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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Blundells

In the city directories 1940 · 16 people at nine addresses

The directories print 16 people named Blundell 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. The most under one roof: four Blundells at 729 West 17th in 1940.

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Where the Blundells 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

    445 Abbott Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • William Blundell, a laborer at Greater Vancouver Water District 1940

    Next door in 1940: Lotus Conf at 443. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1357 Barclay Street

    West End, 1940

    • Miss O Blundell 1940
    • Olma Blundell 1940
  3. 3

    1550 Charles Street

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • Mrs F J R Blundell, widow of H 1940
    • Dorothy K Blundell, a packer for W H Malkin 1940

    Next door in 1940: J A MacFarlan at 1542 and F C Perry at 1552. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1350 East 10th Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • Robert Blundell, proprietor of Modernistic Studios 1940

    Next door in 1940: W E Irwin at 1342 and Mrs J Laycock at 1356. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    2144 East 3rd Avenue

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • B H Blundell, a jeweller at Trayling & Waters 1940
    • M June Blundell, who worked for Trayling & Waters 1940

    Next door in 1940: R A Chute at 2134 and T J Barter at 2150. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    3019 West 14th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • J Blundell 1940
    • Doug Blundell, a mechanic 1940

    Next door in 1940: G Purdy at 3011 and S C Buchanan at 3029. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    729 West 17th Avenue

    South Cambie, 1940

    • G E Blundell, a bus manager at the First Aid Attendants Association 1940
    • Dorothy Blundell 1940
    • Marjorie O Blundell, a nurse at the Vancouver General Hospital 1940
    • Maurice Blundell, a machinist 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs M Fraser at 727 and J J Poke at 731. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    2986 West 34th Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • E Blundell, a clerk 1940

    Next door in 1940: A Sinclair at 2978 and J Barclay at 2998. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    1140 West Pender Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • F P Blundell 1940

    Next door in 1940: W J Clouse at 1132 and E Lipsett at 1166. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for ten of the 16: a bus manager, a clerk, an employee, a jeweller, a laborer and a machinist, among others. Two of them worked for Trayling & Waters. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Downtown (2), Grandview-Woodland (2), Dunbar-Southlands, Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Kitsilano, South Cambie and West End. 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 William Blundell at 445 Abbott Street, a laborer at Greater Vancouver Water District. Miss O Blundell is listed at 1357 Barclay Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Olma Blundell there as the householder.

Mrs F J R Blundell is listed at 1550 Charles Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Florence J R Blundell there as the householder, widow of H, with Dorothy K Blundell, a packer for W H Malkin. The 1940 name section lists Robert Blundell at 1350 East 10th Avenue, proprietor of Modernistic Studios.

In 1940 the directory lists B H Blundell at 2144 East 3rd Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Bertram H Blundell there as the householder, a jeweller at Trayling & Waters, with M June Blundell, who worked for Trayling & Waters. In 1940 the directory lists J Blundell at 3019 West 14th 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 Joseph Blundell there as the householder, with Doug Blundell, a mechanic.

In 1940 the directory lists G E Blundell at 729 West 17th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists George E Blundell there as the householder, a bus manager at the First Aid Attendants Association, with Dorothy Blundell, Marjorie O Blundell, a nurse at the Vancouver General Hospital, and Maurice Blundell, a machinist. In 1940 the directory lists E Blundell at 2986 West 34th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Edmund Blundell there as the householder, a clerk.

The 1940 name section lists F P Blundell at 1140 West Pender Street.

Today

1357 Barclay, 1350 East 10th, 2144 East 3rd and 729 West 17th still have their buildings from before 1946; 3019 West 14th (2008), 2986 West 34th (2002) and 1140 West Pender (1984) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 445 Abbott and 1550 Charles, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 21 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.