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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Sayerses

In the city directories 1940 · 16 people at eleven addresses

The directories print 16 people named Sayers at eleven 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 Sayerses at 2824 Oxford in 1940.

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Where the Sayerses 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

    1146 Broughton Street

    West End, 1940

    • Sayers (no first name printed) 1940

    Next door in 1940: Rosedale at 1112 and D Kinnerd at 1160. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    630 East Georgia Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • Mrs S Sayers, widow of C M 1940

    Next door in 1940: Y Omari at 628 and H Noske at 634. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    2591 East Georgia Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • H D Sayers, a waiter at the Devonshire Hotel 1940
    • Joe Sayers, an apprentice at A&N Department Store 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Browning Jr at 2583 and J Braidwood at 2597. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    962 Howe Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Sayers (no first name printed) 1940

    Next door in 1940: Miss I G MacGregor at 958 and Mrs G K Goyer at 970. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    1965 Matthews Avenue

    Shaughnessy, 1940

    • F C Sayers, a chauffeur 1940
    • Eliza Sayers, widow of A 1940
  6. 6

    2824 Oxford Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • H A Sayers, a laborer at the National Harbours Board 1940
    • Allyn M Sayers 1940
    • Marguerite E Sayers, a stenographer for D Gestetner 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Campbell at 2828. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    7460 Prince Edward Street

    Sunset, 1940

    • F Sayers, a compositor at the Sun 1940

    Next door in 1940: A J Moxon at 7424 and S R Bonner at 7490. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    3455 Turner Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • W Sayers, a laborer 1940

    Next door in 1940: F N Elliott at 3449 and R R Knowles at 3461. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    5904 Vine Street

    Kerrisdale, 1940

    • Mrs J L Sayers, widow of A J 1940
    • Philip A Sayers 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Millar at 5914. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    3206 West 11th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • T Sayers, a longshoreman 1940

    Next door in 1940: R Davies at 3216. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    2186 West 33rd Avenue

    Arbutus Ridge, 1940

    • Phyllis Sayers, a domestic for R Alderson 1940

    Next door in 1940: W H Macey at 2178 and T R Fyfe at 2194. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for nine of the 16: a laborer (2), an apprentice, a chauffeur, a compositor, a domestic and a longshoreman, among others. Three are widows, listed under their own names.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Hastings-Sunrise (3), Arbutus Ridge, Downtown, Kerrisdale, Kitsilano, Shaughnessy, Strathcona, Sunset and West End. 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 Sayers (no first name printed) at 1146 Broughton Street. Mrs S Sayers is listed at 630 East Georgia Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Sarah Sayers there as the householder, widow of C M.

H D Sayers is listed at 2591 East Georgia Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Harry D Sayers there as the householder, a waiter at the Devonshire Hotel, with Joe Sayers, an apprentice at A&N Department Store. The 1940 name section lists Sayers (no first name printed) at 962 Howe Street.

In 1940 the directory lists F C Sayers at 1965 Matthews Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Frederick C Sayers there as the householder, a chauffeur, with Eliza Sayers, widow of A. In 1940 the directory lists H A Sayers at 2824 Oxford 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 lists Henry A Sayers there as the householder, a laborer at the National Harbours Board, with Allyn M Sayers, and Marguerite E Sayers, a stenographer for D Gestetner.

In 1940 the directory lists F Sayers at 7460 Prince Edward Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Frank Sayers there as the householder, a compositor at the Sun. In 1940 the directory lists W Sayers at 3455 Turner Street. The 1940 name section lists William Sayers there as the householder, a laborer.

In 1940 the directory lists Mrs J L Sayers at 5904 Vine Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Jessie L Sayers there as the householder, widow of A J, with Philip A Sayers. In 1940 the directory lists T Sayers at 3206 West 11th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Thomas Sayers there as the householder, a longshoreman.

The 1940 name section lists Phyllis Sayers at 2186 West 33rd Avenue, a domestic for R Alderson.

Today

1965 Matthews, 2824 Oxford, 7460 Prince Edward and 3206 West 11th still have their buildings from before 1946; 2591 East Georgia (2008) and 3455 Turner (1970) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1146 Broughton, 630 East Georgia, 962 Howe, 5904 Vine and 2186 West 33rd, 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, 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.