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The Ballantynes

In the city directories 1940 · 15 people at 13 addresses

The directories print 15 people named Ballantyne at 13 addresses in 1940 in nine 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 Ballantynes 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

    6692 Angus Drive

    Kerrisdale, 1940

    • Nellie Ballantyne, widow of T 1940

    Next door in 1940: R G Mathieson at 6676. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    270 Cassiar Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • Ballantyne (no first name printed) 1940

    Next door in 1940: H A Kendall at 252 and R Spooner at 272. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    6411 Churchill Street

    Kerrisdale, 1940

    • T Ballantyne, retired 1940
    • W George Ballantyne, a student 1940

    Next door in 1940: R E Walker at 6445. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1721 Cotton Drive

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • Blanche E Ballantyne, a bookkeeper at National Stationers 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs C Rose at 1715 and S G Baker at 1765. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    602 Dunsmuir Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • William Ballantyne, of Empire Hotel Beer Parlor 1940

    Next door in 1940: Ticket Bureau Hicks at 610. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    1029 East 12th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • Mrs M J Ballantyne, widow of R 1940

    Next door in 1940: M A Galasso at 1015 and Mrs J Stacey at 1033. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    930 East 16th Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • V Irene M Ballantyne, a stenographer at the Bank of Montreal 1940

    Next door in 1940: Miss D L Stuart at 906 and E Barker at 956. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    3640 Pandora Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • W J Ballantyne, a marine superintendent at M R Cliff & B C Mills Towing 1940
    • John Ballantyne, an apprentice at the Burrard Iron Works 1940

    Next door in 1940: A A Bradshaw at 3644. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    1675 West 11th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • J L Ballantyne, a manager at Administration & Trust 1940

    Next door in 1940: G Dean at 1665 and Mrs U Baker at 1685. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    855 West 15th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • W Herbert Ballantyne, a shipper at the BC Livestock Exchange 1940

    Next door in 1940: C H Effinger at 845 and L Rothstein at 865. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    559 West 18th Avenue

    South Cambie, 1940

    • Mrs Alice Ballentyne 1940

    Next door in 1940: J W Kadey at 555 and M R Burns at 563. The block, door by door

  12. 12

    1150 West 27th Avenue

    Shaughnessy, 1940

    • Magdalene Ballantyne, a maid for C H Hosken 1940

    Next door in 1940: V C Young at 1136 and E D Fawsitt at 1164. The block, door by door

  13. 13

    57 West Cordova Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Thomas Ballantyne, a steward at the Travelers Hotel 1940

    Next door in 1940: City Clo Exch at 53 and Sullivan Block at 61. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for eight of the 15: an apprentice, a bookkeeper, a maid, a manager, a marine superintendent and a shipper, among others. Two are widows, listed under their own names.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Downtown (2), Fairview (2), Hastings-Sunrise (2), Kerrisdale (2), Grandview-Woodland, Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Mount Pleasant, Shaughnessy and South Cambie. 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 Nellie Ballantyne at 6692 Angus Drive, widow of T. The 1940 name section lists Ballantyne (no first name printed) at 270 Cassiar Street.

In October 1929 Thomas Ballantyne took out the permit to build a house at 6411 Churchill Street. In 1940 the directory lists T Ballantyne at 6411 Churchill 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 Thomas Ballantyne there as the householder, retired, with W George Ballantyne, a student. The 1940 name section lists Blanche E Ballantyne at 1721 Cotton Drive, a bookkeeper at National Stationers.

The 1940 name section lists William Ballantyne at 602 Dunsmuir Street, of Empire Hotel Beer Parlor. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs M J Ballantyne at 1029 East 12th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Mary J Ballantyne there as the householder, widow of R. The 1940 name section lists V Irene M Ballantyne at 930 East 16th Avenue, a stenographer at the Bank of Montreal.

W J Ballantyne is listed at 3640 Pandora Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists William J Ballantyne there as the householder, a marine superintendent at M R Cliff & B C Mills Towing, with John Ballantyne, an apprentice at the Burrard Iron Works. J L Ballantyne is listed at 1675 West 11th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists James L Ballantyne there as the householder, a manager at Administration & Trust.

The 1940 name section lists W Herbert Ballantyne at 855 West 15th Avenue, a shipper at the BC Livestock Exchange. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Alice Ballentyne at 559 West 18th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Magdalene Ballantyne at 1150 West 27th Avenue, a maid for C H Hosken. The 1940 name section lists Thomas Ballantyne at 57 West Cordova Street, a steward at the Travelers Hotel.

Today

1721 Cotton Drive, 602 Dunsmuir, 1029 East 12th, 930 East 16th, 3640 Pandora, 559 West 18th and 57 West Cordova still have their buildings from before 1946, 602 Dunsmuir and 57 West Cordova on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 6692 Angus Drive (2008), 270 Cassiar (1963) and 1675 West 11th (1955) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 6411 Churchill, 855 West 15th and 1150 West 27th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 19 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

The book of the Ballantynes

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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.