A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The Scaifes
In the city directories 1940 · five people at three addresses
The directories print five people named Scaife at three addresses in 1940 in three of the city's neighbourhoods. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family.
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Where the Scaifes lived
- 1
3343 Charles Street
Hastings-Sunrise, 1940
- G Scaife, a laborer at the City of Vancouver 1940
- Helen M Scaife, an operator for Gordon Campbell 1940
Next door in 1940: T J Hall at 3317 and Mrs E Nieman at 3347. The block, door by door
- 2
1439 Comox Street
West End, 1940
- Victor Scafe 1940
Next door in 1940: St John's Un Church at 1401 and Mrs F Cocking at 1443. The block, door by door
- 3
1617 West Broadway
Fairview, 1940
- Chris Scaife 1940
- James C Scaife, a shoe repairer 1940
Next door in 1940: G Boston at 1623. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for three of the five: a laborer, an operator and a shoe repairer.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Fairview, Hastings-Sunrise 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
In July 1922 G Scaife took out the permit to build a house at 3343 Charles Street. In 1940 the directory lists G Scaife at 3343 Charles 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 George Scaife there as the householder, a laborer at the City of Vancouver, with Helen M Scaife, an operator for Gordon Campbell. The 1940 name section lists Victor Scafe at 1439 Comox Street.
The 1940 name section lists Chris Scaife at 1617 West Broadway, with James C Scaife, a shoe repairer.
Today
3343 Charles still has its building from before 1946, dated 1920 by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1439 Comox and 1617 West Broadway, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 6 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- *Scaife G3343 Charles, p. 29
- Scaife Geo lab Van City3343 Charles, p. 545
- Scaife Helen M opr Gordon Campbell3343 Charles, p. 545
- Scafe Victor1439 Comox, p. 545
- Scaife Chris1617 West Broadway, p. 545
- Scaife Jas C shoe repr1617 West Broadway, p. 545
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.