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The Skeltons

In the city directories 1940 · 14 people at eleven addresses

The directories print 14 people named Skelton at eleven addresses in 1940 in nine of the city's neighbourhoods. 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 Skeltons at 3125 West 38th in 1940.

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Where the Skeltons lived

Each pin is on its own block, numbered as the households below. One address isn't on today's map, so it has no pin. Today's land, parks, main roads and local areas: City of Vancouver Open Data (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).
  1. 1

    825 East 11th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • Horden R Skelton, an insurance agent 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs E Brown at 815 and F Nelson at 829. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    2497 East Hastings Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • Eleanor Skelton, a saleswoman at National Farms Dairy 1940

    Next door in 1940: Cox Family Shoe Store at 2493. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    8055 Hudson Street

    Marpole, 1940

    • J Skelton, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: J H Todd at 8031 and L Sorensen at 8079. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    5355 Inverness Street

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • F Skelton 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Coyle at 5349 and J E Cameron at 5363. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    2815 McGill Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • R T Skelton, an inspector at Federal Meat Inspection Division 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs C J Fox at 2811 and J B Ferrier at 2895. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    1643 Nelson Street

    West End, 1940

    • Marjorie Skelton, a waitress at Melrose Farm Dairy 1940

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

  7. 7

    4663 West 12th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • Jean W Skelton, a school teacher at the BC Government 1940

    Next door in 1940: J J Thomson at 4649 and C G Heaven at 4673. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    2720 West 15th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • William Skelton, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: K Dybhavn at 2706 and F Goodman at 2728. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    3125 West 38th Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • H H Skelton, a chief collector at the BC Electric Railway 1940
    • Ernest G Skelton 1940
    • James F Skelton, a clerk at the BC Electric Railway 1940

    Next door in 1940: D H Wall at 3107 and J P Martin at 3141. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    2536 West 4th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • R C Skelton, retired 1940
    • Mrs Doris K Skelton, proprietor of Kenwood Lodge 1940

    Next door in 1940: rosedale (the) at 2526 and L R Ross at 2546. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    2153 West 51st Avenue

    Kerrisdale, 1940

    • Margot E Skelton, a stenographer at Home Oil 1940

    Next door in 1940: T McC Lyall at 2135 and D Murphy Jr at 2157. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for nine of the 14: a chief collector, a clerk, an inspector, an insurance agent, a proprietor and a saleswoman, among others. Two of them worked for BC Electric Railway.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Hastings-Sunrise (2), Kitsilano (2), Dunbar-Southlands, Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Kerrisdale, Marpole, Mount Pleasant, 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 Horden R Skelton at 825 East 11th Avenue, an insurance agent. The 1940 name section lists Eleanor Skelton at 2497 East Hastings Street, a saleswoman at National Farms Dairy. In 1940 the directory lists J Skelton at 8055 Hudson 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 lists John Skelton there as the householder, retired.

In 1940 the directory lists F Skelton at 5355 Inverness Street. The 1940 name section lists Frederick Skelton there as the householder. In 1940 the directory lists R T Skelton at 2815 McGill Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Ralph T Skelton there as the householder, an inspector at Federal Meat Inspection Division.

The 1940 name section lists Marjorie Skelton at 1643 Nelson Street, a waitress at Melrose Farm Dairy. The 1940 name section lists Jean W Skelton at 4663 West 12th Avenue, a school teacher at the BC Government. The 1940 name section lists William Skelton at 2720 West 15th Avenue, retired.

H H Skelton is listed at 3125 West 38th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Herbert H Skelton there as the householder, a chief collector at the BC Electric Railway, with Ernest G Skelton, and James F Skelton, a clerk at the BC Electric Railway. R C Skelton is listed at 2536 West 4th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Rupert C Skelton there as the householder, retired, with Mrs Doris K Skelton, proprietor of Kenwood Lodge.

The 1940 name section lists Margot E Skelton at 2153 West 51st Avenue, a stenographer at Home Oil.

Today

5355 Inverness, 2815 McGill, 4663 West 12th, 2536 West 4th and 2153 West 51st still have their buildings from before 1946; 8055 Hudson (2004) and 3125 West 38th (2008) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 825 East 11th, 2497 East Hastings, 1643 Nelson and 2720 West 15th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 19 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.