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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Boyntons

In the city directories 1940 · six people at five addresses

The directories print six people named Boynton at five addresses in 1940 in five 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 Boyntons 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

    5651 Earles Street

    Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940

    • Mrs A Boynton, widow of R G 1940
    • Madeline E Boynton, a stenographer at Powell & Russell 1940
  2. 2

    1721 Franklin Street

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • H Boynton, a janitor at Burns & Co 1940

    Next door in 1940: Franklin Grocery at 1719 and J Smith at 1723. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    4195 Fraser Street

    Riley Park, 1940

    • E Boynton, a laborer 1940

    Next door in 1940: Beauty Salon Coronation at 4135 and G Dreyer at 4197. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1901 Pendrell Street

    West End, 1940

    • Frank J Boynton, a salesman 1940

    Next door in 1940: R Hopkins at 1915. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    1125 West Hastings Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • William Boynton, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: Conway Club at 1121 and Export Sales Co Ltd at 1127. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for four of the six: a janitor, a laborer, a salesman and a stenographer. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Downtown, Grandview-Woodland, Renfrew-Collingwood, Riley Park 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

In 1940 the directory lists Mrs A Boynton at 5651 Earles Street; 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, where each person's work is printed, lists Annie Boynton there as the householder, widow of R G, with Madeline E Boynton, a stenographer at Powell & Russell. In 1940 the directory lists H Boynton at 1721 Franklin Street. The 1940 name section lists Harry Boynton there as the householder, a janitor at Burns & Co.

In 1940 the directory lists E Boynton at 4195 Fraser Street. The 1940 name section lists Edward Boynton there as the householder, a laborer. The 1940 name section lists Frank J Boynton at 1901 Pendrell Street, a salesman. The 1940 name section lists William Boynton at 1125 West Hastings Street, retired.

Today

5651 Earles (2019) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1721 Franklin, 4195 Fraser, 1901 Pendrell and 1125 West Hastings, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 9 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
1940

British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section

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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.