1300 Comox Street was on the southwest corner of Comox Street and Jervis Street. The house first appeared in the Vancouver directories in 1896. The house probably dates from about 1895.
Unlike most large houses in Vancouver’s West End it never became a rooming house. It was a private residence until the late 1960s.
Legal Description: District Lot 185; Block 36; Lot 8.
Vancouver directory listings for 1300 Comox Street.
| 1896 | T. J. Hodgson [possibly Thomas John Hodgson] |
| 1897 to 1898 | Not listed under Vancouver streets |
| 1897 | Henry Dodge Averill (listed under Vancouver names) |
| 1898 | Lewis Blair Hesse (listed under Vancouver names). Ernest John Deacon (1872-1939) was at this address in the 1898 British Columbia voters list: http://www.bcgenweb.org/vote1898/voted.htm. See further information on the page for Charles Coursolles McCaul (1858-1928); https://westendvancouver.wordpress.com/biographies-a-m/biographies-m/mccaul-charles-coursolles-1858-1928/. |
| 1899 | F. Kenworthy |
| 1899-1900 to 1902 | Charles Edward Perry (civil engineer) |
| 1903 to 1904 | Harry McMicken Keefer (real estate) |
| 1905 to 1907 | John Young Rochester (manager) |
| 1908 to 1909 | Vacant |
| 1910 to 1921 | Sidney Stockton Taylor (lawyer) (listed as Sidney E. Taylor under Vancouver streets from 1910 to 1912.) (House is listed as vacant under Vancouver streets in 1915.) |
| 1922 to 1962 | Francis James Burd (newspaper publisher) |
| 1963 to 1968 | Frances Alice Beattie Burd (widow of Francis James Burd) |
| 1970s to 2021 | 1095 Jervis Street |
The following people lived at 1300 Comox Street.
T. J. Hodgson
T. J. Hodgson lived at 1300 Comox Street in 1896. This person may have been Thomas John Hodgson (1843-1918).
Thomas John Hodgson became a farmer in the Hatzic area of British Columbia. He died in Vancouver on January 20, 1918.
Henry Dodge Averill
Henry Dodge Averill (1867-1921) lived at 1300 Comox Street in 1897. He was an oil company manager. He lived at 1847 Barclay Street in 1901.
He died in Perrysburg, Ohio, on December 24, 1921.
Further information appears on the page for Averill, Henry Dodge (1867-1921); https://westendvancouver.wordpress.com/biographies-a-m/biographies-a/averill-henry-dodge-1867-1921/.
Alexander Rainer Green (1875-1930) also lived in the house about the same time as Mr. Averill. He was an accountant and bank manager. He lived at 761 Denman Street from 1907 to 1915. He died at Kamloops, British Columbia on August 24, 1930. Further information appears on the page for Green, Alexander Rainer (1875-1930); https://westendvancouver.wordpress.com/biographies-a-m/biographies-g/green-alexander-rainer-1875-1930/.
Lewis Blair Hesse
Lewis Blair Hesse (1865-1945) lived at 1300 Comox Street in 1898. He was an accountant and mining developer.
He died in Vancouver on July 29, 1945.
F. Kenworthy
According to the 1899 Williams’ directory, a person named F. Kenworthy lived at 1300 Comox Street in 1899. He was the proprietor of a marine railway company.
It appears that he may actually have been Harold Kenworthy, who was born in England about 1870.
No further information is available for F. Kenworthy.
Charles Edward Perry
Charles Edward Perry (1843-1906) lived at 1300 Comox Street from 1899 to 1902.
He was a civil engineer and surveyor. The Slocan Valley community of Perry Siding was named for him.
He died in Ottawa, Ontario on March 15, 1906.
Harry McMicken Keefer
Harry McMicken Keefer lived at 1300 Comox Street from 1903 to 1904.
He was a real estate broker. He later became the postmaster at Savary Island, British Columbia.
On January 3, 1899, in Vancouver, he married Neva Gertrude Mace (1877-1957). Neva was a sister of William Arthur Mace, who lived at 1822 Alberni Street from 1909 to 1913. (Further information appears on the page for Mace, William Arthur (1879-1975); https://westendvancouver.wordpress.com/biographies-a-m/biographies-m/mace-william-arthur-1879-1975/.)
Neva Keefer died at Savary Island on September 11, 1957.
Harry Keefer died on Savary Island on July 15 1964.
Keefer Bay, between Savary Island and Hernando Island, is named for him.
Harry Keefer and Neva Mace had a daughter, Frances McLaren Keefer (1900-1987).
John Young Rochester
John Young Rochester (1852-1942) lived at 1300 Comox Street from 1904 to 1907.
He was an acting superintendent and auditor for the Yukon Telegraph Company. He later worked for the Rat Portage Lumber Company, and he was involved in several other businesses.
