The Spences

The story, address by address

The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists T W Spence at 205 Abbott Street, retired. W Spence is listed at 6238 Adera Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists William Spence there as the householder, a president at Adam & Co (Agencies).

J Spence is listed at 1257 Alberni Street in 1940. In 1940 the listing there is Miss K Spence. The 1940 name section lists James Spence there as the householder, with Kate Spence, a waitress.

In 1940 the directory lists Mrs A Spence at 3167 Crown 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 Annie Spence there as the householder, widow of J. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs E Spence at 350 East 10th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Etta Spence there as the householder, with Ross M Spence, a laborer at Buckerfield's.

In 1940 the directory lists T Spence at 439 East 19th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Thomas Spence there as the householder, a carpenter. The 1940 name section lists G H Spence at 125 East 2nd Avenue.

G M Spence is listed at 1907 East 35th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists George M Spence there as the householder, an engineer at Standard Oil, with George M Spence Jr, a clerk at the Union Steamship Company. E Spence is listed at 57 East 40th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Ernest Spence there as the householder, an engineer.

H W Spence is listed at 455 East 46th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Harold W Spence there as the householder, a driver. T M Spence is listed at 2202 East 46th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Thomas M Spence there as the householder, an operator at Leckie.

The 1940 name section lists Lucy Spence at 174 East 51st Avenue, widow of T. In 1940 the directory lists I Spence at 715 East 62nd Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Isaiah Spence there as the householder, a laborer at the Mountain View Cemetery, with William H Spence, a warehouseman for Kelly Douglas. In 1940 the directory lists A Spence at 52 East 7th Avenue.

S Spence is listed at 731 East 8th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Sam Spence there as the householder, a floorman at the Province, with Kathleen Spence, a seamstress at Exclusive Interiors, and Margaret N Spence, a saleswoman. The 1940 name section lists John Spence at 41 East Hastings Street.

In 1940 the directory lists M T Spence at 8305 Fremlin Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Maxwell T Spence there as the householder, a motorman at the BC Electric Railway. The 1940 name section lists Spence at 610 Jervis Street.

C K Spence is listed at 2575 Pandora Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Charles K Spence there as the householder, a carpenter. The 1940 name section lists William Spence at 259 Prior Street, a laborer.

In 1940 the directory lists R A Spence at 6537 Sherbrooke Street. The 1940 name section lists Richard A Spence there as the householder, with Richard J Spence, a painter. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs M A Spence at 4955 Spencer Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Matilda A Spence there as the householder, widow of T.

In 1940 the directory lists C H Spence at 2858 Triumph Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Charles H Spence there as the householder, a boat builder at the Turners' Boat Works. The 1940 name section lists Thomas H Spence at 1535 Vine Street.

J S Spence is listed at 1009 West 10th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists James S Spence there as the householder, an official car attendant at the CPR. The 1940 name section lists Georgina Spence at 550 West 13th Avenue, widow of T.

In 1940 the directory lists J M Spence at 1595 West 15th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists John M Spence there as the householder, retired, with Janet P Spence. In 1940 the directory lists C W Spence at 2638 West 15th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Charles W Spence there as the householder, a police officer at the City of Vancouver, with Marion J Spence, a saleswoman at Woolworths.

In 1940 the directory lists Mrs M M Spence at 3727 West 18th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Margaret M Spence there as the householder, widow of D, with Alex A Spence, a porter, David Spence, a helper at Vancouver Carpet Cleaning, Doug J Spence, Margaret R Spence, a stenographer at the Dominion Theatre, and Nancy A Spence. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs A C Spence at 425 West 19th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Annie C Spence there as the householder, widow of J, with Ken F Spence, a school teacher.

The 1940 name section lists A'fd Spence at 3148 West 1st Avenue, a chauffeur. F T Spence is listed at 2991 West 2nd Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Frank T Spence there as the householder, an accountant at Western Steel Products.

J A Spence is listed at 3982 West 31st Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists John A Spence there as the householder, a clerk at the Georgia Hotel. J Spence is listed at 123 West 4th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists James Spence there as the householder, a laborer.

The 1940 name section lists John Spence at 1120 West Pender Street, a laborer.

Today

350 East 10th, 8305 Fremlin, 610 Jervis, 4955 Spencer, 2858 Triumph, 1009 West 10th, 1595 West 15th, 2638 West 15th, 3727 West 18th, 425 West 19th, 2991 West 2nd and 3982 West 31st still have their buildings from before 1946, 610 Jervis, 1009 West 10th and 1595 West 15th on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 6238 Adera (1997), 3167 Crown (1994), 439 East 19th (1975), 1907 East 35th (2002), 57 East 40th (1988), 455 East 46th (1976), 2202 East 46th (1987), 715 East 62nd (1993), 41 East Hastings (2017), 2575 Pandora (1985), 6537 Sherbrooke (1991) and 1535 Vine (1980) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 205 Abbott, 1257 Alberni, 125 East 2nd, 174 East 51st, 52 East 7th, 731 East 8th, 259 Prior, 3148 West 1st, 123 West 4th and 1120 West Pender, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred); for 550 West 13th, its page says what we could and couldn't match to today's buildings.