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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Skenes

In the city directories 1940 · ten people at nine addresses

The directories print ten people named Skene at nine addresses in 1940 in six 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 Skenes 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

    874 Broughton Street

    West End, 1940

    • Miss E I Skene 1940
    • Edith I Skene 1940

    Next door in 1940: R F Mertens at 850 and A Robinson at 886. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    225 East 18th Avenue

    Riley Park, 1940

    • A Skene, a transfer 1940

    Next door in 1940: S W Caswell at 237. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1726 East 37th Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • J A Skene 1940

    Next door in 1940: W Gibbs at 1720 and T Ferguson at 1732. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1877 Haro Street

    West End, 1940

    • Mrs Edith C Skene, a stenographer at Bloedel Stewart & Welch 1940

    Next door in 1940: N Budibent at 1865 and C H Cameron at 1889. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    1757 Nelson Street

    West End, 1940

    • Edith Skeene 1940

    Next door in 1940: R Watson at 1749 and Miss M M Rennie at 1763. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    1243 Thurlow Street

    West End, 1940

    • Rev J B Skene 1940

    Next door in 1940: Dr J R Davidson at 1221. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    265 Union Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • John Skene, a shipper at Johnston National Storage 1940

    Next door in 1940: N Agostino at 263 and J Zimmerman at 271. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    3952 West 21st Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • A Skene, a driver at Barrett Co 1940

    Next door in 1940: J H Lavery at 3944 and F G Forrest at 3958. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    644 West 7th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • G E Skene, a helper for Darlington Haskins 1940

    Next door in 1940: D N Ogilvie at 634 and J Johnson at 654. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for five of the ten: a driver, a helper, a shipper, a stenographer and a transfer.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in West End (4), Dunbar-Southlands, Fairview, Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Riley Park 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 Miss E I Skene at 874 Broughton 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 Edith I Skene there as the householder. In 1940 the directory lists A Skene, a transfer, at 225 East 18th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Allan Skene there, a transfer.

In 1940 the directory lists J A Skene at 1726 East 37th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists John A Skene there as the householder. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Edith C Skene at 1877 Haro Street, a stenographer at Bloedel Stewart & Welch. The 1940 name section lists Edith Skeene at 1757 Nelson Street.

In 1940 the directory lists Rev J B Skene at 1243 Thurlow Street. The 1940 name section lists Rev J B Skene there as the householder. The 1940 name section lists John Skene at 265 Union Street, a shipper at Johnston National Storage.

A Skene is listed at 3952 West 21st Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Alex Skene there as the householder, a driver at Barrett Co. G E Skene is listed at 644 West 7th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Gordon E Skene there as the householder, a helper for Darlington Haskins.

Today

1726 East 37th, 1877 Haro and 1243 Thurlow still have their buildings from before 1946, 1243 Thurlow on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 225 East 18th (1990), 265 Union (1990) and 3952 West 21st (2017) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 874 Broughton, 1757 Nelson and 644 West 7th, 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.