A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The Stoneses
In the city directories 1940 · three people at three addresses
The directories print three people named Stones at three addresses in 1940 in three 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 Stoneses lived
- 1
7899 Cartier Street
Marpole, 1940
- F Stones, retired 1940
Next door in 1940: H R Barden at 7875. The block, door by door
- 2
4977 Marguerite Street
Shaughnessy, 1940
- Florence M Stones, widow of W E 1940
Next door in 1940: F J Rolston at 4963 and A A Egan at 4987. The block, door by door
- 3
3929 West 11th Avenue
West Point Grey, 1940
- L J Stones, an engineer 1940
Next door in 1940: W H DeBou at 3923 and R P Williams at 3963. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for one of the three: an engineer. One is a widow, listed under her own name.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Marpole, Shaughnessy and West Point Grey. 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 F Stones at 7899 Cartier 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 Frederick Stones there as the householder, retired. The 1940 name section lists Florence M Stones at 4977 Marguerite Street, widow of W E.
L J Stones is listed at 3929 West 11th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Leslie J Stones there as the householder, an engineer.
Today
4977 Marguerite and 3929 West 11th still have their buildings from before 1946; 7899 Cartier (1966) has a newer building, by the City's record.
Every line as printed
All 5 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- *Stones F7899 Cartier, p. 28
- Stones Fredk retired7899 Cartier, p. 590
- Stones Florence M wid W E4977 Marguerite, p. 590
- *Stones L J3929 West 11th, p. 205
- Stones Leslie J eng3929 West 11th, p. 590
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
The book of the Stoneses
Every directory, as one book
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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.