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The Sturgeons

In the city directories 1940 · 13 people at ten addresses

The directories print 13 people named Sturgeon at ten addresses in 1940 in seven 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 Sturgeons lived

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

    1403 East 12th Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • J W Sturgeon, a salesman at Copp The Shoe Man 1940

    Next door in 1940: G N Carkner at 1451. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    5793 Fleming Street

    Victoria-Fraserview, 1940

    • C I Sturgeon, a baker 1940
    • Clarence W Sturgeon, a porter at the Union Steamship Company 1940

    Next door in 1940: D G Burry at 5773. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1153 Haro Street

    West End, 1940

    • R C Sturgeon 1940

    Next door in 1940: C E Brown at 1149 and J H Garden at 1155. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    6626 Inverness Street

    Sunset, 1940

    • K Sturgeon 1940
    • Benjamin H Sturgeon 1940

    Next door in 1940: E C Emery at 6638. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    2871 Manitoba Street

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • W C Sturgeon, a tailor 1940

    Next door in 1940: F Turner at 2859 and G H Greenwood at 2875. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    1630 Pendrell Street

    West End, 1940

    • Silas Sturgeon, a salesman at Cowan-Dodson 1940

    Next door in 1940: P Iaci at 1624 and O C King at 1636. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    1078 Thurlow Street

    West End, 1940

    • K Sturgeon 1940

    Next door in 1940: MacK MacKenzie at 1038. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    2336 Vine Street

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • E Sturgeon, a checker at M-W Ltd 1940
    • Eliza Sturgeon, widow of W 1940

    Next door in 1940: D C Gibson at 2328 and T M Holdsworth at 2344. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    2128 Waverley Avenue

    Victoria-Fraserview, 1940

    • H Sturgeon, a longshoreman 1940

    Next door in 1940: T L Hamilton at 2118 and T Diamond at 2152. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    3913 West 18th Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • Harry E Sturgeon, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: H Booth at 3901 and J H Dundee at 3925. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for seven of the 13: a salesman (2), a baker, a checker, a longshoreman, a porter and a tailor. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in West End (3), Victoria-Fraserview (2), Dunbar-Southlands, Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Kitsilano, Mount Pleasant and Sunset. 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 J W Sturgeon at 1403 East 12th Avenue. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists John W Sturgeon there as the householder, a salesman at Copp The Shoe Man. In 1940 the directory lists C I Sturgeon at 5793 Fleming Street. The 1940 name section lists Charles I Sturgeon there as the householder, a baker, with Clarence W Sturgeon, a porter at the Union Steamship Company.

The 1940 name section lists R C Sturgeon at 1153 Haro Street. K Sturgeon is listed at 6626 Inverness Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Ken Sturgeon there as the householder, with Benjamin H Sturgeon.

W C Sturgeon is listed at 2871 Manitoba Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists William C Sturgeon there as the householder, a tailor. The 1940 name section lists Silas Sturgeon at 1630 Pendrell Street, a salesman at Cowan-Dodson.

In 1940 the directory lists K Sturgeon at 1078 Thurlow 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 Ken Sturgeon there as the householder. In 1940 the directory lists E Sturgeon at 2336 Vine Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Ernest Sturgeon there as the householder, a checker at M-W Ltd, with Eliza Sturgeon, widow of W.

In 1940 the directory lists H Sturgeon at 2128 Waverley Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Harold Sturgeon there as the householder, a longshoreman. The 1940 name section lists Harry E Sturgeon at 3913 West 18th Avenue as the householder, retired.

Today

2336 Vine still has its building from before 1946, dated 1912 by the City's record; 5793 Fleming (1996), 6626 Inverness (1974), 2128 Waverley (1998) and 3913 West 18th (2011) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1403 East 12th, 1153 Haro, 2871 Manitoba, 1630 Pendrell and 1078 Thurlow, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 21 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.