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The Silvesters

In the city directories 1940 · 13 people at eleven addresses

The directories print 13 people named Silvester at eleven addresses in 1940 in seven 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 Silvesters 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

    3969 Alice Street

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • W H Silvester, a shipper at Spencer's 1940
    • Clara E Silvester, a machinist operator at National Paper Box 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs E A Wild at 3957 and R G Spear at 3983. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    2471 East 22nd Avenue

    Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940

    • W T Silvester, a motorman at the BC Electric Railway 1940

    Next door in 1940: H J Leary at 2453. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    2929 East 5th Avenue

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • A Silvester, a postman 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs C O H Baird at 2941. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1756 East 7th Avenue

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • G Silvester, a mechanic 1940

    Next door in 1940: C N Mullins at 1750 and N Shiminousky at 1760. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    767 Kingsway

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • S Silvester, on active service 1940

    Next door in 1940: Aristocratic Beauty Parlor at 763 and H L Baillie at 777. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    3900 Quebec Street

    Riley Park, 1940

    • Charles Silvester, a deckhand at the Union Steamship Company 1940

    Next door in 1940: W A Smythe at 3920. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    2406 Stephens Street

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • H W Silvester, a salesman 1940
    • Florence R Silvester, a maid at E P Miller 1940

    Next door in 1940: H Grainger at 2412. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    1563 West 11th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Thomas Silvester, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: R J Toye at 1557 and Mrs M C Lowe at 1569. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    2627 West 7th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • C W Silvester, a swamper 1940

    Next door in 1940: E Moore at 2617. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    1295 West 8th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • C Silvester, an attendant at Vancouver Motors 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs E E Sanderson at 1285. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    1727 William Street

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • Edith Silvester, an operator at the BC Telephone 1940

    Next door in 1940: F Davis at 1737. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for twelve of the 13: an attendant, a deckhand, a machinist operator, a maid, a mechanic and a motorman, among others.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Fairview (2), Grandview-Woodland (2), Kensington-Cedar Cottage (2), Kitsilano (2), Hastings-Sunrise, Renfrew-Collingwood and Riley Park. 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 H Silvester at 3969 Alice 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 William H Silvester there as the householder, a shipper at Spencer's, with Clara E Silvester, a machinist operator at National Paper Box. In 1940 the directory lists W T Silvester at 2471 East 22nd Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists William T Silvester there as the householder, a motorman at the BC Electric Railway.

In 1940 the directory lists A Silvester at 2929 East 5th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Arthur Silvester there as the householder, a postman. In 1940 the directory lists G Silvester at 1756 East 7th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists George Silvester there as the householder, a mechanic.

In 1940 the directory lists S Silvester at 767 Kingsway. The 1940 name section lists Sid Silvester there as the householder, on active service. The 1940 name section lists Charles Silvester at 3900 Quebec Street, a deckhand at the Union Steamship Company.

H W Silvester is listed at 2406 Stephens Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Herbert W Silvester there as the householder, a salesman, with Florence R Silvester, a maid at E P Miller. The 1940 name section lists Thomas Silvester at 1563 West 11th Avenue, retired.

In 1940 the directory lists C W Silvester at 2627 West 7th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Clarence W Silvester there as the householder, a swamper. In 1940 the directory lists C Silvester at 1295 West 8th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Cyril Silvester there as the householder, an attendant at Vancouver Motors.

The 1940 name section lists Edith Silvester at 1727 William Street, an operator at the BC Telephone.

Today

3969 Alice, 1756 East 7th, 767 Kingsway, 3900 Quebec, 2406 Stephens, 2627 West 7th, 1295 West 8th and 1727 William still have their buildings from before 1946, 767 Kingsway, 2406 Stephens, 2627 West 7th and 1295 West 8th on the Vancouver Heritage Register; the City no longer lists 2471 East 22nd, 2929 East 5th and 1563 West 11th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 21 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.