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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Sproules

In the city directories 1940 · 16 people at 14 addresses

The directories print 16 people named Sproule at 14 addresses in 1940 in seven of the city's neighbourhoods, with the close spelling Sproul. 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 Sproules 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

    1420 Barclay Street

    West End, 1940

    • Mrs Eva Sproule 1940

    Next door in 1940: P T Kenyon at 1416 and Mrs B F Whittaker at 1428. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    920 Bidwell Street

    West End, 1940

    • Frederick H Sproule, a clerk at the Royal Bank 1940

    Next door in 1940: cambridge apts at 950. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1342 East 15th Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • W J Sproule, a salesman 1940

    Next door in 1940: R J McDonald at 1336 and N MacKinnon at 1350. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    2062 East Georgia Street

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • W Sproule, a machinist 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs A Sandberg at 2058 and W A Squires at 2070. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    5654 Fleming Street

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • H Sproule, a yardman at the CNR 1940

    Next door in 1940: F D Hoye at 5646. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    1153 Haro Street

    West End, 1940

    • Joe Sproule 1940

    Next door in 1940: C E Brown at 1149 and J H Garden at 1155. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    5557 Larch Street

    Arbutus Ridge, 1940

    • Mrs Ada Sproule 1940

    Next door in 1940: W A Grant at 5541 and A Stewart at 5575. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    2870 Laurel Street

    Fairview, 1940

    • Mrs E Sproul 1940
  9. 9

    3265 West 13th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • R L Sproul, a salesman at Goodwill Shoe Store 1940

    Next door in 1940: L S Burrell at 3255 and E H O'Brien at 3275. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    1765 West 14th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • W K Sproule, a dentist 1940
    • Annie E Sproule, widow of J C 1940

    Next door in 1940: F W Eccles at 1755 and J R Bain at 1775. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    2466 West 4th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Margaret Sproul 1940

    Next door in 1940: donaldo apts at 2446 and J A Tyler at 2474. The block, door by door

  12. 12

    1421 West 6th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Mrs E Sproul, widow of T 1940
    • Delvert E Sproul, a painter 1940

    Next door in 1940: Granville Auto Body Works at 1415 and H Lush at 1425. The block, door by door

  13. 13

    2398 West Broadway

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Marguerite B Sproul 1940

    Next door in 1940: H Pendreigh at 2394. The block, door by door

  14. 14

    925 West Georgia Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • W K Sproule, a dentist 1940

    Next door in 1940: Lunch Sandwich at 915 and Macdonald's Prescriptions at 929. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for seven of the 16: a salesman (2), a clerk, a dentist, a machinist, a painter and a yardman. Two are widows, listed under their own names.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Fairview (3), Kitsilano (3), West End (3), Kensington-Cedar Cottage (2), Arbutus Ridge, Downtown and Grandview-Woodland. 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 Mrs Eva Sproule at 1420 Barclay Street. The 1940 name section lists Frederick H Sproule at 920 Bidwell Street, a clerk at the Royal Bank. In 1940 the directory lists W J Sproule at 1342 East 15th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists William J Sproule there as the householder, a salesman.

In 1940 the directory lists W Sproule at 2062 East Georgia Street. The 1940 name section lists William Sproule there as the householder, a machinist. In 1940 the directory lists H Sproule at 5654 Fleming 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 Herbert Sproule there as the householder, a yardman at the CNR.

The 1940 name section lists Joe Sproule at 1153 Haro Street. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Ada Sproule at 5557 Larch Street. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs E Sproul at 2870 Laurel Street.

R L Sproul is listed at 3265 West 13th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Robert L Sproul there as the householder, a salesman at Goodwill Shoe Store. W K Sproule is listed at 1765 West 14th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Walter K Sproule there as the householder, a dentist, with Annie E Sproule, widow of J C.

The 1940 name section lists Margaret Sproul at 2466 West 4th Avenue. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs E Sproul at 1421 West 6th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Elizabeth Sproul there as the householder, widow of T, with Delvert E Sproul, a painter. The 1940 name section lists Marguerite B Sproul at 2398 West Broadway.

W K Sproule, a dentist, is listed at 925 West Georgia Street in 1940.

Today

1342 East 15th, 5557 Larch, 3265 West 13th and 2466 West 4th still have their buildings from before 1946; 5654 Fleming (2002) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1420 Barclay, 920 Bidwell, 2062 East Georgia, 1153 Haro, 2870 Laurel, 1765 West 14th, 1421 West 6th, 2398 West Broadway and 925 West Georgia, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 22 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.