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The Bancrofts

In the city directories 1940 · 13 people at ten addresses

The directories print 13 people named Bancroft at ten 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 Bancrofts 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

    4635 Bellevue Drive

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • P L Bancroft 1940

    Next door in 1940: C H Brawn at 4627 and P R Brissenden at 4641. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    4592 Blenheim Street

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • J S Bancroft, a manager at Reid's Holiday Togs 1940
    • C W Bancroft, a postman 1940

    Next door in 1940: G E Donnelly at 4584. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    2754 Dundas Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • S Bancroft, proprietor of the Business Men's Club 1940
    • Mrs Marjorie Bancroft, proprietor of the Annex Rooms and Women's Clothing Exchange 1940

    Next door in 1940: F G Cannon at 2748 and J A Todd at 2758. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    446 East 20th Avenue

    Riley Park, 1940

    • J W Bancroft, a millworker 1940
    • Thomas Bancroft, a conductor at the BC Electric Railway 1940

    Next door in 1940: H Amiss at 442 and Mrs A Johnstone at 450. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    3221 East 26th Avenue

    Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940

    • H Bancroft, a carpenter 1940

    Next door in 1940: W H McIntominey at 3225. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    1240 Robson Street

    West End, 1940

    • Bancroft 1940

    Next door in 1940: nottingham (the) at 1234 and B W Milne at 1256. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    3036 Waterloo Street

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • K H Bancroft, a department manager at M-W Ltd 1940

    Next door in 1940: J F Bales at 3028 and J M Noble at 3050. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    1585 West 15th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • L Bancroft, a president at Pacific Coast Tobacco 1940

    Next door in 1940: madrona apts at 1575 and roxborough apts at 1595. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    1955 West 16th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • G R Bancroft, a mining engineer 1940

    Next door in 1940: D McLean at 1935 and S E Jarvis at 1965. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    814 West Pender Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • G R Bancroft, a mining engineer 1940

    Next door in 1940: B C Mutual Benefit Assn at 812 and Elgood Edwards & Co at 816. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for ten of the 13: a proprietor (2), a carpenter, a conductor, a department manager, a manager and a millworker, among others.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Kitsilano (2), Downtown, Dunbar-Southlands, Fairview, Hastings-Sunrise, Renfrew-Collingwood, Riley Park, West End and West Point Grey. 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

In 1940 the directory lists P L Bancroft at 4635 Bellevue Drive; the 1940 line is marked *: some member of the family owns the property, to the best of our knowledge (the directory's own mark). J S Bancroft is listed at 4592 Blenheim Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists J Stan Bancroft there as the householder, a manager at Reid's Holiday Togs, with C W Bancroft, a postman.

S Bancroft is listed at 2754 Dundas Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Sutro Bancroft there as the householder, proprietor of the Business Men's Club, with Mrs Marjorie Bancroft, proprietor of the Annex Rooms and Women's Clothing Exchange. J W Bancroft is listed at 446 East 20th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Joseph W Bancroft there as the householder, a millworker, with Thomas Bancroft, a conductor at the BC Electric Railway.

H Bancroft is listed at 3221 East 26th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists H Bancroft there as the householder, a carpenter. The 1940 name section lists Bancroft at 1240 Robson Street.

In 1940 the directory lists K H Bancroft at 3036 Waterloo Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Ken H Bancroft there as the householder, a department manager at M-W Ltd. In 1940 the directory lists L Bancroft at 1585 West 15th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Leo Bancroft there as the householder, a president at Pacific Coast Tobacco.

In 1940 the directory lists G R Bancroft at 1955 West 16th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists George R Bancroft there as the householder, a mining engineer. In 1940 the directory lists G R Bancroft, a mining engineer, at 814 West Pender Street.

Today

4635 Bellevue Drive, 4592 Blenheim, 2754 Dundas, 446 East 20th, 1585 West 15th and 1955 West 16th still have their buildings from before 1946, 1585 West 15th and 1955 West 16th on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 3036 Waterloo (2019) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 3221 East 26th, 1240 Robson and 814 West Pender, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 20 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
1940

British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section

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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.