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The Sawyers

In the city directories 1940 · 22 people at 15 addresses

The directories print 22 people named Sawyer at 15 addresses in 1940 in ten 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 Sawyers at 4520 Beatrice in 1940.

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Where the Sawyers 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

    4520 Beatrice Street

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • T A Sawyer, an assistant depot master at the BC Electric Railway 1940
    • Doris M Sawyer 1940
    • Thomas E Sawyer, an apprentice for A McLeod 1940

    Next door in 1940: J F Campbell at 4504 and J Kerr at 4530. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    4650 Blenheim Street

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • G B Sawyer, a carpenter 1940
    • Marvin A Sawyer, a carpenter 1940

    Next door in 1940: J W Wood at 4636. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    4015 Clark Drive

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • Harry Sawyer, a salesman at Richmond Milk Producers 1940

    Next door in 1940: S L Rollins at 4001. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1531 East 14th Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • Mrs M F Sawyer, widow of S W 1940
    • Florence A Sawyer 1940

    Next door in 1940: W C Casselman at 1529 and A C Penny at 1539. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    1717 East 37th Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • W J Sawyer, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: A Low at 1707 and W Armstrong at 1725. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    243 East 39th Avenue

    Riley Park, 1940

    • C D Sawyer, a freight hand at the CPR 1940

    Next door in 1940: J E Lowe at 257. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    470 East 41st Avenue

    Sunset, 1940

    • Laura M Sawyer, widow of J 1940

    Next door in 1940: J M McIntosh at 478. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    2527 East 45th Avenue

    Victoria-Fraserview, 1940

    • R Sawyer, a carpenter 1940
    • Doris J J Sawyer 1940

    Next door in 1940: J H McAulay at 2557. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    219 East 49th Avenue

    Sunset, 1940

    • D A Sawyer, an electrician 1940
    • Henrietta Sawyer, widow of S 1940
  10. 10

    1084 Howe Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Russell E Sawyer 1940

    Next door in 1940: W Brown at 1080 and L C Schwartzenhauer at 1090. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    1946 Main Street

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • Mary A Sawyer, widow of W G 1940

    Next door in 1940: Main Monumental Wks at 1930. The block, door by door

  12. 12

    645 West 12th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • David W Sawyer, a messenger at the BC Electric Railway 1940

    Next door in 1940: Rev C C Owen at 635 and Mrs E W Redgrave at 655. The block, door by door

  13. 13

    2634 West 31st Avenue

    Arbutus Ridge, 1940

    • C O I Sawyer, a supervisor 1940

    Next door in 1940: L G Pegg at 2608 and F J Reid at 2658. The block, door by door

  14. 14

    2083 West 4th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • W E Sawyer, proprietor of Coast Hardplys 1940

    Next door in 1940: J W L Mills at 2079 and Pitts (no first name printed) at 2085. The block, door by door

  15. 15

    934 West Broadway

    Fairview, 1940

    • W G Sawyer 1940
    • Marion A Sawyer, a saleswoman at Safeway Stores 1940

    Next door in 1940: W T Jasper at 924 and Mrs L Torrance at 944. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for twelve of the 22: a carpenter (3), an apprentice, an assistant depot master, an electrician, a freight hand and a messenger, among others. Two of them worked for BC Electric Railway. Four are widows, listed under their own names.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Kensington-Cedar Cottage (4), Fairview (2), Sunset (2), Arbutus Ridge, Downtown, Dunbar-Southlands, Kitsilano, Mount Pleasant, Riley Park 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 T A Sawyer at 4520 Beatrice 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 Thomas A Sawyer there as the householder, an assistant depot master at the BC Electric Railway, with Doris M Sawyer, and Thomas E Sawyer, an apprentice for A McLeod. In 1940 the directory lists G B Sawyer at 4650 Blenheim Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists George B Sawyer there as the householder, a carpenter, with Marvin A Sawyer, a carpenter.

The 1940 name section lists Harry Sawyer at 4015 Clark Drive, a salesman at Richmond Milk Producers. Mrs M F Sawyer is listed at 1531 East 14th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Mildred F Sawyer there as the householder, widow of S W, with Florence A Sawyer.

W J Sawyer is listed at 1717 East 37th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists William J Sawyer there as the householder, retired. C D Sawyer is listed at 243 East 39th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists C Doug Sawyer there as the householder, a freight hand at the CPR.

The 1940 name section lists Laura M Sawyer at 470 East 41st Avenue, widow of J. In 1940 the directory lists R Sawyer at 2527 East 45th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Richard Sawyer there as the householder, a carpenter, with Doris J J Sawyer.

In 1940 the directory lists D A Sawyer at 219 East 49th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists David A Sawyer there as the householder, an electrician, with Henrietta Sawyer, widow of S. The 1940 name section lists Russell E Sawyer at 1084 Howe Street. The 1940 name section lists Mary A Sawyer at 1946 Main Street, widow of W G.

The 1940 name section lists David W Sawyer at 645 West 12th Avenue, a messenger at the BC Electric Railway. C O I Sawyer is listed at 2634 West 31st Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Cecil O I Sawyer there as the householder, a supervisor.

W E Sawyer is listed at 2083 West 4th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Walter E Sawyer there as the householder, proprietor of Coast Hardplys. W G Sawyer is listed at 934 West Broadway in 1940. The 1940 name section lists W G Sawyer there as the householder, with Marion A Sawyer, a saleswoman at Safeway Stores.

Today

4650 Blenheim, 4015 Clark Drive, 1717 East 37th and 2527 East 45th still have their buildings from before 1946; 4520 Beatrice (2014), 1531 East 14th (2021), 243 East 39th (1967) and 470 East 41st (2002) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 219 East 49th, 1084 Howe, 1946 Main, 645 West 12th, 2634 West 31st, 2083 West 4th and 934 West Broadway, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 32 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.