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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Schofields

In the city directories 1940 · twelve people at eleven addresses

The directories print twelve people named Schofield at eleven addresses in 1940 in six 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 Schofields 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

    3671 Cameron Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • W Schofield, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs F M Smith at 3661 and Mrs J Boxer at 3681. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    2340 Dunbar Street

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • H Schofield 1940

    Next door in 1940: L O McCarter at 2338. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    542 Helmcken Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • E Schofield, a painter at Brooklyn Court 1940

    Next door in 1940: brooklyn court at 540. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    2075 Nelson Street

    West End, 1940

    • F Schofield 1940
    • Peter Schofield, an editor at Retailer 1940
  5. 5

    3491 Trafalgar Street

    Arbutus Ridge, 1940

    • John W Schofield 1940

    Next door in 1940: T D Flanagan at 3407. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    4227 West 14th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • J Schofield, an accountant at Commercial Chemicals 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Birkin at 4217 and D E Brandt at 4233. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    1215 West 15th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • J H Schofield, a clerk at the American News 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs F M Thompson at 1207 and F M Baker at 1225. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    2574 West 34th Avenue

    Arbutus Ridge, 1940

    • F H Schofield 1940

    Next door in 1940: C E Longley at 2550 and W C Cocking at 2598. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    1969 West 3rd Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Nancy Schofield, widow of J 1940

    Next door in 1940: W Fletcher at 1967 and A L West at 1977. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    638 West 8th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • S G Schofield, an agent for Empire Life 1940

    Next door in 1940: H V Wright at 634 and Mrs I I Cunningham at 646. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    3650 West 8th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • S Schofield, a chief engineer 1940

    Next door in 1940: R G Hughes at 3642 and T J Jenkins at 3656. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for six of the twelve: an accountant, an agent, a chief engineer, a clerk, an editor and a painter. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Kitsilano (4), Arbutus Ridge (2), Fairview (2), Downtown, West End and West Point Grey. 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 W Schofield at 3671 Cameron Avenue. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists William Schofield there as the householder, retired. In 1940 the directory lists H Schofield at 2340 Dunbar Street.

E Schofield is listed at 542 Helmcken Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Elgin Schofield there as the householder, a painter at Brooklyn Court. The 1940 name section lists F Schofield at 2075 Nelson Street as the householder, with Peter Schofield, an editor at Retailer. The 1940 name section lists John W Schofield at 3491 Trafalgar Street.

J Schofield is listed at 4227 West 14th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Jonathan Schofield there as the householder, an accountant at Commercial Chemicals. J H Schofield is listed at 1215 West 15th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists James H Schofield there as the householder, a clerk at the American News.

F H Schofield is listed at 2574 West 34th Avenue 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 Fred H Schofield there as the householder. The 1940 name section lists Nancy Schofield at 1969 West 3rd Avenue, widow of J.

In 1940 the directory lists S G Schofield at 638 West 8th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Stan G Schofield there as the householder, an agent for Empire Life. In 1940 the directory lists S Schofield at 3650 West 8th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Sam Schofield there as the householder, a chief engineer.

Today

2340 Dunbar and 3650 West 8th still have their buildings from before 1946; 3671 Cameron (1972) and 4227 West 14th (1990) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 542 Helmcken, 2075 Nelson, 3491 Trafalgar, 1215 West 15th, 2574 West 34th, 1969 West 3rd and 638 West 8th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 19 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.