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The Baylises

In the city directories 1940 · 14 people at 13 addresses

The directories print 14 people named Baylis at 13 addresses in 1940 in eight of the city's neighbourhoods, with the close spelling Bayliss. 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 Baylises lived

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

    4810 Collingwood Street

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • R H Baylis, a draftsman at Dominion Bridge 1940

    Next door in 1940: J S M Robson at 4830. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    2781 Dundas Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • S Bayliss, a laborer at Canadian White Pine 1940

    Next door in 1940: F P Ounsted at 2773 and J Beck at 2785. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    3530 East Pender Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • H Bayliss, a laborer 1940

    Next door in 1940: G F Jackson at 3528 and R G Marston at 3546. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    2809 Franklin Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • A C Bayliss, a machinist at Greater Vancouver Water District 1940

    Next door in 1940: E Brown at 2803 and P W Burbidge at 2823. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    2824 Main Street

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • E W Baylis 1940

    Next door in 1940: L F Gourley at 2810 and E W Baylis at 2826. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    2826 Main Street

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • E W Baylis, a stenographer 1940
    • Lillian M Baylis, a packer at Burns & Co 1940

    Next door in 1940: E W Baylis at 2824 and H Berglof at 2830. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    2330 McGill Street

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • C Baylis, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: J R Clark at 2306 and F W Herrling at 2370. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    8762 Osler Street

    Marpole, 1940

    • A Baylis, a plumber & electrician 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Penrice at 8750 and A W Baylis at 8772. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    8772 Osler Street

    Marpole, 1940

    • A W Baylis, a plumber 1940

    Next door in 1940: A Baylis at 8762. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    900 Seymour Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • A William Bayliss, an assistant plumber at Pacific Brewers 1940

    Next door in 1940: Lunch See-More at 902. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    5239 Taunton Street

    Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940

    • S Baylis, a dairyman 1940

    Next door in 1940: W J Cosstick at 5245. The block, door by door

  12. 12

    3706 West 21st Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • Phyllis C Bayliss, a maid for G Love 1940

    Next door in 1940: E J Williamson at 3716. The block, door by door

  13. 13

    3292 West 7th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • E C Bayliss, a mechanic 1940

    Next door in 1940: F J Jay at 3282. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for twelve of the 14: a laborer (2), a plumber (2), an assistant plumber, a dairyman, a draftsman and a machinist, among others.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Hastings-Sunrise (3), Dunbar-Southlands (2), Marpole (2), Mount Pleasant (2), Downtown, Grandview-Woodland, Kitsilano and Renfrew-Collingwood. 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 R H Baylis at 4810 Collingwood 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 Robert H Baylis there as the householder, a draftsman at Dominion Bridge. In 1940 the directory lists S Bayliss at 2781 Dundas Street. The 1940 name section lists Syd Bayliss there as the householder, a laborer at Canadian White Pine.

In 1940 the directory lists H Bayliss at 3530 East Pender Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Harry Bayliss there as the householder, a laborer. In 1940 the directory lists A C Bayliss at 2809 Franklin Street. The 1940 name section lists Arthur C Bayliss there as the householder, a machinist at Greater Vancouver Water District.

In 1940 the directory lists E W Baylis at 2824 Main Street. E W Baylis is listed at 2826 Main Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Edwin W Baylis there, a stenographer, with Lillian M Baylis, a packer at Burns & Co.

C Baylis is listed at 2330 McGill Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Charles Baylis there as the householder, retired. A Baylis, a plumber, is listed at 8762 Osler Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Arthur Baylis there, a plumber & electrician.

A W Baylis is listed at 8772 Osler Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Arthur W Baylis there as the householder, a plumber. The 1940 name section lists A William Bayliss at 900 Seymour Street, an assistant plumber at Pacific Brewers.

In 1940 the directory lists S Baylis at 5239 Taunton Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Stan Baylis there as the householder, a dairyman. The 1940 name section lists Phyllis C Bayliss at 3706 West 21st Avenue, a maid for G Love.

E C Bayliss is listed at 3292 West 7th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Edward C Bayliss there as the householder, a mechanic.

Today

4810 Collingwood, 2781 Dundas, 900 Seymour, 3706 West 21st and 3292 West 7th still have their buildings from before 1946; 3530 East Pender (1981), 2809 Franklin (2003), 2330 McGill (1964) and 5239 Taunton (1993) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 2824 Main, 2826 Main, 8762 Osler and 8772 Osler, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Streetcars on Main Street, past a row of billboards
March 1940 Streetcars on Main Street, past a row of billboards. Not at the house at 2826 Main: no archive photo of the 2800 block is known that we can show. City of Vancouver Archives, CVA 136-513. Public domain.

Every line as printed

All 24 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.