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The Bertrams

In the city directories 1940 · 17 people at twelve addresses

The directories print 17 people named Bertram at twelve addresses in 1940 in eight of the city's neighbourhoods. 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 Bertrams at 1761 West 7th in 1940.

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Where the Bertrams lived

Each pin is on its own block, numbered as the households below. Today's land, parks, main roads and local areas: City of Vancouver Open Data (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).
  1. 1

    4711 Dumfries Street

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • Esther Bertram, widow of G 1940

    Next door in 1940: T Fletcher at 4741. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    2026 Dunbar Street

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • A N Bertram, a trainer at the Grandview Athletic Club 1940

    Next door in 1940: N J Moncrieff at 2024 and Mrs M G Thompson at 2032. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1742 East 12th Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • William R Bertram, a salesman 1940

    Next door in 1940: D Guy at 1736. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    2674 East 19th Avenue

    Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940

    • W Bertram, a helper at the Milbourne Dickson Foundry 1940

    Next door in 1940: G Lipkowski at 2638. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    4880 Fraser Street

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • W N Bertram, in monuments 1940

    Next door in 1940: G A Smith at 4840 and S C Hamon at 4894. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    543 Granville Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • W E Bertram, a manufacturers agent 1940

    Next door in 1940: Leather Gds Burns at 541 and L C Fraser at 545. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    3179 Point Grey Road

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • W E Bertram, a manufacturers agent 1940

    Next door in 1940: W Hinden at 3175 and K Whitaker at 3181. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    2715 Trinity Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • Margaret Bertram, a housekeeper for Mrs L S Graves 1940

    Next door in 1940: W Hart at 2711 and H Willingham at 2747. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    4237 West 14th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • Mrs E M Bertram, widow of J M 1940
    • Frank Bertram, a student 1940

    Next door in 1940: D E Brandt at 4233 and T Killin at 4243. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    185 West 23rd Avenue

    Riley Park, 1940

    • W N Bertram, in monuments 1940
    • Joseph A Bertram, a stone cutter for W N Bertram 1940

    Next door in 1940: R McK Henderson at 179 and S E Johnston at 191. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    3327 West 6th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Margaret B Bertram 1940

    Next door in 1940: S A Denby at 3321 and J W J Trewe at 3333. The block, door by door

  12. 12

    1761 West 7th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • G G Bertram, a driver at Peerless Laundry 1940
    • Edna M Bertram, a clerk at the Vancouver General Hospital 1940
    • Harvey J Bertram, a driver 1940
    • Lena W Bertram, a laundress at the Vancouver General Hospital 1940

    Next door in 1940: W A Charles at 1757 and W Fayad at 1763. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for eleven of the 17: a driver (2), a clerk, a helper, a housekeeper, a laundress and a manufacturers agent, among others. Two of them worked for Vancouver General Hospital. Two are widows, listed under their own names.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Kensington-Cedar Cottage (3), Kitsilano (3), Downtown, Fairview, Hastings-Sunrise, Renfrew-Collingwood, Riley Park 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

The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Esther Bertram at 4711 Dumfries Street, widow of G. A N Bertram is listed at 2026 Dunbar Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Arnold N Bertram there as the householder, a trainer at the Grandview Athletic Club. The 1940 name section lists William R Bertram at 1742 East 12th Avenue, a salesman.

In 1940 the directory lists W Bertram at 2674 East 19th 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 William Bertram there as the householder, a moulder at the Milbourne Dickson Foundry, with William Bertram Jr, a helper at the Milbourne Dickson Foundry. In 1940 the directory lists W N Bertram, in monuments, at 4880 Fraser Street. W E Bertram, a manufacturers agent, is listed at 543 Granville Street in 1940.

In 1940 the directory lists W E Bertram at 3179 Point Grey Road. The 1940 name section lists Wesley E Bertram there as the householder, a manufacturers agent. The 1940 name section lists Margaret Bertram at 2715 Trinity Street, a housekeeper for Mrs L S Graves.

Mrs E M Bertram is listed at 4237 West 14th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Edith M Bertram there as the householder, widow of J M, with Frank Bertram, a student. W N Bertram is listed at 185 West 23rd Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists William N Bertram there as the householder, in monuments, with Joseph A Bertram, a stone cutter for W N Bertram.

The 1940 name section lists Margaret B Bertram at 3327 West 6th Avenue. In 1940 the directory lists G G Bertram at 1761 West 7th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists George G Bertram there as the householder, a driver at Peerless Laundry, with Edna M Bertram, a clerk at the Vancouver General Hospital, Harvey J Bertram, a driver, and Lena W Bertram, a laundress at the Vancouver General Hospital.

Today

1742 East 12th, 2715 Trinity, 4237 West 14th, 185 West 23rd and 3327 West 6th still have their buildings from before 1946, 3327 West 6th on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 4711 Dumfries (1964), 2674 East 19th (2016), 4880 Fraser (1995) and 543 Granville (1995) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 2026 Dunbar, 3179 Point Grey Road and 1761 West 7th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

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, name section, where each person's work is printed

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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.