A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The Bamptons
In the city directories 1940 · ten people at nine addresses
The directories print ten people named Bampton at nine addresses in 1940 in six 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 Bamptons lived
- 1
2020 Barclay Street
West End, 1940
- Louise Bampton, a school teacher 1940
Next door in 1940: W H Fletcher at 2040. The block, door by door
- 2
905 Chilco Street
West End, 1940
- May Bampton, a housekeeper for Mrs E L Kirby 1940
Next door in 1940: park lane at 975. The block, door by door
- 3
2016 East 1st Avenue
Grandview-Woodland, 1940
- Vera Bampton, a laundress 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs S J Hilton at 2024. The block, door by door
- 4
2171 East Hastings Street
Grandview-Woodland, 1940
- R Bampton, a laborer 1940
Next door in 1940: G B Northcott at 2167. The block, door by door
- 5
2590 Franklin Street
Hastings-Sunrise, 1940
- G R Bampton, a painter 1940
Next door in 1940: R M Woods at 2582. The block, door by door
- 6
447 West 16th Avenue
Mount Pleasant, 1940
- Mrs Annie B Bampton, a music teacher 1940
- George A Bampton, a clerk 1940
Next door in 1940: A H Silk at 417 and E Luck at 453. The block, door by door
- 7
2487 West 51st Avenue
Kerrisdale, 1940
- B Bampton, an agent at Canada Life 1940
Next door in 1940: N M Winch at 2461. The block, door by door
- 8
603 West Hastings Street
Downtown, 1940
- Mrs A B Bampton, a music teacher 1940
Next door in 1940: Post Fund Last at 601 and Pitman's Optical House at 605. The block, door by door
- 9
3025 Yukon Street
Mount Pleasant, 1940
- Harry Bampton, a millworker at BC Plywoods 1940
Next door in 1940: E E Ellis at 3015 and B J Watson at 3035. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for nine of the ten: an agent, a clerk, a housekeeper, a laborer, a laundress and a millworker, among others.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Grandview-Woodland (2), Mount Pleasant (2), West End (2), Downtown, Hastings-Sunrise and Kerrisdale. 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 Louise Bampton at 2020 Barclay Street, a school teacher. The 1940 name section lists May Bampton at 905 Chilco Street, a housekeeper for Mrs E L Kirby. The 1940 name section lists Vera Bampton at 2016 East 1st Avenue, a laundress.
R Bampton is listed at 2171 East Hastings Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Robert Bampton there as the householder, a laborer. G R Bampton is listed at 2590 Franklin Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists George R Bampton there as the householder, a painter.
The 1940 name section lists Mrs Annie B Bampton at 447 West 16th Avenue, a music teacher, with George A Bampton, a clerk. In 1940 the directory lists B Bampton at 2487 West 51st Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Bertrand Bampton there as the householder, an agent at Canada Life. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs A B Bampton, a music teacher, at 603 West Hastings Street.
The 1940 name section lists Harry Bampton at 3025 Yukon Street, a millworker at BC Plywoods.
Today
905 Chilco, 2016 East 1st, 2487 West 51st and 3025 Yukon still have their buildings from before 1946, 905 Chilco on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 447 West 16th (2008) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 2020 Barclay, 2171 East Hastings, 2590 Franklin and 603 West Hastings, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 13 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Bampton Louise sch tchr Van City2020 Barclay, p. 29
- Bampton May hsekpr Mrs E L Kirby905 Chilco, p. 29
- Bampton Vera lndrs2016 East 1st, p. 29
- Bampton R2171 East Hastings, p. 75
- Bampton Robt lab2171 East Hastings, p. 29
- Bampton G R2590 Franklin, p. 52
- Bampton Geo R pntr2590 Franklin, p. 29
- Bampton Mrs Annie B mus tchr 201, 603 W Hastings447 West 16th, p. 29
- Bampton Geo A clk447 West 16th, p. 29
- Bampton B2487 West 51st, p. 266
- Bampton Bertrand agt Canada Life2487 West 51st, p. 29
- Bampton Mrs A B mus tchr603 West Hastings, p. 79
- Bampton Harry mlwkr BC Plywoods3025 Yukon, p. 29
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, name section, where each person's work is printed
The book of the Bamptons
Every directory, as one book
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Another name, or a house
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.