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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Sewards

In the city directories 1940 · five people at five addresses

The directories print five people named Seward at five addresses in 1940 in five of the city's neighbourhoods, with the close spelling Seaward. 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 Sewards 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

    169 East 12th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • Mrs G M Seward, widow of T 1940
  2. 2

    804 East 22nd Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • F J Seward, a carpenter 1940

    Next door in 1940: A W Knott at 810. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1070 Haro Street

    West End, 1940

    • Mrs S Seward, widow of F W 1940

    Next door in 1940: T Mansfield at 1066. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    462 West 21st Avenue

    Riley Park, 1940

    • J E Seward, a mechanic at Hoffars Ltd 1940

    Next door in 1940: S I Harding at 456 and Mrs L E O'Reilly at 474. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    2972 West 44th Avenue

    Kerrisdale, 1940

    • R W Seaward, a salesman at A Power 1940

    Next door in 1940: J R Grant at 2960 and J Bruce at 2982. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for three of the five: a carpenter, a mechanic and a salesman. Two are widows, listed under their own names.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Kerrisdale, Mount Pleasant, Riley Park 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 1940 the directory lists Mrs G M Seward at 169 East 12th Avenue. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Gertrude M Seward there as the householder, widow of T. In 1940 the directory lists F J Seward at 804 East 22nd Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Frank J Seward there as the householder, a carpenter.

In 1940 the directory lists Mrs S Seward at 1070 Haro Street. The 1940 name section lists Sarah Seward there as the householder, widow of F W. In 1940 the directory lists J E Seward at 462 West 21st 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 Joseph E Seward there as the householder, a mechanic at Hoffars Ltd.

In 1940 the directory lists R W Seaward at 2972 West 44th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Reginald W Seaward there as the householder, a salesman at A Power.

Today

462 West 21st and 2972 West 44th still have their buildings from before 1946; the City no longer lists 169 East 12th, 804 East 22nd and 1070 Haro, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 10 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.