He lived at 1835 Barclay Street in 1903. Further information appears on the page for Rochester, John Young (1852-1942); https://westendvancouver.wordpress.com/biographies-n-z/biographies-r/rochester-john-young-1852-1942/.
Sidney Stockton Taylor
Sidney Stockton Taylor (1865-1942) lived at 1300 Comox Street from 1909 to 1921. He was a prominent lawyer in western Canada, and the former mayor of Nelson, British Columbia. He was married to Vesta Kate Jane Ross.
In 1909, the Taylors made additions to the house.
| District: | Vancouver |
| Permit: | |
| Owner: | Taylor, S. S. |
| Architect: | Hooper & Watkins |
| Builder: | Harrison, F. |
| Legal Address: | DL: 185 Block: 36 Sub: Resub: Lot: 8 |
| Date (Y-M-D): | 1909-06-24 |
| Street Number: | 1300 |
| Street Name: | Comox Street |
| Value: | $9,000.00 |
| Remarks: | Alteration to dwelling house |
| Reference ID: | VN-3019-3019-17 |
While the house construction was underway, the Taylors rented temporary accommodations.
By late 1909, the Taylor family was living at 1300 Comox Street.
In 1910 and 1911, they added a stable and a garage to the property.
| District: | Vancouver |
| Permit: | |
| Owner: | Taylor, S. S. |
| Architect: | Coffin & McLennan |
| Builder: | Coffin & McLennan |
| Legal Address: | DL: 185 Block: 36 Sub: Resub: Lot: 8 |
| Date (Y-M-D): | 1910-02-24 |
| Street Number: | |
| Street Name: | Comox Street |
| Value: | $350.00 |
| Remarks: | Frame stable |
| Reference ID: | VN-3100-3101-692 |
| District: | Vancouver |
| Permit: | |
| Owner: | Taylor, S. S. |
| Architect: | Taylor, S. S. |
| Builder: | Coffin & McLennan |
| Legal Address: | DL: 185 Block: 36 Sub: Resub: Lot: 8 |
| Date (Y-M-D): | 1911-02-13 |
| Street Number: | |
| Street Name: | Comox Street |
| Value: | $350.00 |
| Remarks: | Frame garage |
| Reference ID: | VN-3200-3201-743 |
In 1921, Mr. and Mrs. Taylor moved to California, where they became naturalized United States citizens.
They later lived in Bermuda and in the Channel Islands. They returned to California in 1939.
Sidney Stockton Taylor died in Los Angeles on October 25, 1942.
Vesta Taylor died in Los Angeles on July 6, 1954.
One of the Taylor children was Bina Margaret Mary Taylor, who married Charles Wilfrid Stoess (1890-1934). (Further information appears on the page for Stoess, Charles Anthony (1852-1916); https://westendvancouver.wordpress.com/biographies-n-z/biographies-s/stoess-charles-anthony-1852-1916/.)
Francis James Burd
Francis James Burd (1870-1962) lived at 1300 Comox Street from 1922 to 1962.
He was the managing director of the Vancouver Province newspaper. He later became the president and publisher of the newspaper.
He died in Vancouver on January 8, 1962.
Frank Burd’s wife, Frances, continued to live at 1300 Comox Street until she died on January 13, 1968.
Frances Burd’s estate objected to the city’s assessment method for the property.
However, the assessment court of revision confirmed the property value.
By April 1969, a developer was constructing an apartment building on the property.
A series of nine low-rise strata townhouses has been on the property since 1972. The address is 1095 Jervis Street.
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Sidney Stockton Taylor
Sidney Stockton Taylor (1865–1942); Birth: 21 MAY 1865, Havelock, Kings Co., New Brunswick; Death: 25 OCT 1942, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States (ancestry.ca).
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“New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JJZ4-SP6 : 6 December 2014), Sydney Stockton Taylor, 20 Jul 1918; citing departure port Liverpool, England, arrival port New York, ship name Scandinavian, NARA microfilm publication T715 and M237 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
“Canada Passenger Lists, 1881-1922,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2HGZ-HZN : 27 December 2014), Sidney S Taylor, Aug 1919; citing Immigration, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, T-14701, Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
Ancestry.com. 1921 Census of Canada [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2013. Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 18; Census Place: 18, Vancouver Centre, British Columbia; Page Number: 6. Name: Sydney S Taylor; Gender: Male; Racial or Tribal Origin: English; Nationality: Canada; Marital Status: Married; Age: 56; Birth Year: abt 1865; Birth Place: New Brunswick; Residence Date: 1 Jun 1921; House Number: 47; Residence Street or Township: 1300 [indexed as 1330] Comox; Residence City, Town or Village: Vancouver; Residence District: Vancouver Centre; Residence Province or Territory: British Columbia; Residence Country: Canada; Relation to Head of House: Head; Spouse’s Name: Vesta R Taylor; Father Birth Place: New Brunswick; Mother Birth Place: New Brunswick; Can Speak English?: Yes; Can Speak French?: No; Religion: Baptist; Can Read?: Yes; Can Write?: Yes; Occupation: Barrister; Employment Type: 2 Wage Earner; Nature of Work: private farm [firm]; Out of Work?: No; Duration of Unemployment: 0; Municipality: Vancouver; Enumeration District: 22; Sub-District: Ward 1; Sub-District Number: 21; Enumerator: Horace North; Line Number: 27; Family Number: 51; Household Members: Sydney S Taylor: 56, Head; Vesta R Taylor: 49, Wife; Lottie L Taylor: 23, Daughter; Bruce K Taylor: 21, Son; Donald H Taylor: 16, Son; Aileen Taylor: 13, Daughter; Pauline Dies: 45, Servant.
