A family name on Quebec Street, Mount Pleasant, Riley Park and Sunset
The Steeles
In the city directories 1905–1945 · three people at three addresses
The directories print three people named Steele at three addresses between 1905 and 1945, all on Quebec Street. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family. The directories print the name on 46 other streets too, all listed on the Steele name's own page.
Reserve this family's book, freeThe name in every directory we hold from 1901 to 1945, at every address, each line with its page, to read here or save as a PDF. About $29 when orders open.
Where the Steeles lived
- 1
2531 Quebec Street
Mount Pleasant, 1905
- Mrs. William B. Steele 1905
Next door in 1905: J. H. Roberts at 2527. The block, door by door
- 2
2325 Quebec Street
Mount Pleasant, 1940
- J C Steele, a carpenter 1940
Next door in 1940: L J Weatherhead at 2335. The block, door by door
- 3
2536 Quebec Street
Mount Pleasant, 1945
- J Steele 1945
Next door in 1945: Mrs A Jackson at 2530 and Mrs J McEachern at 2550. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for one of the three: a carpenter.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Mount Pleasant (3). 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 1905 the directory lists Mrs. William B. Steele at 2531 Quebec Street. J C Steele is listed at 2325 Quebec Street in 1940. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists John C Steele there as the householder, a carpenter. J Steele is listed at 2536 Quebec Street in 1945; the 1945 line is marked *: some member of the family owns the property, to the best of our knowledge (the directory's own mark).
Today
The City no longer lists 2531 Quebec, 2325 Quebec and 2536 Quebec, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 4 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Steele, Mrs. William B.2531 Quebec, p. 94
Henderson's City of Vancouver Directory, street section
- Steele J C2325 Quebec, p. 138
- Steele John C carp2325 Quebec, p. 583
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
- *Steele J2536 Quebec, p. 128
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
The book of the Steeles
Every directory, as one book
The family book reads the Steele name in each Vancouver directory we hold from 1901 to 1945: everyone printed under it at every address, their work from the name sections, who lived next door, and the page behind every line, to read here or save as a PDF to print or give.
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Another name, or a house
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.