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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Binnses

In the city directories 1940 · ten people at nine addresses

The directories print ten people named Binns at nine addresses in 1940 in seven 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 Binnses 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

    1534 Comox Street

    West End, 1940

    • Leonard Binns, an apprentice for Mitchell Foley 1940

    Next door in 1940: E W Graham at 1528 and “Rooms” at 1546. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    2570 Dundas Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • Nancy Binns, widow of L 1940

    Next door in 1940: D S McLeod at 2566 and J P Stewart at 2576. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    528 East 27th Avenue

    Riley Park, 1940

    • F G Binns, a woodworker 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs V A Hagberg at 536. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    807 Helmcken Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Mrs A D Binns, widow of G A 1940
    • Alfred M Binns, who ran a garage 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs N Knights at 801 and Mrs M S O'Fallon at 809. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    1058 Howe Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • A M Binns, a garage 1940

    Next door in 1940: W Squire at 1050 and G A Johnson at 1060. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    4658 Sophia Street

    Riley Park, 1940

    • C Binns, a collector at Peoples Credit Jewellers 1940

    Next door in 1940: W Taylor at 4642. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    4663 West 11th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • A Binns, of Trimbleten Bakery 1940

    Next door in 1940: R H Payne at 4659 and F B Lyle at 4669. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    2904 West 32nd Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • Cecil A Binns, on active service 1940

    Next door in 1940: E Ives at 2912. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    6744 Yew Street

    Kerrisdale, 1940

    • G B Binns, an agent for London Life 1940

    Next door in 1940: E Vale at 6720. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for six of the ten: an agent, an apprentice, a collector, a garage railwayman, an on active service and a woodworker. Two are widows, listed under their own names.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Downtown (2), Riley Park (2), Dunbar-Southlands, Hastings-Sunrise, Kerrisdale, West End 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 Leonard Binns at 1534 Comox Street, an apprentice for Mitchell Foley. The 1940 name section lists Nancy Binns at 2570 Dundas Street, widow of L. In 1940 the directory lists F G Binns at 528 East 27th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Frederick G Binns there as the householder, a woodworker.

In 1940 the directory lists Mrs A D Binns at 807 Helmcken Street. The 1940 name section lists Annie D Binns there as the householder, widow of G A, with Alfred M Binns, who ran a garage. In 1940 the directory lists A M Binns, a garage, at 1058 Howe Street.

C Binns is listed at 4658 Sophia Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Charles Binns there as the householder, a collector at Peoples Credit Jewellers. A Binns is listed at 4663 West 11th 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 Arthur Binns there as the householder, of Trimbleten Bakery.

The 1940 name section lists Cecil A Binns at 2904 West 32nd Avenue, on active service. In 1940 the directory lists G B Binns at 6744 Yew Street. The 1940 name section lists George B Binns there as the householder, an agent for London Life.

Today

2570 Dundas, 4658 Sophia and 6744 Yew still have their buildings from before 1946; 528 East 27th (2021) and 4663 West 11th (1993) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1534 Comox, 807 Helmcken, 1058 Howe and 2904 West 32nd, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 15 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.