A family name on East 28th Avenue, Renfrew-Collingwood, Riley Park and Kensington-Cedar Cottage
The Bells
In the city directories 1940 · four people at two addresses
The directories print four people named Bell at two addresses in 1940, all on East 28th Avenue. No first name or initials tie one address to the other: we can't tell if they're one family. The directories print the name on 137 other streets too, all listed on the Bell name's own page.
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Where the Bells lived
- 1
1438 East 28th Avenue
Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940
- R E Bell, a mechanic for H MacLeod 1940
- William E Bell, a mechanic 1940
Next door in 1940: H Busst at 1426. The block, door by door
- 2
1766 East 28th Avenue
Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940
- Mrs L Bell 1940
- Alice I L Bell, who worked for the BC Telephone 1940
Next door in 1940: E G Knowler at 1758. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for three of the four: a mechanic (2) and an employee.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Kensington-Cedar Cottage (2). 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 E Bell at 1438 East 28th Avenue. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Ross E Bell there as the householder, a mechanic for H MacLeod, with William E Bell, a mechanic. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs L Bell at 1766 East 28th Avenue; 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 Mrs Louisa Bell there as the householder, with Alice I L Bell, who worked for the BC Telephone.
Today
1438 East 28th (1982) and 1766 East 28th (2007) have newer buildings, by the City's record.
Every line as printed
All 6 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Bell R E1438 East 28th, p. 243
- Bell Ross E mech H MacLeod1438 East 28th, p. 41
- Bell Wm E mech1438 East 28th, p. 41
- *Bell Mrs L1766 East 28th, p. 243
- Bell Alice I L emp BC Tel1766 East 28th, p. 40
- Bell Mrs Louisa1766 East 28th, p. 41
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
The book of the Bells
Every directory, as one book
The family book reads the Bell 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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Another name, or a house
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.