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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Svenciskis

In the city directories 1940 · six people at three addresses

The directories print six people named Svenciski at three addresses in 1940 in two of the city's neighbourhoods, with the close spelling Svenceski. 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 Svenciskis at 1235 Nelson in 1940.

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Where the Svenciskis 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

    1915 Haro Street

    West End, 1940

    • Miss S Y Svenciski 1940
    • Sabine Y Svenciski, an inspector at Paramount Films 1940

    Next door in 1940: haro lodge at 1935. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1235 Nelson Street

    West End, 1940

    • Miss L X Svenceski 1940
    • Leontine X Svenceski, in superintendent traffic & sales at BC Motor Transportation 1940
    • Emerson J Svenceski, a clerk 1940

    Next door in 1940: beverly (the) at 1225 and tweedsmuir apts at 1245. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1311 Richards Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • A Svenciski, who kept rooms to let 1940

    Next door in 1940: A J Barker at 1317. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for three of the six: a clerk, an inspector and a superintendent traffic.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in West End (2) and Downtown. 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 Miss S Y Svenciski at 1915 Haro Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Sabine Y Svenciski there as the householder, an inspector at Paramount Films. In 1940 the directory lists Miss L X Svenceski at 1235 Nelson Street. The 1940 name section lists Leontine X Svenceski there as the householder, in superintendent traffic & sales at BC Motor Transportation, with Emerson J Svenceski, a clerk.

In 1940 the directory lists A Svenciski, rooms to let, at 1311 Richards 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 Anthony Svenciski there, who kept rooms to let.

Today

1915 Haro and 1235 Nelson still have their buildings from before 1946, 1235 Nelson on the Vancouver Heritage Register; the City no longer lists 1311 Richards, so that building is probably gone (inferred).

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 1235 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 7 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
1940

British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section

The book of the Svenciskis

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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.