“Washington, Seattle, Passenger Lists, 1890-1957,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KY2S-DV3 : 4 December 2014), Sidney Stockton Tayler, ; citing Seattle, King, Washington, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1383, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.; FHL microfilm 2,266,051.
“United States Census, 1930”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCVC-WPY : 8 December 2015), Sidney S Taylor, 1930.
“California, Southern District Court (Central) Naturalization Index, 1915-1976,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KX3Y-NHH : 28 November 2014), Sidney Stockton Taylor, 1930; citing Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States, National Archives and Records Service, Los Angeles Branch, Laguna Niguel; FHL microfilm 1,558,593.
“California, Southern District Court (Central) Naturalization Index, 1915-1976,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KX3G-XLK : 28 November 2014), Sidney Stockton Taylor, 1934; citing Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States, National Archives and Records Service, Los Angeles Branch, Laguna Niguel; FHL microfilm 1,509,246.
“California Death Index, 1940-1997,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VPVT-RR1 : 26 November 2014), Sidney Stockton Taylor, 25 Oct 1942; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.
“Two Canadian Lawyers,” [editorial], Vancouver Sun, October 26, 1942, page 4 [Refers to Martin Griffin, K.C. and S.S. Taylor, K.C.]: https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=kzNlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=PYkNAAAAIBAJ&pg=1655%2C3126372; [link leads to top of page. Editorial is in middle of column 2]: “Another death at the week-end of a prominent K.C. was that of S.S. Taylor. He belonged to the B.C. court era of 40 years ago, when E.P. Davis, E.V. Bodwell, Sir Charles Hibbert Tupper and Lyman P. Duff were leading counsel, and he appeared in many important cases. Taylor came here from Nelson, where he conducted lengthy litigation for Byron White and other owners of the Slocan Star mine, then at the height of production n the silver-lead boom. Mr. Taylor was quite at home in complicated business-deal litigation, and later made his mark in Los Angeles, after becoming a member of the California bar. He lived for a time in the Island of Guernsey, but returned to Los Angeles before war broke out.”
S.S. Taylor Dies in South, Vancouver Sun, October 26, 1942, page 13; https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=kzNlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=PYkNAAAAIBAJ&pg=4559%2C3174580.
University of Michigan, Official Publication, Volume 45, 1943; page 10; https://books.google.ca/books?id=npefAAAAMAAJ&pg=RA11-PA10#v=onepage&q&f=false: “1887: Sidney Stockton Taylor, LL.B. d. at Whittier, California, October 25, 1942; aged 77.”
“Find A Grave Index,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV2D-71SP : 13 December 2015), Sidney Stockton Taylor, 1942; Burial, Glendale, Los Angeles, California, United States of America, Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale); citing record ID 71073729, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=71073729.
Vesta Ross (wife of Sidney Stockton Taylor)
Vesta Kate Jane Ross (22 October 1870 – 6 July 1954); https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LKRF-MMD.
“Canada Census, 1891,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MW5B-3VD : 4 August 2016), Vesta K J Ross, Fort Pitt, Saskatchewan, Territories, Canada; Public Archives, Ottawa, Ontario; Library and Archives Canada film number 30953_148228.
“Canada Census, 1901,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHVL-X99 : 23 February 2021), Vesta R Taylor in household of Sidney S Taylor, Yale & Cariboo, British Columbia, Canada; citing p. 16, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa.
“Recensement du Canada de 1911,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV95-MY4B : 16 March 2018), Vesta Taylor in entry for Sidney Taylor, 1911; citing Census, Vancouver Sub-Districts 1-18, British Columbia, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,417,661.
“United States Census, 1930,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCVC-WPB : accessed 10 November 2021), Verta Taylor in household of Sidney S Taylor, Los Angeles (Districts 0001-0250), Los Angeles, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 188, sheet 14A, line 33, family 266, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 140; FHL microfilm 2,339,875.
