The Staffords

The story, address by address

In 1940 the directory lists H A Stafford at 1138 East 18th Avenue. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Hiram A Stafford there as the householder. In 1940 the directory lists J D Stafford at 1249 East Pender Street. The 1940 name section lists James D Stafford there as the householder, a mechanic.

In 1940 the directory lists Mrs L L Stafford, rooms to let, at 869 Howe Street. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Lillian L Stafford there, who kept rooms to let. The 1940 name section lists David E Stafford at 1158 Melville Street, a clerk at C W Lumber.

Mrs H Stafford is listed at 1115 Nanaimo Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Helen Stafford there as the householder, widow of J F. J Stafford is listed at 3416 Point Grey Road in 1940. The 1940 name section lists John Stafford there, a foreman at Jones Tent & Awning, with Dorothy M Stafford.

The 1940 name section lists James J Stafford at 366 Powell Street. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Florence Stafford at 2425 Venables Street, a saleswoman at Spencer's. J T Stafford is listed at 7062 Wales Street in 1940; 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 T Stafford there as the householder, a laborer at the Pacific Mills.

T Stafford is listed at 7069 Wales Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Thomas Stafford there as the householder, a foreman at the City of Vancouver. R H Stafford is listed at 2232 Wall Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Richard H Stafford there as the householder, a steelworker.

C F Stafford is listed at 1106 West 13th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Charles F Stafford there as the householder, a president at Empire Manufacturing, with M Helen Stafford, a junior social worker at the Catholic Childrens Aid Society. The 1940 name section lists Dorothy Stafford at 1165 West 13th Avenue, proprietor of Denman's.

In 1940 the directory lists W F Stafford at 1006 West 16th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists William F Stafford there as the householder, a janitor at the National Harbours Board. In 1940 the directory lists J Stafford at 974 West 21st Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Joseph Stafford there as the householder, a helper at Alberta Lumber, with Charles W Stafford, a millworker.

The 1940 name section lists Barbara E Stafford at 1591 West 29th Avenue, a stenographer at Acme Steel. J Stafford is listed at 432 West 8th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Jonathan Stafford there as the householder, retired, with Bertram L Stafford, a longshoreman at the BC Coast Steamship Service, and Dewart E Stafford.

Today

3416 Point Grey Road, 974 West 21st and 1591 West 29th still have their buildings from before 1946; 1138 East 18th (2002), 1115 Nanaimo (2009), 2425 Venables (1980), 7069 Wales (2017) and 1165 West 13th (1965) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1249 East Pender, 869 Howe, 1158 Melville, 366 Powell, 7062 Wales, 2232 Wall, 1106 West 13th, 1006 West 16th and 432 West 8th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).