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The Seatons

In the city directories 1940 · 16 people at ten addresses

The directories print 16 people named Seaton at ten addresses in 1940 in eight of the city's neighbourhoods, with the close spelling Seton. 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 Seatons at 127 East 42nd in 1940.

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Where the Seatons 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

    777 Burrard Street

    West End, 1940

    • Mrs Sadie M Seaton, a clerk for Boultbee Sweet 1940

    Next door in 1940: McLean, Rowles & Co hairdrsr's supp at 775 and Irwinton Gro at 779. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    127 East 42nd Avenue

    Sunset, 1940

    • C Seaton, a salesman 1940
    • Maude Seaton, an apprentice for C Korsch 1940
    • Ruth Seaton, a domestic 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs F Hortin at 111 and A H J Trayling at 141. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    4415 Slocan Street

    Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940

    • Mrs W Seaton, widow of F G 1940
    • Mary W Seaton, a stenographer at Bearing Supplies House 1940

    Next door in 1940: A E Le Warne at 4405 and J Astley at 4423. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    3694 Victoria Drive

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • Edward M Seaton, a woodworker 1940
    • Leah Seaton, a maid for A E Easton 1940

    Next door in 1940: T Singh at 3660. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    345 West 10th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • J Seaton 1940

    Next door in 1940: J W Young at 335 and W Marcotte at 355. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    1726 West 33rd Avenue

    Arbutus Ridge, 1940

    • W R Seaton, proprietor of Ailsa Lodge 1940
    • Jean M Seaton, a clerk 1940
  7. 7

    2278 West 33rd Avenue

    Arbutus Ridge, 1940

    • G T Seaton, who worked for BC Packers 1940
    • Norman T Seaton, a student 1940

    Next door in 1940: W McCready at 2264 and F Gardiner at 2292. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    3142 West 33rd Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • W J Seaton, a traveller freight agent at the CPR 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Durnie at 3126 and C I Crossley at 3158. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    4005 West 35th Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • D B Seaton, a chief clerk at the Vancouver Hotel 1940

    Next door in 1940: R Capstick at 4015. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    4448 West 4th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • Mrs A Seton, widow of J N C 1940

    Next door in 1940: B Gillis at 4446 and E J Pearce at 4454. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for eleven of the 16: a clerk (2), an apprentice, a chief clerk, a domestic, a maid and a proprietor, among others. Two are widows, listed under their own names.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Arbutus Ridge (2), Dunbar-Southlands (2), Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Mount Pleasant, Renfrew-Collingwood, Sunset, 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

The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Mrs Sadie M Seaton at 777 Burrard Street, a clerk for Boultbee Sweet. C Seaton is listed at 127 East 42nd Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Charles Seaton there as the householder, a salesman, with Maude Seaton, an apprentice for C Korsch, and Ruth Seaton, a domestic.

Mrs W Seaton is listed at 4415 Slocan Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Winnie Seaton there as the householder, widow of F G, with Mary W Seaton, a stenographer at Bearing Supplies House. The 1940 name section lists Edward M Seaton at 3694 Victoria Drive, a woodworker, with Leah Seaton, a maid for A E Easton.

In 1940 the directory lists J Seaton at 345 West 10th Avenue; 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 James Seaton there as the householder. In 1940 the directory lists W R Seaton at 1726 West 33rd Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists William R Seaton there as the householder, proprietor of Ailsa Lodge, with Jean M Seaton, a clerk.

In 1940 the directory lists G T Seaton at 2278 West 33rd Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Gerald T Seaton there as the householder, who worked for BC Packers, with Norman T Seaton, a student. In 1940 the directory lists W J Seaton at 3142 West 33rd Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists William J Seaton there as the householder, a traveller freight agent at the CPR.

In 1940 the directory lists D B Seaton at 4005 West 35th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists David B Seaton there as the householder, a chief clerk at the Vancouver Hotel. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs A Seton at 4448 West 4th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Agnes Seton there as the householder, widow of J N C.

Today

777 Burrard, 4005 West 35th and 4448 West 4th still have their buildings from before 1946; 127 East 42nd (2020), 4415 Slocan (1993), 345 West 10th (1973) and 2278 West 33rd (2019) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 3694 Victoria Drive, 1726 West 33rd and 3142 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.