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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Stickneys

In the city directories 1940 · six people at six addresses

The directories print six people named Stickney at six 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.

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Where the Stickneys 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

    990 Bute Street

    West End, 1940

    • Mrs Marjorie V Stickney 1940

    Next door in 1940: norwood (the) at 958. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1245 Frances Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • Mrs K Stickney, widow of S E 1940

    Next door in 1940: J W Adolph at 1243 and Mrs D Clarke at 1247. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    5560 Mackenzie Street

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • Mrs F M Stickney, widow of R E 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs M K Cowan at 5532 and W O Harrison at 5584. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1737 McSpadden Avenue

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • Herbert G Stickney, a student 1940

    Next door in 1940: M H Morgan at 1729 and J H Hamilton at 1745. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    2716 West 38th Avenue

    Arbutus Ridge, 1940

    • W G Stickney, a bookkeeper at the National Harbours Board 1940

    Next door in 1940: H S Abbott at 2726. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    2575 West 5th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Mrs Alice M Stickney, a saleswoman 1940

    Next door in 1940: A Sostad at 2565. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for two of the six: a bookkeeper and a saleswoman. Two are widows, listed under their own names.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Arbutus Ridge, Dunbar-Southlands, Grandview-Woodland, Kitsilano, Strathcona and West End. 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 Mrs Marjorie V Stickney at 990 Bute Street. Mrs K Stickney is listed at 1245 Frances Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Kath Stickney there as the householder, widow of S E.

Mrs F M Stickney is listed at 5560 Mackenzie Street in 1940; 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 Florence M Stickney there as the householder, widow of R E. The 1940 name section lists Herbert G Stickney at 1737 McSpadden Avenue, a student.

In 1940 the directory lists W G Stickney at 2716 West 38th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists William G Stickney there as the householder, a bookkeeper at the National Harbours Board. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Alice M Stickney at 2575 West 5th Avenue, a saleswoman.

Today

990 Bute, 1737 McSpadden and 2716 West 38th still have their buildings from before 1946; 1245 Frances (1980) and 5560 Mackenzie (1994) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 2575 West 5th, so that building is probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 9 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.