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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Bardsleys

In the city directories 1940 · ten people at seven addresses

The directories print ten people named Bardsley at seven 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. The most under one roof: three Bardsleys at 1596 West 14th in 1940.

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Where the Bardsleys 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

    964 Burrard Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Mary E Bardsley 1940

    Next door in 1940: Miss A Lapashe at 958 and J Regan at 966. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    2066 East 23rd Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • H Bardsley, a millworker 1940
    • Alice Bardsley, widow of F 1940

    Next door in 1940: H Marchant at 2060 and A Bates at 2072. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    3125 East 45th Avenue

    Killarney, 1940

    • J Bardsley, who worked for Restmore 1940

    Next door in 1940: A J Benny at 3103 and G H Osmond at 3135. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    2075 Nelson Street

    West End, 1940

    • S Bardsley, a manager for Vernon Manor 1940
  5. 5

    550 Thurlow Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • William Bardsley, a guard at the Customs 1940

    Next door in 1940: G A Daum at 548 and Miss H M Hesson at 556. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    1596 West 14th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Mrs M A Bardsley, widow of J 1940
    • James M A Bardsley, a school teacher 1940
    • Mary E Bardsley, a school teacher 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs C McRae at 1566. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    3622 West 14th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • J Bardsley, a janitor 1940

    Next door in 1940: T G Guthrie at 3620 and J E Glen at 3624. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for seven of the ten: a school teacher (2), an employee, a guard, a janitor, a manager and a millworker. Two of them worked for Vancouver City. Two are widows, listed under their own names.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Downtown (2), Fairview, Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Killarney, 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

The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Mary E Bardsley at 964 Burrard Street. H Bardsley is listed at 2066 East 23rd Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Harry Bardsley there as the householder, a millworker, with Alice Bardsley, widow of F.

J Bardsley is listed at 3125 East 45th 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 John Bardsley there as the householder, who worked for Restmore. S Bardsley is listed at 2075 Nelson Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Sam Bardsley there as the householder, a manager for Vernon Manor.

The 1940 name section lists William Bardsley at 550 Thurlow Street, a guard at the Customs. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs M A Bardsley at 1596 West 14th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Mary A Bardsley there as the householder, widow of J, with James M A Bardsley, a school teacher, and Mary E Bardsley, a school teacher.

In 1940 the directory lists J Bardsley at 3622 West 14th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Joel Bardsley there as the householder, a janitor.

Today

2066 East 23rd (1973), 3125 East 45th (1985) and 1596 West 14th (2000) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 964 Burrard, 2075 Nelson, 550 Thurlow and 3622 West 14th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 15 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 Bardsleys

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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.