A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The Sigvardsens
In the city directories 1940 · three people at three addresses
The directories print three people named Sigvardsen 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 Sigvardsens lived
- 1
3994 Beatrice Street
Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940
- N J Sigvardsen, a millworker 1940
Next door in 1940: A J Rowe at 3968. The block, door by door
- 2
1151 East Hastings Street
Strathcona, 1940
- F A Sigvardsen, proprietor of View Art Glass 1940
Next door in 1940: I Ratell at 1149 and Mrs E Lagerquist at 1153. The block, door by door
- 3
2803 Wall Street
Hastings-Sunrise, 1940
- A Sigvardsen 1940
Next door in 1940: B J McGinnes at 2801 and R Robertson at 2805. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for two of the three: a millworker and a proprietor.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Hastings-Sunrise, Kensington-Cedar Cottage and Strathcona. 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 N J Sigvardsen at 3994 Beatrice 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 Neils J Sigvardsen there as the householder, a millworker. In 1940 the directory lists F A Sigvardsen at 1151 East Hastings Street. The 1940 name section lists Frank A Sigvardsen there as the householder, proprietor of View Art Glass.
In 1940 the directory lists A Sigvardsen at 2803 Wall Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Almaer Sigvardsen there as the householder.
Today
2803 Wall still has its building from before 1946, dated 1944 by the City's record; the City no longer lists 3994 Beatrice and 1151 East Hastings, 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.
- *Sigvardsen N J3994 Beatrice, p. 10
- Sigvardsen Neils J mlwkr3994 Beatrice, p. 560
- Sigvardsen F A1151 East Hastings, p. 75
- Sigvardsen Frank A prop View Art Glass1151 East Hastings, p. 560
- *Sigvardsen A2803 Wall, p. 164
- Sigvardsen Almaer2803 Wall, p. 560
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.