A family name on Dundas Street, Hastings-Sunrise and Grandview-Woodland
The Stevensons
In the city directories 1940 · two people at two addresses
The directories print two people named Stevenson at two addresses in 1940, all on Dundas Street. No first name or initials tie one address to the other: we can't tell if they're one family. The directories print the name on 68 other streets too, all listed on the Stevenson name's own page.
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Where the Stevensons lived
- 1
2385 Dundas Street
Grandview-Woodland, 1940
- D H Stevenson 1940
Next door in 1940: E H Franklin at 2365. The block, door by door
- 2
2596 Dundas Street
Hastings-Sunrise, 1940
- Mrs A M Stevenson, widow of A E 1940
Next door in 1940: J P Stewart at 2576. The block, door by door
What they did
One is a widow, listed under her own name.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Grandview-Woodland and Hastings-Sunrise. 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 1940 the directory lists D H Stevenson at 2385 Dundas 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, where each person's work is printed, lists David H Stevenson there as the householder. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs A M Stevenson at 2596 Dundas Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Ada M Stevenson there as the householder, widow of A E.
Today
The City no longer lists 2385 Dundas and 2596 Dundas, 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.
- *Stevenson D H2385 Dundas, p. 45
- Stevenson David H2385 Dundas, p. 585
- *Stevenson Mrs A M2596 Dundas, p. 46
- Stevenson Ada M wid A E2596 Dundas, p. 585
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
The book of the Stevensons
Every directory, as one book
The family book reads the Stevenson 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.