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The Bertrands

In the city directories 1940 · eight people at seven addresses

The directories print eight people named Bertrand at seven addresses in 1940 in four of the city's neighbourhoods. 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 Bertrands 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

    1649 Davie Street

    West End, 1940

    • Clemence Bertrand 1940

    Next door in 1940: R Raisbeck at 1641 and Mrs M Rosbasky at 1659. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1779 East 13th Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • L L Bertrand, a police officer at the City of Vancouver 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs B R Jackson at 1775 and C E Miron at 1787. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    175 East Broadway

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • Alice Bertrand 1940

    Next door in 1940: Hux Lunch at 169. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    989 Thurlow Street

    West End, 1940

    • Mrs Marie Bertrand, a seamstress at the St Paul's Hospital 1940

    Next door in 1940: biltmore (the) at 955 and Foxx L beauty shop & at 991. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    136 West 12th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • W L Bertrand, of Exclusive Ambulance Service 1940

    Next door in 1940: A J Keith at 134 and E C Brigden at 138. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    3472 West 13th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • W Bertrand, retired 1940
    • Dora E Bertrand 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs C J Knight at 3458 and E M Gowe at 3482. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    2830 West 1st Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Roderick V Bertrand, a driver at Swan Bros 1940

    Next door in 1940: 4 listings at 2804 and E L Bakony at 2840. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for three of the eight: a driver, a police officer and a seamstress.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Kitsilano (2), Mount Pleasant (2), West End (2) and Kensington-Cedar Cottage. 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 Clemence Bertrand at 1649 Davie Street. L L Bertrand is listed at 1779 East 13th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Lawrence L Bertrand there as the householder, a police officer at the City of Vancouver. The 1940 name section lists Alice Bertrand at 175 East Broadway.

The 1940 name section lists Mrs Marie Bertrand at 989 Thurlow Street, a seamstress at the St Paul's Hospital. W L Bertrand is listed at 136 West 12th 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 William L Bertrand there as the householder, of Exclusive Ambulance Service.

W Bertrand is listed at 3472 West 13th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists William Bertrand there as the householder, retired, with Dora E Bertrand. The 1940 name section lists Roderick V Bertrand at 2830 West 1st Avenue, a driver at Swan Bros.

Today

175 East Broadway, 136 West 12th and 2830 West 1st still have their buildings from before 1946, 2830 West 1st on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 1779 East 13th (2016) and 3472 West 13th (2000) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1649 Davie and 989 Thurlow, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 11 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.