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The Bayleys

In the city directories 1940 · 25 people at 17 addresses

The directories print 25 people named Bayley at 17 addresses in 1940 in nine of the city's neighbourhoods, with the close spelling Bayly. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family. The most under one roof: four Bayleys at 3180 Wellington in 1940.

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Where the Bayleys lived

Each pin is on its own block, numbered as the households below. Three addresses aren't on today's map, so they have no pin. Today's land, parks, main roads and local areas: City of Vancouver Open Data (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).
  1. 1

    6440 Beatrice Street

    Victoria-Fraserview, 1940

    • H Bayley, a decorator 1940

    Next door in 1940: H Bustard at 6420. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1200 Bidwell Street

    West End, 1940

    • Mrs Annie Bayley 1940

    Next door in 1940: A E Salsbury at 1218. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    2032 Charles Street

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • Winnifred Bayley, a widow 1940

    Next door in 1940: F J Nichols at 2022 and A L Robb at 2036. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1056 Comox Street

    West End, 1940

    • Sheila Bayley, a nurse at the St Pauls Hospital 1940

    Next door in 1940: G P Campbell at 1070. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    4478 Dumfries Street

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • J H Bayley, a longshoreman 1940

    Next door in 1940: A G Everett at 4454 and T M Colquhoun at 4486. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    5393 Dunbar Street

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • A W Bayley, a stereotyper at the Province 1940

    Next door in 1940: A E Moody at 5381. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    2520 East 24th Avenue

    Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940

    • Clarence E Bayly, a machinist 1940

    Next door in 1940: H Proctor at 2532. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    1481 East 4th Avenue

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • S R Bayly, a laborer at Burns & Co 1940

    Next door in 1940: A Richardson at 1461. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    2358 Franklin Street

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • Mrs M Bayly, widow of T J 1940
    • Clif A Bayly, a salesman at Standard Importing 1940
  10. 10

    1846 Nanaimo Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • Edward R Bayley, a machinist operator at the Province 1940
    • Mary Bayley, widow of W 1940

    Next door in 1940: G C Robbins at 1860. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    1629 Parker Street

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • J Bayley, a laborer 1940

    Next door in 1940: W C Stone at 1623 and Mrs M Catford at 1637. The block, door by door

  12. 12

    4328 Rupert Street

    Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940

    • Mrs H L Bayley, widow of H E 1940
    • Henry E Bayley, a warehouseman at the Liquor Control Board 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Owen at 4320. The block, door by door

  13. 13

    3166 Wellington Avenue

    Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940

    • W H Bayley 1940

    Next door in 1940: A Stinson at 3154 and R N Taylor at 3180. The block, door by door

  14. 14

    3180 Wellington Avenue

    Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940

    • Wilfred H Bayley, a stereotyper at the Province 1940
    • Florence M Bayley, a student 1940
    • Phyllis L Bayley, a clerk at the Hudson's Bay Company 1940
    • Vera B Bayley, a comptroller operator at Safeway 1940

    Next door in 1940: W H Bayley at 3166 and R N Taylor at 3192. The block, door by door

  15. 15

    3869 West 15th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • J L Bayley, a salesman at the BC Electric Railway 1940

    Next door in 1940: Rev C B Reynolds at 3865 and J A Munro at 3879. The block, door by door

  16. 16

    2677 West 34th Avenue

    Arbutus Ridge, 1940

    • C W Bayley, a foreman at the Province 1940
    • Charles M Bayley, a school teacher 1940

    Next door in 1940: G G Jewell at 2659 and H G Vincent at 2697. The block, door by door

  17. 17

    2598 West 36th Avenue

    Arbutus Ridge, 1940

    • S A Bayley, a conductor at the BC Electric Railway 1940
    • Sheila M Bayley 1940

    Next door in 1940: G S Steeves at 2550. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for 17 of the 25: a laborer (2), a salesman (2), a stereotyper (2), a clerk, a comptroller operator and a conductor, among others. Some worked for the same employer: four for Province and two for BC Electric Railway. Four are widows, listed under their own names.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Grandview-Woodland (4), Renfrew-Collingwood (4), Arbutus Ridge (2), West End (2), Dunbar-Southlands, Hastings-Sunrise, Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Victoria-Fraserview 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 H Bayley at 6440 Beatrice Street; 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, where each person's work is printed, lists Harry Bayley there as the householder, a decorator. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Annie Bayley at 1200 Bidwell Street. The 1940 name section lists Winnifred Bayley at 2032 Charles Street, a widow.

The 1940 name section lists Sheila Bayley at 1056 Comox Street, a nurse at the St Pauls Hospital. J H Bayley is listed at 4478 Dumfries Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists James H Bayley there as the householder, a longshoreman.

A W Bayley is listed at 5393 Dunbar Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Allan W Bayley there as the householder, a stereotyper at the Province. The 1940 name section lists Clarence E Bayly at 2520 East 24th Avenue, a machinist.

In 1940 the directory lists S R Bayly at 1481 East 4th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Stan R Bayly there as the householder, a laborer at Burns & Co. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs M Bayly at 2358 Franklin Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Margaret Bayly there as the householder, widow of T J, with Clif A Bayly, a salesman at Standard Importing.

The 1940 name section lists Edward R Bayley at 1846 Nanaimo Street, a machinist operator at the Province, with Mary Bayley, widow of W. J Bayley is listed at 1629 Parker Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists John Bayley there as the householder, a laborer.

Mrs H L Bayley is listed at 4328 Rupert Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Harriett L Bayley there as the householder, widow of H E, with Henry E Bayley, a warehouseman at the Liquor Control Board. W H Bayley is listed at 3166 Wellington Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Wilfred H Bayley at 3180 Wellington Avenue as the householder, a stereotyper at the Province, with Florence M Bayley, a student, Phyllis L Bayley, a clerk at the Hudson's Bay Company, and Vera B Bayley, a comptroller operator at Safeway.

J L Bayley is listed at 3869 West 15th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists John L Bayley there as the householder, a salesman at the BC Electric Railway. C W Bayley is listed at 2677 West 34th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Charles W Bayley there as the householder, a foreman at the Province, with Charles M Bayley, a school teacher.

S A Bayley is listed at 2598 West 36th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Sam A Bayley there as the householder, a conductor at the BC Electric Railway, with Sheila M Bayley.

Today

2032 Charles, 2520 East 24th, 4328 Rupert and 3180 Wellington still have their buildings from before 1946; 4478 Dumfries (1993), 1481 East 4th (1990), 1846 Nanaimo (1986), 3869 West 15th (2011), 2677 West 34th (1989) and 2598 West 36th (2000) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 6440 Beatrice, 1200 Bidwell, 1056 Comox, 5393 Dunbar, 2358 Franklin, 1629 Parker and 3166 Wellington, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 35 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.