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The Bamfords

In the city directories 1940 · 13 people at eleven addresses

The directories print 13 people named Bamford at eleven addresses in 1940 in seven 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 Bamfords 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

    1318 Adanac Street

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • James W Bamford, a recorder at the BC District Telegraph 1940

    Next door in 1940: J W Bailey at 1320. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1019 Broughton Street

    West End, 1940

    • W H Bamford, a sanipractor 1940

    Next door in 1940: Miss J Gilmour at 1005 and gainsborough place at 1091. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1771 East 5th Avenue

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • J W Bamford, a painter at Hammond's 1940
    • Ethel Bamford 1940

    Next door in 1940: R Moir at 1761 and D Ross at 1775. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    2481 East 8th Avenue

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • T Bamford 1940

    Next door in 1940: E Frandsen at 2435 and R W Anderton at 2485. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    856 East Broadway

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • T Bamford, a laborer 1940

    Next door in 1940: S Bishop at 844 and marquette apts at 860. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    1143 Haro Street

    West End, 1940

    • W Bamford, who kept rooms to let 1940
    • Nellie Bamford, a biller 1940

    Next door in 1940: A Carter at 1135 and C E Brown at 1149. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    56 North Nanaimo Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • A Bamford, a laborer at BC Sugar 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Healy at 10 and W V Bailey at 76. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    1238 Pendrell Street

    West End, 1940

    • Alex F Bamford, a clerk at the Liquor Control Board 1940

    Next door in 1940: C R Lock at 1228 and A Mitchell at 1242. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    3555 West 22nd Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • R S Bamford, a maintenance at Neon Products 1940

    Next door in 1940: W G C Oppermann at 3549 and C Commons at 3559. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    2222 West 34th Avenue

    Arbutus Ridge, 1940

    • J L Bamford, an accountant 1940

    Next door in 1940: A L Park at 2208 and R Kenneth at 2236. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    2555 West 5th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • W B S Bamford, a clerk at the Bank of Montreal 1940

    Next door in 1940: Miss C W Ure at 2545 and A Sostad at 2565. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for ten of the 13: a clerk (2), a laborer (2), an accountant, a biller, a maintenance and a painter, among others.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in West End (3), Grandview-Woodland (2), Hastings-Sunrise (2), Arbutus Ridge, Dunbar-Southlands, Kitsilano 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 James W Bamford at 1318 Adanac Street, a recorder at the BC District Telegraph. W H Bamford, a sanipractor, is listed at 1019 Broughton Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists William H Bamford there, a sanipractor.

J W Bamford is listed at 1771 East 5th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists James W Bamford there as the householder, a painter at Hammond's, with Ethel Bamford. T Bamford is listed at 2481 East 8th 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 Thomas Bamford there as the householder.

T Bamford is listed at 856 East Broadway in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Thomas Bamford there as the householder, a laborer. W Bamford, rooms to let, is listed at 1143 Haro Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists William Bamford there, who kept rooms to let, with Nellie Bamford, a biller.

A Bamford is listed at 56 North Nanaimo Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Aaron Bamford there as the householder, a laborer at BC Sugar. The 1940 name section lists Alex F Bamford at 1238 Pendrell Street, a clerk at the Liquor Control Board.

In 1940 the directory lists R S Bamford at 3555 West 22nd Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Reginald S Bamford there as the householder, a maintenance at Neon Products. In 1940 the directory lists J L Bamford at 2222 West 34th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists John L Bamford there as the householder, an accountant.

In 1940 the directory lists W B S Bamford at 2555 West 5th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists W B Stan Bamford there as the householder, a clerk at the Bank of Montreal.

Today

1771 East 5th, 856 East Broadway, 1143 Haro, 3555 West 22nd, 2222 West 34th and 2555 West 5th still have their buildings from before 1946; 1019 Broughton (1985) and 2481 East 8th (1960) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1318 Adanac, 56 North Nanaimo and 1238 Pendrell, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 22 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.