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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Sneddons

In the city directories 1940 · six people at four addresses

The directories print six people named Sneddon at four addresses in 1940 in four 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 Sneddons at 340 East 17th in 1940.

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Where the Sneddons 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

    340 East 17th Avenue

    Riley Park, 1940

    • J W Sneddon, a boilermaker at the Vancouver Iron Works 1940
    • Marjorie M Sneddon, a saleswoman at Hollywood Dairy 1940
    • Mrs Mary Sneddon, proprietor of Hollywood Dairy 1940

    Next door in 1940: R C Sadler at 336 and J G Tarbox at 344. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1956 Franklin Street

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • William Sneddon, a longshoreman 1940

    Next door in 1940: W Baddeley at 1954. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    8911 Hudson Street

    Marpole, 1940

    • R G Sneddon, on active service 1940

    Next door in 1940: J L Roberts at 8907 and J G McGregor at 8923. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    4684 West 4th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • A W Sneddon, a draftsman at the City of Vancouver 1940

    Next door in 1940: E C Hunt at 4680 and M H Smith at 4688. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for all six: a boilermaker, a draftsman, a longshoreman, an on active service, a proprietor and a saleswoman. Two of them worked for Hollywood Dairy.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Grandview-Woodland, Marpole, Riley Park 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 J W Sneddon at 340 East 17th 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 James W Sneddon there as the householder, a boilermaker at the Vancouver Iron Works, with Marjorie M Sneddon, a saleswoman at Hollywood Dairy, and Mrs Mary Sneddon, proprietor of Hollywood Dairy. The 1940 name section lists William Sneddon at 1956 Franklin Street, a longshoreman.

R G Sneddon is listed at 8911 Hudson Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Robert G Sneddon there as the householder, on active service. A W Sneddon is listed at 4684 West 4th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Alex W Sneddon there as the householder, a draftsman at the City of Vancouver.

Today

4684 West 4th (2011) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 340 East 17th, 1956 Franklin and 8911 Hudson, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 9 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.