“California, Southern District Court (Central) Naturalization Index, 1915-1976,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KX3Y-NC4 : 12 March 2018), Vesta Ross Taylor, 1931; citing Naturalization, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1525 (United States: National Archives and Records Service, Los Angeles Branch, 2016).
“New York, New York Passenger and Crew Lists, 1909, 1925-1957,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:24J8-5S2 : 2 March 2021), Vesta R Taylor, 1935; citing Immigration, New York, New York, United States, NARA microfilm publication T715 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
“United States Census, 1940,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K9ZW-VTD : 6 January 2021), Vesta R Taylor, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 60-988, sheet 9A, line 9, family 348, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 – 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 420.
“California Death Index, 1940-1997,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VPNG-786 : 26 November 2014), Vesta Ross Taylor, 06 Jul 1954; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.
“Find A Grave Index,” database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV2D-71SR : 16 December 2020), Vesta Ross Taylor, ; Burial, Glendale, Los Angeles, California, United States of America, Forest Lawn Memorial Park; citing record ID 71073796, Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/71073796/vesta-taylor: “Vesta Ross Taylor; Birth: 1870; Death: 6 Jul 1954 (aged 83–84); Burial: Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Los Angeles County, California, USA; Plot: Whispering Pines, Lot 474, Space 12; Memorial ID: 71073796.”
Francis James Burd
M.W. Bro. Francis J. Burd: Grand Master & Publisher, by R.W. Bro. Doug Franklin, Haida Lodge No. 166; https://freemasonry.bcy.ca/ebee/PDF/1015.pdf.
Francis James Burd (7 January 1870 – 6 January 1962); https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/sources/GSPS-RZ6.
Francis James Burd (1870–1962); Birth: 7 JAN 1870, Michigan, USA; Death: 6 JAN 1962, Vancouver, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada (ancestry.ca).
“Canada, British Columbia Marriage Registrations, 1859-1932; 1937-1938,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JD81-HFK : 22 February 2021), Francis James Burd and Frances Alice Beattie, 07 Jun 1905; citing , British Columbia, Canada, British Columbia Archives film number B11373, Vital Statistics Agency, Victoria; FHL microfilm 1,983,530.
“Recensement du Canada de 1911,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV95-MGGZ : 16 March 2018), Francis James Burd, 1911; citing Census, Vancouver Sub-Districts 1-18, British Columbia, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,417,661.
“Canada, British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986; 1992-1993”, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLR2-BHN : 8 November 2017), Francis James Burd, 1962.
“Find A Grave Index,” database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVV5-SV7M : 9 June 2021), Francis James Burd, ; Burial, Vancouver, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada, Mountain View Cemetery; citing record ID 26302380, Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/26302380/francis-james-burd: “Francis James Burd; Birth: 7 Jan 1870, Michigan, USA; Death: 6 Jan 1962 (aged 91), Vancouver, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada; Burial: Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada; Plot: MASONIC-*-*-149-0015; Memorial ID: 26302380.”
Frances Alice Beattie (wife of Francis James Burd)
Frances Alice Beattie (1880–1968); Birth: 27 MAY 1880, Melbourne, Le Val-Saint-François, Quebec, Canada; Death: 13 JAN 1968, Vancouver, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada (ancestry.ca).
Frances Alice Beattie Burd (27 May 1880 – 13 January 1968); https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/GM46-BV4.
“Canada Census, 1901,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHVJ-3WT : 23 February 2021), Francis Beattie in household of Archibald M Beattie, Burrard, British Columbia, Canada; citing p. 12, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa.
“Canada, British Columbia Marriage Registrations, 1859-1932; 1937-1938,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JD81-HFJ : 22 February 2021), Francis James Burd and Frances Alice Beattie, 07 Jun 1905; citing , British Columbia, Canada, British Columbia Archives film number B11373, Vital Statistics Agency, Victoria; FHL microfilm 1,983,530.
“Recensement du Canada de 1911,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV95-MGG8 : 16 March 2018), Frances Alice Burd in entry for Francis James Burd, 1911; citing Census, Vancouver Sub-Districts 1-18, British Columbia, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,417,661.
“Canada, British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986; 1992-1993”, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLYQ-36Y : 8 November 2017), Frances Alice Beattie Burd, 1968.
“Find A Grave Index,” database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVV5-SV79 : 9 June 2021), Frances Alice Beattie Burd, ; Burial, Vancouver, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada, Mountain View Cemetery; citing record ID 26368685, Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/26368685/frances-alice-burd: “Frances Alice Beattie Burd; Birth: 27 May 1880, Quebec, Canada; Death: 13 Jan 1968 (aged 87), Vancouver, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada; Burial: Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada; Plot: MASONIC-*-*-149-0016; Memorial ID: 26368685. According to the BC Archives, Alice was 78 yrs old at the time of her death.”
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