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The Sanfords

In the city directories 1940 · 22 people at 13 addresses

The directories print 22 people named Sanford at 13 addresses in 1940 in nine of the city's neighbourhoods. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family. The most under one roof: four Sanfords at 3522 West 36th in 1940.

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Where the Sanfords 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

    1749 Collingwood Street

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Barbara C Sanford 1940

    Next door in 1940: W F Granger at 1735. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    596 East 44th Avenue

    Sunset, 1940

    • P C Sanford, a clerk at the BC Government 1940
    • Travers D Sanford, a packer at Spencer's 1940

    Next door in 1940: D L Barker at 586. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    4742 Elm Street

    Arbutus Ridge, 1940

    • A C Sanford, an accountant 1940

    Next door in 1940: M Leith at 4734 and G T Watson at 4756. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    8816 Granville Street

    Marpole, 1940

    • J V Sanford, a carpenter 1940

    Next door in 1940: F O Tilden at 8850. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    5652 Lancaster Street

    Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940

    • G C Sanford, a painter 1940

    Next door in 1940: F Palmer at 5642 and R Edge at 5664. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    4985 Ross Street

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • G L Sanford, a shingler 1940

    Next door in 1940: H Blanchard at 4975 and G E Hamm at 4995. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    1965 West 15th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Rev A M Sanford 1940

    Next door in 1940: S K Moore at 1955 and L C Macken at 1975. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    557 West 16th Avenue

    South Cambie, 1940

    • G Q Sanford, a decorator 1940
    • Harold Sanford, a decorator 1940
    • Patricia V Sanford, a maid for H G M Wilson 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs A Anderton at 543 and J E Chapman at 569. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    3837 West 16th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • O McL Sanford, a school teacher 1940

    Next door in 1940: J S Kirk at 3833 and J C Cruickshank at 3843. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    3057 West 36th Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • N D Sanford 1940

    Next door in 1940: J L Baxter at 3041 and J MacI Kerr at 3075. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    3522 West 36th Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • J Sanford, a school teacher 1940
    • Arnold M Sanford, a tinsmith at Kydd Bros 1940
    • Lionel M Sanford, a student at UBC 1940
    • Norman M Sanford, a student at UBC 1940

    Next door in 1940: F E Kirchner at 3514 and C V Starbuck at 3532. The block, door by door

  12. 12

    2238 West 7th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • A L Sanford, a laborer 1940
    • Audrey A Sanford, a maid 1940
    • Florence Sanford 1940
    • Frank J Sanford, a clerk for N Jefferson 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs M A English at 2232 and A Mathieson at 2242. The block, door by door

  13. 13

    4586 West 9th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • Rev O M Sanford, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: J MacSwan at 4578. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for 15 of the 22: a clerk (2), a decorator (2), a maid (2), a school teacher (2), an accountant and a carpenter, among others. Some worked for the same employer: two for UBC and two for Vancouver City.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Kitsilano (3), Dunbar-Southlands (2), West Point Grey (2), Arbutus Ridge, Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Marpole, Renfrew-Collingwood, South Cambie and Sunset. 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 Barbara C Sanford at 1749 Collingwood Street. P C Sanford is listed at 596 East 44th Avenue in 1940; 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 Percival C Sanford there as the householder, a clerk at the BC Government, with Travers D Sanford, a packer at Spencer's.

A C Sanford is listed at 4742 Elm Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Aubrey C Sanford there as the householder, an accountant. J V Sanford is listed at 8816 Granville Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists James V Sanford there as the householder, a carpenter.

G C Sanford is listed at 5652 Lancaster Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists George C Sanford there as the householder, a painter. G L Sanford is listed at 4985 Ross Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists George L Sanford there as the householder, a shingler.

Rev A M Sanford is listed at 1965 West 15th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Rev Albert M Sanford there as the householder. G Q Sanford is listed at 557 West 16th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Gerald Q Sanford there as the householder, a decorator, with Harold Sanford, a decorator, and Patricia V Sanford, a maid for H G M Wilson.

O McL Sanford is listed at 3837 West 16th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists O McLean Sanford there as the householder, a school teacher. N D Sanford is listed at 3057 West 36th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Nathan D Sanford there as the householder.

J Sanford is listed at 3522 West 36th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists John Sanford there as the householder, a school teacher, with Arnold M Sanford, a tinsmith at Kydd Bros, Lionel M Sanford, a student at UBC, and Norman M Sanford, a student at UBC. A L Sanford is listed at 2238 West 7th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Albert L Sanford there as the householder, a laborer, with Audrey A Sanford, a maid, Florence Sanford, and Frank J Sanford, a clerk for N Jefferson.

Rev O M Sanford is listed at 4586 West 9th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Rev Osbert M Sanford there as the householder, retired.

Today

1749 Collingwood, 4985 Ross, 3837 West 16th, 3057 West 36th, 3522 West 36th and 2238 West 7th still have their buildings from before 1946, 2238 West 7th on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 4742 Elm (2013), 5652 Lancaster (1984) and 1965 West 15th (1999) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 596 East 44th, 8816 Granville, 557 West 16th and 4586 West 9th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 34 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 S. Want a name removed? Tell us.