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The Strattons

In the city directories 1940 · 21 people at 14 addresses

The directories print 21 people named Stratton at 14 addresses in 1940 in nine 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: three Strattons at 1268 Nelson in 1940.

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Where the Strattons 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

    1023 Douglas Crescent

    Shaughnessy, 1940

    • G O Stratton 1940

    Next door in 1940: 4 listings at 1003 and T Gillien at 1053. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    306 East 12th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • E E Stratton, in real estate 1940
  3. 3

    1643 Kitchener Street

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • Miss M Stratton 1940
    • Margaret Stratton, who worked for Grandview Salvation Army Corps 1940

    Next door in 1940: N Marino at 1637 and Salvation Army Hall at 1649. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1725 Nanton Avenue

    Shaughnessy, 1940

    • Effie S Stratton, a maid for T Fannin 1940
  5. 5

    1268 Nelson Street

    West End, 1940

    • F E Stratton, a salesman at McDermott Motors 1940
    • A Dorothy Stratton 1940
    • Leslie C Stratton, a salesman 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs E McEwan at 1256 and Miss E M Whitehead at 1270. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    2715 Point Grey Road

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Peter R U Stratton, in apartments 1940

    Next door in 1940: W MacAdams at 2745. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    2814 Sophia Street

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • E E Stratton, in real estate 1940
    • Doris F Stratton, a stenographer at Vancouver Shirt & Overall Manufacturing 1940

    Next door in 1940: C C Patterson at 2810 and P Justice at 2816. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    258 Union Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • Harry Stratton 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mothers Tamale & Chili Parlor at 250 and F Berardino at 264. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    3821 West 22nd Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • F M Stratton, a master mariner at Kingsley Navigation 1940

    Next door in 1940: J McGarvey at 3819 and A J Cassels at 3825. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    795 West 23rd Avenue

    South Cambie, 1940

    • J R Stratton, a salesman at Pioneer Equipment 1940
    • Daisy Stratton, a stenographer at Dominion Glass 1940
    • Kathleen M Stratton, an operator at the BC Telephone 1940

    Next door in 1940: W J Mann at 771. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    3671 West 26th Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • Mrs A M Stratton, widow of W H 1940
    • Miss M Stratton, a school teacher 1940

    Next door in 1940: J McRae at 3651. The block, door by door

  12. 12

    2895 West 43rd Avenue

    Kerrisdale, 1940

    • F G Stratton, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Rogers at 2873. The block, door by door

  13. 13

    2174 West 6th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • F H Stratton, a driver at Cascade Laundry 1940

    Next door in 1940: W F Paddock at 2158 and A Gentles at 2180. The block, door by door

  14. 14

    2740 Yukon Street

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • P R U Stratton, in apartments 1940

    Next door in 1940: King's Daughters Restholme at 2720. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for eleven of the 21: a salesman (3), a stenographer (2), a driver, a maid, a master mariner and an operator, among others. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Mount Pleasant (3), Dunbar-Southlands (2), Kitsilano (2), Shaughnessy (2), Grandview-Woodland, Kerrisdale, South Cambie, 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

In 1940 the directory lists G O Stratton at 1023 Douglas Crescent. E E Stratton, in real estate, is listed at 306 East 12th Avenue in 1940. In 1940 the directory lists Miss M Stratton at 1643 Kitchener Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Margaret Stratton there as the householder, who worked for Grandview Salvation Army Corps.

The 1940 name section lists Effie S Stratton at 1725 Nanton Avenue, a maid for T Fannin. F E Stratton, rooms to let, is listed at 1268 Nelson Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists F Ernest Stratton there, a salesman at McDermott Motors, with A Dorothy Stratton, and Leslie C Stratton, a salesman. The 1940 name section lists Peter R U Stratton at 2715 Point Grey Road as the householder, in apartments.

In 1940 the directory lists E E Stratton at 2814 Sophia 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 lists Ernest E Stratton there as the householder, in real estate, with Doris F Stratton, a stenographer at Vancouver Shirt & Overall Manufacturing. The 1940 name section lists Harry Stratton at 258 Union Street.

F M Stratton is listed at 3821 West 22nd Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Ferguson M Stratton there as the householder, a master mariner at Kingsley Navigation. J R Stratton is listed at 795 West 23rd Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists James R Stratton there as the householder, a salesman at Pioneer Equipment, with Daisy Stratton, a stenographer at Dominion Glass, and Kathleen M Stratton, an operator at the BC Telephone.

Mrs A M Stratton is listed at 3671 West 26th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Alberta M Stratton there as the householder, widow of W H, with Miss M Stratton, a school teacher. F G Stratton is listed at 2895 West 43rd Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Frederick G Stratton there as the householder, retired.

F H Stratton is listed at 2174 West 6th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Ferguson H Stratton there as the householder, a driver at Cascade Laundry. P R U Stratton, in apartments, is listed at 2740 Yukon Street in 1940.

Today

3821 West 22nd, 3671 West 26th and 2740 Yukon still have their buildings from before 1946, 2740 Yukon on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 306 East 12th (1969), 2715 Point Grey Road (2006), 795 West 23rd (2013) and 2895 West 43rd (1979) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1023 Douglas Crescent, 1643 Kitchener, 1725 Nanton, 1268 Nelson, 2814 Sophia and 2174 West 6th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred); for 258 Union, its page says what we could and couldn't match to today's buildings.

Nelson Street, a wide street of houses behind hedges
About 1915 Nelson Street, a wide street of houses behind hedges. Not at the house at 1268 Nelson: no archive photo of the 1200 block is known that we can show. City of Vancouver Archives, Str P181.2. Public domain.

Every line as printed

All 28 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
1940

British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section

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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.