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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Sargents

In the city directories 1940 · 17 people at 14 addresses

The directories print 17 people named Sargent at 14 addresses in 1940 in eight of the city's neighbourhoods, with the close spelling Sargeant. 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 Sargents at 440 East 46th in 1940.

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Where the Sargents 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

    5875 Carnarvon Street

    Kerrisdale, 1940

    • F R Sargent, a laborer at the City of Vancouver 1940
    • Mary L Sargent, a nurse 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs H M Grierson at 5825. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    440 East 46th Avenue

    Sunset, 1940

    • G F Sargeant, a carpenter 1940
    • Daisy B Sargeant, who worked for the BC Telephone 1940
    • Dorothy G Sargeant, who worked for the BC Telephone 1940

    Next door in 1940: A G P Todd at 432 and Mrs H R Bruner at 448. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    2996 East 7th Avenue

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • A T Sargent, an engineer 1940

    Next door in 1940: L M Weston at 2958. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1390 Granville Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Gordon Sargent, a cleaner at the Vancouver Hotel 1940

    Next door in 1940: Laidler G F Co at 1378 and Curtis Mtrs at 1396. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    836 Hamilton Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • George Sargent, a draftsman 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs M Gordon at 830 and A D Zimmer at 842. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    1877 Haro Street

    West End, 1940

    • Ray E Sargent, a vet inspector at the Canadian Government 1940

    Next door in 1940: N Budibent at 1865 and C H Cameron at 1889. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    7915 Heather Street

    Marpole, 1940

    • E Sargent, a fitter at the Vivian Engineering Works 1940

    Next door in 1940: W H W Hardwick at 7983. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    3632 McGill Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • W H Sargeant, a carpenter 1940

    Next door in 1940: I J Griffiths at 3622 and D McK Weir at 3650. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    1074 Nelson Street

    West End, 1940

    • L T Sargent, a general freight agent at the Pacific Great Eastern Railway 1940

    Next door in 1940: S E Jones at 1076. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    1201 Pendrell Street

    West End, 1940

    • John P Sargent, of Buell, Ellis & Sargent 1940

    Next door in 1940: Cliftonville at 1221. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    410 Seymour Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • R A Sargent, a barrister 1940

    Next door in 1940: Studios Trounce at 412. The block, door by door

  12. 12

    2772 Trinity Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • Mrs Caroline W Sargent 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Munro at 2762. The block, door by door

  13. 13

    1540 West 15th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • H Sargent, a mining engineer at the BC Government 1940

    Next door in 1940: la paula apts at 1550. The block, door by door

  14. 14

    3566 West 23rd Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • H A Sargent, a bus operator at the BC Electric Railway 1940

    Next door in 1940: J R Stewart at 3560 and W Dickie at 3572. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for 14 of the 17: a carpenter (2), an employee (2), a bus operator, a cleaner, a draftsman and an engineer, among others. Two of them worked for BC Telephone.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Downtown (3), Hastings-Sunrise (3), West End (3), Dunbar-Southlands, Fairview, Kerrisdale, Marpole 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

In 1940 the directory lists F R Sargent at 5875 Carnarvon Street; 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, where each person's work is printed, lists Frederick R Sargent there as the householder, a laborer at the City of Vancouver, with Mary L Sargent, a nurse. In 1940 the directory lists G F Sargeant at 440 East 46th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists George F Sargeant there as the householder, a carpenter, with Daisy B Sargeant, who worked for the BC Telephone, and Dorothy G Sargeant, who worked for the BC Telephone.

In 1940 the directory lists A T Sargent at 2996 East 7th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Alfred T Sargent there as the householder, an engineer. The 1940 name section lists Gordon Sargent at 1390 Granville Street, a cleaner at the Vancouver Hotel. The 1940 name section lists George Sargent at 836 Hamilton Street, a draftsman.

The 1940 name section lists Ray E Sargent at 1877 Haro Street, a vet inspector at the Canadian Government. E Sargent is listed at 7915 Heather Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Ernest Sargent there as the householder, a fitter at the Vivian Engineering Works.

W H Sargeant is listed at 3632 McGill Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists William H Sargeant there as the householder, a carpenter. L T Sargent is listed at 1074 Nelson Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Leonard T Sargent there as the householder, a general freight agent at the Pacific Great Eastern Railway.

The 1940 name section lists John P Sargent at 1201 Pendrell Street, of Buell, Ellis & Sargent. In 1940 the directory lists R A Sargent, a barrister, at 410 Seymour Street. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Caroline W Sargent at 2772 Trinity Street.

In 1940 the directory lists H Sargent at 1540 West 15th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Hartley Sargent there as the householder, a mining engineer at the BC Government. In 1940 the directory lists H A Sargent at 3566 West 23rd Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Harold A Sargent there as the householder, a bus operator at the BC Electric Railway.

Today

1877 Haro still has its building from before 1946, dated 1938 by the City's record; 2996 East 7th (2018), 3632 McGill (2017) and 3566 West 23rd (2001) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 5875 Carnarvon, 440 East 46th, 1390 Granville, 836 Hamilton, 7915 Heather, 1074 Nelson, 1201 Pendrell, 410 Seymour, 2772 Trinity and 1540 West 15th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 25 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
1940

British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section

The book of the Sargents

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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.