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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Stewards

In the city directories 1940 · 13 people at eight addresses

The directories print 13 people named Steward at eight addresses in 1940 in six 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: four Stewards at 1240 Howe in 1940.

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Where the Stewards lived

Each pin is on its own block, numbered as the households below. One address isn't on today's map, so it has no pin. Today's land, parks, main roads and local areas: City of Vancouver Open Data (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).
  1. 1

    5563 Balsam Street

    Arbutus Ridge, 1940

    • Mrs F L Steward 1940
    • Joseph H Steward, a laborer at Canadian White Pine 1940
    • William B Steward, a driller 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs H L Stephens at 5539 and W G Stone at 5575. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1450 East 10th Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • H Steward, a clerk 1940

    Next door in 1940: A P Drummond at 1444 and W A Eagleson at 1456. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    4468 Gladstone Street

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • B R Steward, a mechanic 1940

    Next door in 1940: R T Dirk at 4444 and W M Galbraith at 4494. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1240 Howe Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • F G Steward 1940
    • George J J Steward, an apprentice for A H Timms 1940
    • James F Steward, a meat cutter 1940
    • Margaret Steward, an operator for Gordon Campbell 1940

    Next door in 1940: H Einertsen at 1236 and Miss G Weinrobe at 1246. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    1038 Main Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • William A Steward, a manager at the Ivanhoe Hotel 1940

    Next door in 1940: Main Sheet Metal Works at 1024. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    3536 West 23rd Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • David Steward, a gardener for Mrs L B Yeo 1940

    Next door in 1940: J R Stewart at 3560. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    2225 West 51st Avenue

    Kerrisdale, 1940

    • Mary E Steward 1940

    Next door in 1940: I T Barnet at 2249. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    1330 West Georgia Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Mrs M Steward, who kept rooms to let 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs E S Mackintosh at 1344. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for nine of the 13: an apprentice, a clerk, a driller, a gardener, a laborer and a manager, among others.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Downtown (2), Kensington-Cedar Cottage (2), Arbutus Ridge, Dunbar-Southlands, Kerrisdale and Strathcona. 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 Mrs F L Steward at 5563 Balsam 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 Mrs Frances L Steward there as the householder, with Joseph H Steward, a laborer at Canadian White Pine, and William B Steward, a driller. In 1940 the directory lists H Steward at 1450 East 10th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Horace Steward there as the householder, retired, with Horace W Steward, a clerk.

In 1940 the directory lists B R Steward at 4468 Gladstone Street. The 1940 name section lists Bernard R Steward there as the householder, a mechanic. In 1940 the directory lists F G Steward at 1240 Howe Street. The 1940 name section lists Frederick G Steward there as the householder, with George J J Steward, an apprentice for A H Timms, James F Steward, a meat cutter, and Margaret Steward, an operator for Gordon Campbell.

The 1940 name section lists William A Steward at 1038 Main Street, a manager at the Ivanhoe Hotel. The 1940 name section lists David Steward at 3536 West 23rd Avenue, a gardener for Mrs L B Yeo. The 1940 name section lists Mary E Steward at 2225 West 51st Avenue.

Mrs M Steward, rooms to let, is listed at 1330 West Georgia Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Martha Steward there, who kept rooms to let.

Today

1450 East 10th and 1038 Main still have their buildings from before 1946, 1038 Main on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 4468 Gladstone (2005), 1240 Howe (1980), 3536 West 23rd (1993) and 2225 West 51st (1976) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 5563 Balsam and 1330 West Georgia, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 19 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
1940

British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section

The book of the Stewards

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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.