A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The Berrys
In the city directories 1940 · 56 addresses on 49 streets
The directories print the Berry name at 56 addresses on 49 streets in 1940, in 20 of the city's neighbourhoods. At that many addresses it is many families, not one, so each street has its own page: the people we can follow there by first name and initials, and every line as printed.
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Where the Berrys lived
- West End10 addresses
- Fairview5 addresses
- Kitsilano5 addresses
- West Point Grey5 addresses
- Downtown4 addresses
- Dunbar-Southlands3 addresses
- Grandview-Woodland3 addresses
- Kerrisdale3 addresses
- Arbutus Ridge2 addresses
- Hastings-Sunrise2 addresses
- Mount Pleasant2 addresses
- Riley Park2 addresses
- Sunset2 addresses
- Victoria-Fraserview2 addresses
- Kensington-Cedar Cottage1 address
- Marpole1 address
- Renfrew-Collingwood1 address
- Shaughnessy1 address
- South Cambie1 address
- Strathcona1 address
Where the name was printed
The twelve streets with the most addresses first; tap one for its story and the record.
- 1West 13th AvenueThree addresses in Fairview and West Point Grey; three people: F Berry, C L Berry and J H Berry1940
- 2Barclay StreetTwo addresses in West End; two people: Ann B Berry and Berry1940
- 3East 44th AvenueTwo addresses in Victoria-Fraserview; three people: A Berry, R Berry and Kathleen Berry1940
- 4Nelson StreetTwo addresses in West End; two people: Lionel G Berry and William Berry1940
- 5West 11th AvenueTwo addresses in Mount Pleasant and West Point Grey; two people: O P Berry and J C Berry1940
- 6West 12th AvenueTwo addresses in Fairview and West Point Grey; two people: Eric W Berry and Laurence Berry1940
- 7Adanac StreetOne address in Hastings-Sunrise; two people: J M Berry and John P Berry1940
- 8Alberni StreetOne address in West End; one person: G S Berry1940
- 9Alexander StreetOne address in Strathcona; one person: Alex Berry1940
- 10Angus DriveOne address in Shaughnessy; one person: R Berry1940
- 11Bute StreetOne address in West End; one person: C Berry1940
- 12Cambie StreetOne address in Downtown; one person: R G Berry1940
37 more streets, by name: Charles Street (1), East 22nd Avenue (1), East 23rd Avenue (1), East 45th Avenue (1), East 47th Avenue (1), East 7th Avenue (1), Haro Street (1), Hornby Street (1), Kings Avenue (1), Larch Street (1), Marguerite Street (1), Napier Street (1), Nicola Street (1), Ontario Street (1), Pendrell Street (1), Robson Street (1), Spruce Street (1), Thurlow Street (1), Turner Street (1), Vine Street (1), Water Street (1), West 10th Avenue (1), West 14th Avenue (1), West 1st Avenue (1), West 26th Avenue (1), West 34th Avenue (1), West 36th Avenue (1), West 37th Avenue (1), West 38th Avenue (1), West 43rd Avenue (1), West 49th Avenue (1), West 4th Avenue (1), West 63rd Avenue (1), West 6th Avenue (1), West 7th Avenue (1), West 9th Avenue (1), West Broadway (1).
Today
By the City's record, of the 56 addresses, 23 still have their buildings from before 1946, 16 have newer buildings and the City no longer lists 17; each street's page names them.
The book of the Berrys
Every directory, as one book
The family book reads the Berry 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 (Vancouver Public Library, BC City Directories). Names are shown through 1945, as printed. Close spellings are grouped, as on the house pages; one name can be many families, and we join lines only where the first names or initials agree. More family names under B. Want a name removed? Tell us.