The Brays

The story, address by address

In 1940 the directory lists W H N Bray at 116 East 16th 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, where each person's work is printed, lists William H N Bray there as the householder, a secretary at the Amalgamated Building Workers of Canadian (Union No 2). In 1940 the directory lists F R Bray at 135 East 16th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Frederick R Bray there as the householder, a miner.

In 1940 the directory lists G W Bray at 2730 East 16th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists George W Bray there as the householder, a clerk at the BC Electric Railway, with Molly Bray. In 1940 the directory lists W A Bray at 1927 East 59th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists William A Bray there as the householder, retired.

The 1940 name section lists Percy C Bray at 1365 East Georgia Street. The 1940 name section lists May Bray at 3590 Heather Street, a clerk at Monarch Furniture. The 1940 name section lists Byron G Bray at 1480 Howe Street, with Leona L Bray. The 1940 name section lists Nellie Bray at 4514 Langara Avenue, a saleswoman.

In 1940 the directory lists J Bray, an upholsterer, at 2727 Parker Street; those lines are marked * too. The 1940 name section lists George A Bray there, an upholsterer for J Bray, with William J Bray, an upholsterer for J Bray. In 1940 the directory lists E G Bray at 4015 Victoria Drive. The 1940 name section lists Ernest G Bray there as the householder, proprietor of Avenue Grocery, with G Bray, a radio & refrigeration inspector at T Eaton Co, and William H Bray, a salesman at the B-K Mill.

The 1940 name section lists F St C John Bray at 3565 West 13th Avenue, retired. The 1940 name section lists Francis S Bray at 2365 West 8th Avenue, a printer. In 1940 the directory lists H R Bray, a barrister, at 1314 West Hastings Street.

T Bray is listed at 1719 Yew Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Thomas Bray there as the householder, a caretaker at the Norman Apartments.

Today

4514 Langara, 2727 Parker, 4015 Victoria Drive, 3565 West 13th, 2365 West 8th and 1719 Yew still have their buildings from before 1946; 116 East 16th (1960), 3590 Heather (1984) and 1480 Howe (2020) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 135 East 16th, 2730 East 16th, 1927 East 59th, 1365 East Georgia and 1314 West Hastings, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).