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The Bacons

In the city directories 1940 · 16 people at twelve addresses

The directories print 16 people named Bacon at twelve addresses in 1940 in ten 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 Bacons at 4875 Osler in 1940.

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Where the Bacons lived

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

    1056 Comox Street

    West End, 1940

    • Joy Bacon, a nurse at the St Paul's Hospital 1940

    Next door in 1940: G P Campbell at 1070. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1858 East 15th Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • R G Bacon, a salesman 1940

    Next door in 1940: L D Barr at 1856. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    2635 East 46th Avenue

    Victoria-Fraserview, 1940

    • G H Bacon, a seaman 1940

    Next door in 1940: S F Walker at 2625 and A G Soderling at 2679. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    2508 East 54th Avenue

    Victoria-Fraserview, 1940

    • A Bacon, a salesman at Slade & Stewart 1940
    • Joyce Bacon, a nurse 1940

    Next door in 1940: N D Stradiotti at 2552. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    467 East Broadway

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • Ellen Bacon, widow of W E 1940

    Next door in 1940: N Umlah at 445 and J Mochar at 475. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    1117 Melville Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • William Bacon, a mining engineer 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs S Anderson at 1101 and Mrs A S Lewis at 1121. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    5151 Moss Street

    Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940

    • M H Bacon, a millwright at BC Plywoods 1940

    Next door in 1940: L S Fourchalk at 5141 and A J L Martin at 5161. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    4875 Osler Street

    Shaughnessy, 1940

    • Mrs E R Bacon, widow of W R 1940
    • Frank C Bacon, a bookkeeper 1940
    • William R Bacon, a student at UBC 1940

    Next door in 1940: W Bryan at 4857. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    2441 Quebec Street

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • Mrs M E Bacon, widow of E L 1940
    • Roy E Bacon, of Souvenir Walkie Snaps 1940
  10. 10

    1306 Victoria Drive

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • C W Bacon 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Blaine at 1302 and C C Lancefield at 1312. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    1425 West 15th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • F S Bacon, a salesman at McLellan & McCarter 1940

    Next door in 1940: Miss B Smyth at 1421 and parkhill (the) at 1435. The block, door by door

  12. 12

    1977 West 3rd Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Ellen Bacon, widow of J 1940

    Next door in 1940: T Baxendale at 1969 and R Hauserman at 1987. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for nine of the 16: a salesman (3), a nurse (2), a bookkeeper, a millwright, a mining engineer and a seaman. Four are widows, listed under their own names.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Mount Pleasant (2), Victoria-Fraserview (2), Downtown, Fairview, Grandview-Woodland, Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Kitsilano, Renfrew-Collingwood, Shaughnessy 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

The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Joy Bacon at 1056 Comox Street, a nurse at the St Paul's Hospital. R G Bacon is listed at 1858 East 15th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Ross G Bacon there as the householder, a salesman.

G H Bacon is listed at 2635 East 46th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists George H Bacon there as the householder, a seaman. A Bacon is listed at 2508 East 54th 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 Albert Bacon there as the householder, a salesman at Slade & Stewart, with Joyce Bacon, a nurse.

The 1940 name section lists Ellen Bacon at 467 East Broadway, widow of W E. The 1940 name section lists William Bacon at 1117 Melville Street, a mining engineer. M H Bacon is listed at 5151 Moss Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Merle H Bacon there as the householder, a millwright at BC Plywoods.

Mrs E R Bacon is listed at 4875 Osler Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Edith R Bacon there as the householder, widow of W R, with Frank C Bacon, a bookkeeper, and William R Bacon, a student at UBC. Mrs M E Bacon is listed at 2441 Quebec Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Mable E Bacon there as the householder, widow of E L, with Roy E Bacon, of Souvenir Walkie Snaps.

C W Bacon is listed at 1306 Victoria Drive in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Charles W Bacon there as the householder. F S Bacon is listed at 1425 West 15th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Fulton S Bacon there as the householder, a salesman at McLellan & McCarter.

The 1940 name section lists Ellen Bacon at 1977 West 3rd Avenue, widow of J.

Today

1858 East 15th and 4875 Osler still have their buildings from before 1946; 2635 East 46th (1972) and 1977 West 3rd (1965) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1056 Comox, 2508 East 54th, 467 East Broadway, 1117 Melville, 5151 Moss, 2441 Quebec, 1306 Victoria Drive and 1425 West 15th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 24 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 B. Want a name removed? Tell us.