The Stokeses

The story, address by address

In 1940 the directory lists Mrs V F Stokes at 1211 East 11th Avenue. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Viola F Stokes there as the householder, widow of A J, with Reginald Stokes. In 1940 the directory lists C Stokes at 430 East 20th Avenue; 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 Charles Stokes there as the householder.

In 1940 the directory lists C B Stokes at 837 East 23rd Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Charles B Stokes there as the householder, a mechanic at the City of Vancouver, with Anne M Stokes, a maid for A R Bernard, and Margaret Stokes, a domestic for Mrs E Bedwell. In 1940 the directory lists L J Stokes at 1753 East 35th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Leonard J Stokes there as the householder, a salesman at McCallum's Hardware.

In 1940 the directory lists T F Stokes at 5938 Elm Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Thomas F Stokes there as the householder, proprietor of Bayview Cleaners & Furriers, with Thomas F Stokes Jr, a police officer at the City of Vancouver, Edith L Stokes, a telephone operator at Macdonalds Consolidated, and George W Stokes. In 1940 the directory lists R J Stokes at 5148 Fairmont Street. The 1940 name section lists Robert J Stokes there as the householder, a longshoreman.

In 1940 the directory lists N H Stokes at 2366 Nanaimo Street. The 1940 name section lists Norman H Stokes there as the householder, a mechanic. The 1940 name section lists George Stokes at 1406 Thurlow Street, a logger.

T G Stokes is listed at 5612 Trafalgar Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Thomas G Stokes there as the householder. Mrs E Stokes is listed at 178 Victoria Drive in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Ethel Stokes there as the householder, widow of T.

T H Stokes is listed at 4477 Victoria Drive in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Thomas H Stokes there as the householder, proprietor of Victoria Barber Shop. The 1940 name section lists Ada E Stokes at 4262 West 12th Avenue, widow of E.

In 1940 the directory lists B E Stokes at 3880 West 21st Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Bernard E Stokes there as the householder, an accountant at the Dominion Income Tax. In 1940 the directory lists L N Stokes at 3930 West 21st Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Leonard N Stokes there as the householder, a bookkeeper at Edmunds & Walker.

The 1940 name section lists Herbert Stokes at 3191 West 33rd Avenue, a salesman at Spencer's, with Mary Stokes, widow of H J. The 1940 name section lists Lillian Stokes at 4014 West 34th Avenue, a maid for R V Kirkby. In 1940 the directory lists W R Stokes at 2138 West 51st Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists W Ron Stokes there as the householder, a dentist, with Valerie E E Stokes.

In 1940 the directory lists A Stokes at 827 West 70th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Albert Stokes there as the householder. In 1940 the directory lists W R Stokes, a dentist, at 1501 West Broadway.

R Stokes is listed at 2870 Yale Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Robert Stokes there as the householder, retired.

Today

5938 Elm, 4262 West 12th, 3880 West 21st and 3930 West 21st still have their buildings from before 1946; 1211 East 11th (1989), 430 East 20th (1979), 837 East 23rd (2013), 1753 East 35th (1984), 5148 Fairmont (1978), 2366 Nanaimo (2006), 5612 Trafalgar (2012), 4477 Victoria Drive (1973), 3191 West 33rd (1991), 1501 West Broadway (1985) and 2870 Yale (2003) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1406 Thurlow, 178 Victoria Drive, 4014 West 34th, 2138 West 51st and 827 West 70th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).