The Bentleys

The story, address by address

The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Mary L Bentley at 1856 Barclay Street, a maid for G H Kirkpatrick. The 1940 name section lists L H Bentley at 1121 Bidwell Street. The 1940 name section lists Esther Bentley at 429 Campbell Avenue, a widow. The 1940 name section lists Ron Bentley at 1031 Comox Street, a shoe repairer at J J Wood.

The 1940 name section lists A B Bentley at 337 Dunsmuir Street, retired. F E Bentley is listed at 265 East 12th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Frederick E Bentley there as the householder, a painter at Canadian Bakeries.

J Bentley is listed at 947 East 13th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Joseph Bentley there as the householder, a bricklayer, with Hannah Bentley, widow of J. H Bentley is listed at 1758 East 13th 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 Harry Bentley there as the householder, retired.

The 1940 name section lists Amy Bentley at 309 East Cordova Street, widow of R. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs E M Bentley at 2778 Eton Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Etta M Bentley there as the householder, widow of J H.

In 1940 the directory lists H D Bentley at 4634 Gothard Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Harry D Bentley there as the householder, proprietor of Carleton Night Patrol. In 1940 the directory lists W H Bentley at 5508 Granville Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists W Herbert Bentley there as the householder, retired.

In 1940 the directory lists J E Bentley at 3061 Graveley Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists James E Bentley there as the householder, a driver at Arrow Transfer. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs M Bentley, rooms to let, at 961 Hornby Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Mildred Bentley there as the householder, widow of G.

In 1940 the directory lists A A Bentley at 6575 Lime Street. The 1940 name section lists Arthur A Bentley there as the householder, a manager at J Phillips & Co, with John A Bentley, a clerk at Montreal Trust. In 1940 the directory lists L L G Bentley at 1402 McRae Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Leopold L G Bentley there as the householder, a vice-president and secretary at Pacific Veneer.

In 1940 the directory lists R B Bentley at 3924 Pine Crescent. The 1940 name section lists M Bentley at 30 Water Street. The 1940 name section lists Henry Bentley at 467 West 10th Avenue, retired. The 1940 name section lists Richard A Bentley at 1384 West 10th Avenue, a woodworker at Carleton S&D.

In 1940 the directory lists Mrs L H Bentley at 4465 West 10th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Louise H Bentley there as the householder, widow of W, with Doris L Bentley. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs H Bentley at 131 West 12th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Harriet Bentley there as the householder, widow of E G, with Agnes Bentley, a stenographer, Elsie Bentley, a saleswoman at Woodward's, and Phyllis Bentley, a stenographer.

The 1940 name section lists Olla M Bentley at 1405 West 12th Avenue, a nurse at the Shaughnessy Hospital Canadian Government. The 1940 name section lists George Bentley at 1616 West 12th Avenue, a meat market manager at Safeway Stores. In 1940 the directory lists E D Bentley at 4483 West 12th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Emerson D Bentley there as the householder, a carpenter.

The 1940 name section lists Albert T Bentley at 737 West 26th Avenue, a clerk at the BC Electric Railway. The 1940 name section lists Ashton Bentley at 1839 West 5th Avenue, a musician. In 1940 the directory lists P Bentley at 2536 West 6th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Percy Bentley there as the householder, proprietor of Dominion Photo Co, with Robert O Bentley, a student at UBC.

In 1940 the directory lists Mrs I M Bentley at 558 West 7th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Ida M Bentley there as the householder, widow of F H. In 1940 the directory lists A Bentley at 2134 West 8th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Arthur Bentley there as the householder, a bridge tender at the City of Vancouver.

In 1940 the directory lists F R Bentley at 517 West Broadway. The 1940 name section lists Frederick R Bentley there as the householder.

Today

947 East 13th, 309 East Cordova, 3061 Graveley, 6575 Lime, 3924 Pine Crescent, 737 West 26th and 2536 West 6th still have their buildings from before 1946, 309 East Cordova and 2536 West 6th on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 2778 Eton (1990), 4634 Gothard (1988), 1384 West 10th (1957), 1405 West 12th (1992), 4483 West 12th (2014) and 1839 West 5th (1983) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1856 Barclay, 1121 Bidwell, 429 Campbell, 1031 Comox, 337 Dunsmuir, 265 East 12th, 1758 East 13th, 5508 Granville, 961 Hornby, 1402 McRae, 30 Water, 467 West 10th, 4465 West 10th, 131 West 12th, 1616 West 12th, 558 West 7th, 2134 West 8th and 517 West Broadway, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).