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The Stapleses

In the city directories 1940 · 17 people at twelve addresses

The directories print 17 people named Staples at twelve addresses in 1940 in seven 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 Stapleses at 4194 West 10th in 1940.

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Where the Stapleses 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

    233 Abbott Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • A Staples, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: Van Belt Works at 219 and Oland Rooms at 247. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    958 Denman Street

    West End, 1940

    • Mrs Adelaide Staples 1940
    • Austin Staples 1940

    Next door in 1940: A V Mathieson at 952 and denman court at 980. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    2495 East 11th Avenue

    Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940

    • Bruce T Staples, a laborer at Buckerfields 1940
  4. 4

    1765 East 15th Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • Minnie Staples, widow of C E 1940

    Next door in 1940: N P Murphy at 1757 and H A Harris at 1781. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    1373 East 19th Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • A J Staples, a bricklayer 1940
    • Evelyn Staples, an elevator operator at the Royal Bank Building 1940

    Next door in 1940: C H K Herron at 1351 and F W Lambert at 1381. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    1611 East 57th Avenue

    Victoria-Fraserview, 1940

    • J H Staples 1940

    Next door in 1940: W MacPherson at 1631. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    4620 Gothard Street

    Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940

    • Eugene C Staples, a driver at Arrow Transfer 1940
    • Marion Staples, a saleswoman at Canadian Wind Bakeries 1940

    Next door in 1940: Night Patrol Carleton at 4634. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    1112 Harwood Street

    West End, 1940

    • William J Staples, a salesman 1940

    Next door in 1940: clyde apts at 1116. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    1201 Pendrell Street

    West End, 1940

    • Amy H Staples, a stenographer at United Agencies 1940

    Next door in 1940: Cliftonville at 1221. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    2253 Vanness Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • Antoinette Staples 1940

    Next door in 1940: G Humphrey at 2203. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    4194 West 10th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • Miss L M Staples 1940
    • Lillian M Staples 1940
    • Ida E Staples 1940

    Next door in 1940: S H Simms at 4188 and P J Mathews at 4198. The block, door by door

  12. 12

    3340 West 12th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Mrs A Staples, widow of H F 1940

    Next door in 1940: W J Hooper at 3336 and Mrs J Charleston at 3342. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for seven of the 17: a bricklayer, a driver, an elevator operator, a laborer, a salesman and a saleswoman, among others. Two are widows, listed under their own names.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Kensington-Cedar Cottage (3), West End (3), Renfrew-Collingwood (2), Downtown, Kitsilano, Victoria-Fraserview 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

The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists A Staples at 233 Abbott Street, retired. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Adelaide Staples at 958 Denman Street, with Austin Staples. The 1940 name section lists Bruce T Staples at 2495 East 11th Avenue, a laborer at Buckerfields. The 1940 name section lists Minnie Staples at 1765 East 15th Avenue, widow of C E.

In 1940 the directory lists A J Staples at 1373 East 19th 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 lists Alfred J Staples there as the householder, a bricklayer, with Evelyn Staples, an elevator operator at the Royal Bank Building. In 1940 the directory lists J H Staples at 1611 East 57th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Jack H Staples there as the householder.

The 1940 name section lists Eugene C Staples at 4620 Gothard Street, a driver at Arrow Transfer, with Marion Staples, a saleswoman at Canadian Wind Bakeries. The 1940 name section lists William J Staples at 1112 Harwood Street, a salesman. The 1940 name section lists Amy H Staples at 1201 Pendrell Street, a stenographer at United Agencies. The 1940 name section lists Antoinette Staples at 2253 Vanness Avenue.

In 1940 the directory lists Miss L M Staples at 4194 West 10th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Lillian M Staples there as the householder, with Ida E Staples. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs A Staples at 3340 West 12th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Abbie Staples there as the householder, widow of H F.

Today

233 Abbott, 2495 East 11th, 1765 East 15th, 4620 Gothard, 4194 West 10th and 3340 West 12th still have their buildings from before 1946, 233 Abbott on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 958 Denman (1955), 1373 East 19th (1983) and 1611 East 57th (1989) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1112 Harwood, 1201 Pendrell and 2253 Vanness, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 20 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.