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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Sutcliffes

In the city directories 1940 · eight people at eight addresses

The directories print eight people named Sutcliffe at eight addresses in 1940 in five 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 Sutcliffes 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

    894 Bute Street

    West End, 1940

    • F Arthur Sutcliffe, a comptroller operator at the CNR 1940

    Next door in 1940: beaconsfield apts at 884. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1505 East 12th Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • J Sutcliffe, an elevator operator at Kensington Place 1940

    Next door in 1940: H J Martin at 1507. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    457 East 6th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • Mrs J Sutcliffe, widow of J 1940

    Next door in 1940: J C Willett at 447 and J Whitworth at 459. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1065 Kingsway

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • J W Sutcliffe, a motorman at the BC Electric Railway 1940

    Next door in 1940: A Bruce at 1055 and M Drushkiw at 1075. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    1516 Powell Street

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • J Sutcliffe 1940

    Next door in 1940: M Adachi at 1514. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    1025 Thurlow Street

    West End, 1940

    • J Sutcliffe, a musician 1940

    Next door in 1940: Black & White Shoe Shop at 1015 and C Nielson at 1029. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    716 Victoria Drive

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • A Sutcliffe, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: E Scott at 710 and E T Seifert at 778. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    3575 West 38th Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • J E Sutcliffe, a carpenter 1940

    Next door in 1940: W H Henry at 3567. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for five of the eight: a carpenter, a comptroller operator, an elevator operator, a motorman and a musician. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Grandview-Woodland (2), Kensington-Cedar Cottage (2), West End (2), Dunbar-Southlands and Mount Pleasant. 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 F Arthur Sutcliffe at 894 Bute Street, a comptroller operator at the CNR. J Sutcliffe is listed at 1505 East 12th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists John Sutcliffe there as the householder, an elevator operator at Kensington Place.

Mrs J Sutcliffe is listed at 457 East 6th Avenue 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 Julia Sutcliffe there as the householder, widow of J. J W Sutcliffe is listed at 1065 Kingsway in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists John W Sutcliffe there as the householder, a motorman at the BC Electric Railway.

The 1940 name section lists J Sutcliffe at 1516 Powell Street. In 1940 the directory lists J Sutcliffe at 1025 Thurlow Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Jasper Sutcliffe there as the householder, a musician.

In 1940 the directory lists A Sutcliffe at 716 Victoria Drive. The 1940 name section lists Arthur Sutcliffe there as the householder, retired. In 1940 the directory lists J E Sutcliffe at 3575 West 38th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists James E Sutcliffe there as the householder, a carpenter.

Today

1516 Powell and 716 Victoria Drive still have their buildings from before 1946, 1516 Powell on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 3575 West 38th (2007) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 894 Bute, 1505 East 12th, 457 East 6th, 1065 Kingsway and 1025 Thurlow, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 14 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.