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The Barbours

In the city directories 1940 · 17 people at twelve addresses

The directories print 17 people named Barbour at twelve addresses in 1940 in nine of the city's neighbourhoods, with the close spelling Barbor. 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 Barbours at 2450 West 37th in 1940.

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Where the Barbours 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

    1916 Arbutus Street

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Mrs G Barbour, a widow 1940

    Next door in 1940: W Muirhead at 1910 and Mrs E J Cotton at 1922. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1859 Comox Street

    West End, 1940

    • Ada Barbour, widow of C H 1940
    • Theo H Barbour, a salesman at the Canadian General Electric 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs M S Leighton at 1851 and A R Bateman at 1863. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    436 East 44th Avenue

    Sunset, 1940

    • A Barbour, a carpenter 1940

    Next door in 1940: S Spetch at 432 and Mrs C J McLean at 440. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1915 Haro Street

    West End, 1940

    • M D Barbour, a salesman at Mackenzie White & Dunsmuir 1940

    Next door in 1940: haro lodge at 1935. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    2823 Triumph Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • R C Barbour, an agent at C N Institute 1940

    Next door in 1940: R Hemsill at 2817 and A L McKeddie at 2829. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    6103 Victoria Drive

    Victoria-Fraserview, 1940

    • Mrs B M Barbour, widow of P F 1940

    Next door in 1940: H C Andrews at 6111. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    2450 West 37th Avenue

    Arbutus Ridge, 1940

    • A N Barbour, a logger 1940
    • R Howard Barbour, a delivery at Magee Grocery 1940
    • Richard A Barbour, a delivery at Magee Cleaners 1940

    Next door in 1940: A Meakings at 2490. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    2922 West 3rd Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • E I Barbor, a canvasser for Ceperley Rounsefell 1940
    • Mavis E Barbor, a dancing teacher 1940

    Next door in 1940: A Vogee at 2914 and R J Herbert at 2926. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    2180 West 48th Avenue

    Kerrisdale, 1940

    • J G Barbour, of Barbour & Elgie 1940
    • J Campbell Barbour, a bookkeeper at Barbour & Elgie 1940

    Next door in 1940: W J Collett at 2174 and A D McKay at 2184. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    877 West 64th Avenue

    Marpole, 1940

    • Anne Barbour, a clerk at Macaulay, Nicolls, Maitland 1940

    Next door in 1940: P Burrows at 859 and C D Campbell at 889. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    610 West Cordova Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • William Barbour, a painter 1940

    Next door in 1940: St Francis Hotel at 604 and grandview hotel at 618. The block, door by door

  12. 12

    1334 West Pender Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Charles Barbour, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: R V McCarter at 1328 and S R O'Neill at 1344. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for twelve of the 17: a delivery (2), a salesman (2), an agent, a bookkeeper, a canvasser and a carpenter, among others. Three are widows, listed under their own names.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Downtown (2), Kitsilano (2), West End (2), Arbutus Ridge, Hastings-Sunrise, Kerrisdale, Marpole, Sunset and Victoria-Fraserview. 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 Mrs G Barbour at 1916 Arbutus Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Georgia Barbour there as the householder, a widow. The 1940 name section lists Ada Barbour at 1859 Comox Street, widow of C H, with Theo H Barbour, a salesman at the Canadian General Electric.

A Barbour is listed at 436 East 44th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Arthur Barbour there as the householder, a carpenter. M D Barbour is listed at 1915 Haro Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Murray D Barbour there as the householder, a salesman at Mackenzie White & Dunsmuir.

R C Barbour is listed at 2823 Triumph Street 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 Reginald C Barbour there as the householder, an agent at C N Institute. Mrs B M Barbour is listed at 6103 Victoria Drive in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Beatrice M Barbour there as the householder, widow of P F.

A N Barbour is listed at 2450 West 37th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Allan N Barbour there as the householder, a logger, with R Howard Barbour, a delivery at Magee Grocery, and Richard A Barbour, a delivery at Magee Cleaners. E I Barbor is listed at 2922 West 3rd Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists E Ivan Barbor there as the householder, a canvasser for Ceperley Rounsefell, with Mavis E Barbor, a dancing teacher.

J G Barbour is listed at 2180 West 48th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists John G Barbour there as the householder, of Barbour & Elgie, with J Campbell Barbour, a bookkeeper at Barbour & Elgie. The 1940 name section lists Anne Barbour at 877 West 64th Avenue, a clerk at Macaulay, Nicolls, Maitland. The 1940 name section lists William Barbour at 610 West Cordova Street, a painter.

The 1940 name section lists Charles Barbour at 1334 West Pender Street, retired.

Today

1916 Arbutus, 1915 Haro, 2823 Triumph, 2922 West 3rd and 2180 West 48th still have their buildings from before 1946, 2922 West 3rd on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 436 East 44th (1992), 6103 Victoria Drive (1986) and 877 West 64th (1968) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1859 Comox, 2450 West 37th, 610 West Cordova and 1334 West Pender, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 25 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.