A family name on Bute Street, West End and Downtown
The Barkers
In the city directories 1940 · seven people at four addresses
The directories print seven people named Barker at four addresses in 1940, all on Bute Street. 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 Barkers at 884 Bute in 1940. The directories print the name on 57 other streets too, all listed on the Barker name's own page.
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Where the Barkers lived
- 1
884 Bute Street
West End, 1940
- B H Barker, a bookkeeper at the National Harbours Board 1940
- Margaret G Barker 1940
- Robert B Barker, an inspector at American Can 1940
Next door in 1940: Bute Lodge at 836 and Mrs A Dann at 894. The block, door by door
- 2
958 Bute Street
West End, 1940
- Mrs Sarah Barker, proprietor of Harper Method 1940
Next door in 1940: berkeley (the) at 990. The block, door by door
- 3
1065 Bute Street
West End, 1940
- Mrs M E Barker 1940
Next door in 1940: mayfair apts at 1019. The block, door by door
- 4
1086 Bute Street
West End, 1940
- Mrs Matilda E Barker 1940
- Edward H Barker, an instructor for Brisbane Aviation 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs E L Monkman at 1036. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for four of the seven: a bookkeeper, an inspector, an instructor and a proprietor.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in West End (4). 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 B H Barker at 884 Bute Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Bruce H Barker there as the householder, a bookkeeper at the National Harbours Board, with Margaret G Barker, and Robert B Barker, an inspector at American Can. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Sarah Barker at 958 Bute Street, proprietor of Harper Method. Mrs M E Barker is listed at 1065 Bute Street in 1940.
The 1940 name section lists Mrs Matilda E Barker at 1086 Bute Street as the householder, with Edward H Barker, an instructor for Brisbane Aviation.
Today
884 Bute, 958 Bute, 1065 Bute and 1086 Bute still have their buildings from before 1946, 884 Bute on the Vancouver Heritage Register.
Every line as printed
All 8 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Barker B H884 Bute, p. 23
- Barker Bruce H bkpr NHB884 Bute, p. 31
- Barker Margt G884 Bute, p. 31
- Barker Robt B inspr Am Can884 Bute, p. 31
- Barker Mrs Sarah prop Harper Method958 Bute, p. 31
- Barker Mrs M E1065 Bute, p. 23
- Barker Edw H instr Brisbane Aviation1086 Bute, p. 31
- Barker Mrs Matilda E1086 Bute, p. 31
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
The book of the Barkers
Every directory, as one book
The family book reads the Barker name in each Vancouver directory we hold from 1901 to 1945: everyone printed under it at every address, their work from the name sections, who lived next door, and the page behind every line, to read here or save as a PDF to print or give.
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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.