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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Sheltons

In the city directories 1940 · ten people at nine addresses

The directories print ten people named Shelton at nine addresses in 1940 in five 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 Sheltons 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

    1621 Avondale Avenue

    Shaughnessy, 1940

    • H L Shelton, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Falconer at 1649. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1009 Comox Street

    West End, 1940

    • A Shelton, rooms to let 1940

    Next door in 1940: A Shelton at 1011. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1011 Comox Street

    West End, 1940

    • A Shelton, who kept rooms to let 1940

    Next door in 1940: A Shelton at 1009 and Mrs M Purves at 1021. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1348 East 19th Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • Mrs E Shelton, widow of B 1940
    • Sid C Shelton 1940

    Next door in 1940: W A Tarling at 1338 and Mrs G L Purdy at 1358. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    743 East 23rd Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • Henry G Shelton, a cook 1940

    Next door in 1940: R W Storey at 737 and C E Jordan at 753. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    774 East 55th Avenue

    Sunset, 1940

    • A Shelton, a color matcher at Dominion Printing Ink & Color 1940

    Next door in 1940: A N Mosby at 758 and R Jackson at 780. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    1643 Nelson Street

    West End, 1940

    • Charles Shelton 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs A W Chamen at 1637 and C E Collier at 1649. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    1648 Robson Street

    West End, 1940

    • Mrs Jessie Shelton 1940

    Next door in 1940: E S Abbs at 1642 and W J Bristow at 1656. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    3744 West 2nd Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • W S Shelton, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: A Bain at 3732 and G Lee at 3756. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for two of the ten: a color matcher and a cook. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in West End (4), Kensington-Cedar Cottage (2), Shaughnessy, Sunset 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 H L Shelton at 1621 Avondale 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, where each person's work is printed, lists Herbert L Shelton there as the householder, retired. In 1940 the directory lists A Shelton, rooms to let, at 1009 Comox Street.

A Shelton is listed at 1011 Comox Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Arthur Shelton there as the householder, who kept rooms to let. Mrs E Shelton is listed at 1348 East 19th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Ellen Shelton there as the householder, widow of B, with Sid C Shelton.

The 1940 name section lists Henry G Shelton at 743 East 23rd Avenue, a cook. In 1940 the directory lists A Shelton at 774 East 55th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Alfred Shelton there as the householder, a color matcher at Dominion Printing Ink & Color. The 1940 name section lists Charles Shelton at 1643 Nelson Street.

The 1940 name section lists Mrs Jessie Shelton at 1648 Robson Street. In 1940 the directory lists W S Shelton at 3744 West 2nd Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists William S Shelton there as the householder, retired.

Today

1621 Avondale and 1348 East 19th still have their buildings from before 1946; 743 East 23rd (2002), 774 East 55th (2010) and 1648 Robson (1970) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1009 Comox, 1011 Comox, 1643 Nelson and 3744 West 2nd, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 15 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.