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The Sangsters

In the city directories 1940 · 18 people at 13 addresses

The directories print 18 people named Sangster 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: three Sangsters at 720 West 26th in 1940.

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Where the Sangsters lived

Each pin is on its own block, numbered as the households below. Two addresses aren't on today's map, so they have no pin. Today's land, parks, main roads and local areas: City of Vancouver Open Data (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).
  1. 1

    1746 Alberni Street

    West End, 1940

    • J Sangster, a baker 1940

    Next door in 1940: F Doran at 1744 and H Akers at 1750. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    4430 Angus Drive

    Shaughnessy, 1940

    • Laura Sangster, widow of W F 1940
    • Lorna I Sangster, widow of W 1940

    Next door in 1940: G W Markle at 4410 and A M J English at 4450. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    2441 Brock Street

    Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940

    • Mrs E Sangster, widow of D C 1940
  4. 4

    1349 East 28th Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • R Sangster, a truckman at the Customs 1940

    Next door in 1940: W Knowles at 1341 and Mrs I M Mortensen at 1365. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    1651 East 6th Avenue

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • F Sangster, a mechanic at Nunn & Thomson 1940

    Next door in 1940: F H Law at 1643 and W A Craig at 1659. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    569 Hamilton Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Alex Sangster, an elevator operator at the Canadian Government 1940

    Next door in 1940: F W Blakeman at 567 and B C Printers Supply at 571. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    1122 Nelson Street

    West End, 1940

    • Mrs I Sangster, a butter 1940

    Next door in 1940: A Halward at 1120 and E W Morrison at 1130. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    998 Thurlow Street

    West End, 1940

    • G C J Sangster 1940
    • Mrs Isabella Sangster, a butter cheese and eggs & confectioner 1940

    Next door in 1940: R P Barrett at 940. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    3560 West 18th Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • Jane Sangster, widow of J 1940

    Next door in 1940: C Weeks at 3556 and G E Norris at 3566. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    720 West 26th Avenue

    South Cambie, 1940

    • N Sangster, a school teacher 1940
    • Edward G Sangster, a laborer at BC Sugar 1940
    • Mary Sangster, widow of W 1940

    Next door in 1940: J G Loynes at 732. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    1867 West 37th Avenue

    Shaughnessy, 1940

    • H Sangster, a gardener 1940

    Next door in 1940: F T McPherson at 1859 and A McLean at 1877. The block, door by door

  12. 12

    2449 West 3rd Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • C Sangster 1940
    • Mrs M C Sangster, in apartments 1940

    Next door in 1940: R W T Browning at 2435 and hilton house at 2465. The block, door by door

  13. 13

    1925 West Georgia Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • R C Sangster, in engineers 1940

    Next door in 1940: McKinnon & Son gas & at 1905 and Atlas Diesel Engines Canadian at 1927. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for eight of the 18: a baker, a butter cheese and eggs, an elevator operator, a gardener, a laborer and a mechanic, among others. Five are widows, listed under their own names.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in West End (3), Downtown (2), Shaughnessy (2), Dunbar-Southlands, Grandview-Woodland, Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Kitsilano, Renfrew-Collingwood and South Cambie. 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 J Sangster at 1746 Alberni Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists John Sangster there as the householder, a baker, with Jack Sangster, a fur cutter at Spencer's. The 1940 name section lists Laura Sangster at 4430 Angus Drive, widow of W F, with Lorna I Sangster, widow of W.

Mrs E Sangster is listed at 2441 Brock Street 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 Ethel Sangster there as the householder, widow of D C. R Sangster is listed at 1349 East 28th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Reginald Sangster there as the householder, a truckman at the Customs.

F Sangster is listed at 1651 East 6th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Frederick Sangster there as the householder, a mechanic at Nunn & Thomson. The 1940 name section lists Alex Sangster at 569 Hamilton Street, an elevator operator at the Canadian Government. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs I Sangster, a butter, at 1122 Nelson Street.

G C J Sangster is listed at 998 Thurlow Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists George C J Sangster there as the householder, with Mrs Isabella Sangster, a butter cheese and eggs & confectioner. The 1940 name section lists Jane Sangster at 3560 West 18th Avenue, widow of J.

In 1940 the directory lists N Sangster at 720 West 26th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Norman Sangster there as the householder, a school teacher, with Edward G Sangster, a laborer at BC Sugar, and Mary Sangster, widow of W. In 1940 the directory lists H Sangster at 1867 West 37th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Henry Sangster there as the householder, a gardener.

In 1940 the directory lists Mrs M C Sangster, in apartments, at 2449 West 3rd Avenue. By 1940 it is C Sangster; the 1940 line is marked * too. In 1940 the directory lists R C Sangster, in engineers, at 1925 West Georgia Street.

Today

4430 Angus Drive, 998 Thurlow, 3560 West 18th, 720 West 26th and 1867 West 37th still have their buildings from before 1946; 2441 Brock (1963) and 1349 East 28th (1986) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1746 Alberni, 1651 East 6th, 569 Hamilton, 1122 Nelson, 2449 West 3rd and 1925 West Georgia, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 26 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.