    Next door in 1940: J A Healy at 1381. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    843 Cardero Street

    West End, 1940

    • Mrs N E Sands 1940

    Next door in 1940: A D Bates at 893. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    2595 Charles Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • B A Sands, a driver 1940

    Next door in 1940: L A Palmer at 2585. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    2450 East 21st Avenue

    Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940

    • James Sands, a longshoreman 1940

    Next door in 1940: R A Ludlow at 2444 and W M McPherson at 2466. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    2056 East 61st Avenue

    Victoria-Fraserview, 1940

    • H E Sands, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: E Drews at 2026. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    3686 Eton Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • Violet E Sands, widow of W L 1940

    Next door in 1940: F M Cole at 3660. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    3622 Oxford Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • Mrs M M Sands, widow of J 1940
    • Archibald J Sands, a clerk at the Liquor Control Board 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs R Morgan at 3610 and E C Robson at 3630. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    2328 Stephens Street

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • W J Sands, a police officer at the BC Government 1940

    Next door in 1940: Miss E R Endacott at 2310 and M Ouimet at 2334. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    1045 West 11th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Clara Sands, widow of J A 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs M L Gildemeester at 1035 and H M Dey at 1055. The block, door by door

  12. 12

    1594 West 12th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Elsie Sands, a stenographer 1940

    Next door in 1940: J D Dunsmuir at 1584. The block, door by door

  13. 13

    918 West 20th Avenue

    South Cambie, 1940

    • Mrs Mary Sands, a cook for Aristocratic Hamburgers 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Ward at 910. The block, door by door

  14. 14

    3565 West 37th Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • Helen Sands, a saleswoman at the Hudson's Bay Company 1940

    Next door in 1940: C L Ford at 3559 and W M Miles at 3575. The block, door by door

  15. 15

    3543 West King Edward Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • C V Sands, an accountant at Birks-Crawford 1940

    Next door in 1940: J W Pinkham at 3533 and A C Dobbyn at 3545. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for ten of the 16: an accountant, a clerk, a cook, a driver, a longshoreman and a manager, among others. Three are widows, listed under their own names.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Hastings-Sunrise (3), West End (3), Dunbar-Southlands (2), Fairview (2), Renfrew-Collingwood (2), Kitsilano, South Cambie and Victoria-Fraserview. 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 Sands at 5145 Aberdeen Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Henry R Sands there as the householder, on active service. The 1940 name section lists Edward Sands at 1139 Barclay Street.

E G Sands is listed at 1311 Beach Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Erle G Sands there as the householder, a manager at the Household Financial Corporation. Mrs N E Sands is listed at 843 Cardero Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Nellie E Sands there as the householder.

B A Sands is listed at 2595 Charles Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Basil A Sands there as the householder, a driver. The 1940 name section lists James Sands at 2450 East 21st Avenue, a longshoreman.

In 1940 the directory lists H E Sands at 2056 East 61st 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 Holton E Sands there as the householder, retired. The 1940 name section lists Violet E Sands at 3686 Eton Street, widow of W L.

Mrs M M Sands is listed at 3622 Oxford Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Mary M Sands there as the householder, widow of J, with Archibald J Sands, a clerk at the Liquor Control Board. W J Sands is listed at 2328 Stephens Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists William J Sands there as the householder, a police officer at the BC Government.

The 1940 name section lists Clara Sands at 1045 West 11th Avenue, widow of J A. The 1940 name section lists Elsie Sands at 1594 West 12th Avenue, a stenographer. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Mary Sands at 918 West 20th Avenue, a cook for Aristocratic Hamburgers. The 1940 name section lists Helen Sands at 3565 West 37th Avenue, a saleswoman at the Hudson's Bay Company.

C V Sands is listed at 3543 West King Edward Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Charles V Sands there as the householder, an accountant at Birks-Crawford.

Today

1311 Beach, 843 Cardero, 3622 Oxford, 2328 Stephens, 1045 West 11th, 918 West 20th and 3565 West 37th still have their buildings from before 1946, 1311 Beach on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 5145 Aberdeen (2004), 1139 Barclay (1959), 2450 East 21st (1975), 2056 East 61st (1989) and 3686 Eton (1986) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 2595 Charles, 1594 West 12th and 3543 West King Edward, 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 S. Want a name removed? Tell us.