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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Stephenses

In the city directories 1940 · 60 addresses on 53 streets

The directories print the Stephens name at 60 addresses on 53 streets in 1940, in 17 of the city's neighbourhoods. At that many addresses it is many families, not one, so each street has its own page: the people we can follow there by first name and initials, and every line as printed.

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Where the Stephenses lived

Each mark counts the addresses the name was printed at in that neighbourhood. Today's land, parks, main roads and local areas: City of Vancouver Open Data (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).
  1. West End13 addresses
  2. Hastings-Sunrise7 addresses
  3. Kensington-Cedar Cottage7 addresses
  4. Kitsilano5 addresses
  5. Downtown4 addresses
  6. Grandview-Woodland4 addresses
  7. Renfrew-Collingwood4 addresses
  8. Dunbar-Southlands3 addresses
  9. Fairview3 addresses
  10. Kerrisdale2 addresses
  11. Killarney2 addresses
  12. Arbutus Ridge1 address
  13. Mount Pleasant1 address
  14. Riley Park1 address
  15. Shaughnessy1 address
  16. Strathcona1 address
  17. West Point Grey1 address

Where the name was printed

The twelve streets with the most addresses first; tap one for its story and the record.

  1. 1
    Dundas StreetTwo addresses in Hastings-Sunrise; three people: J T Stephens, F Stephens and Irene E Stephens
    1940
  2. 2
    East 6th AvenueTwo addresses in Hastings-Sunrise; two people: H Stephens and Mrs C Stephens
    1940
  3. 3
    Jervis StreetTwo addresses in Downtown and West End; two people: A M Stephens and Robert Stephens
    1940
  4. 4
    KingswayTwo addresses in Kensington-Cedar Cottage; three people: G A Stephens, Frederick Stephens and Mrs Evelyn Stephens
    1940
  5. 5
    Nelson StreetTwo addresses in West End; two people: Leonard Stephens and Mrs Florence Stephens
    1940
  6. 6
    West 10th AvenueTwo addresses in Mount Pleasant and Kitsilano; three people: C B Stephens, P F Stephens and Louisa J Stephens
    1940
  7. 7
    West Pender StreetTwo addresses in Downtown; two people: Ernest Stephens and Stephens (no first name printed)
    1940
  8. 8
    Adera StreetOne address in Kerrisdale; one person: R C Stephens
    1940
  9. 9
    Alberni StreetOne address in West End; four people: H E Stephens, Doug J Stephens, Mildred J Stephens and one more
    1940
  10. 10
    Balsam StreetOne address in Arbutus Ridge; two people: Mrs H L Stephens and Eva May Stephens
    1940
  11. 11
    Bidwell StreetOne address in West End; one person: E L Stephens
    1940
  12. 12
    Bruce StreetOne address in Kensington-Cedar Cottage; three people: C F Stephens, Francis P Stephens and Gladys M Stephens
    1940

41 more streets, by name: Burrard Street (1), Bute Street (1), Comox Street (1), Davie Street (1), Dunbar Street (1), East 1st Avenue (1), East 24th Avenue (1), East 45th Avenue (1), East 47th Avenue (1), East 4th Avenue (1), East 7th Avenue (1), East Cordova Street (1), East Georgia Street (1), East King Edward Avenue (1), Fleming Street (1), Haro Street (1), Harwood Street (1), Kaslo Street (1), Laburnum Street (1), Larch Street (1), Oxford Street (1), Payne Street (1), Pendrell Street (1), Robson Street (1), Seymour Street (1), Sophia Street (1), Spencer Street (1), Templeton Drive (1), Triumph Street (1), West 13th Avenue (1), West 14th Avenue (1), West 15th Avenue (1), West 1st Avenue (1), West 34th Avenue (1), West 36th Avenue (1), West 4th Avenue (1), West 7th Avenue (1), West 8th Avenue (1), West King Edward Avenue (1), William Street (1), Windsor Street (1).

Today

By the City's record, of the 60 addresses, 14 still have their buildings from before 1946, 18 have newer buildings and the City no longer lists 28; each street's page names them.

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Sources

Henderson's and successor city directories for Vancouver, read by us line by line (Vancouver Public Library, BC City Directories). Names are shown through 1945, as printed. Close spellings are grouped, as on the house pages; one name can be many families, and we join lines only where the first names or initials agree. More family names under S. Want a name removed? Tell us.