A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The Breitenbaches
In the city directories 1940 · four people at three addresses
The directories print four people named Breitenbach at three addresses in 1940 in two 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 Breitenbaches lived
- 1
4976 Dunbar Street
Dunbar-Southlands, 1940
- J Breitenbach, a fisherman 1940
Next door in 1940: O T Wyatt at 4958. The block, door by door
- 2
1963 East 7th Avenue
Grandview-Woodland, 1940
- J F Breitenbach, who worked for Simmons 1940
- Lawrence A Breitenbach, a helper at Simmons 1940
Next door in 1940: S E Berry at 1957 and W Dorland at 1969. The block, door by door
- 3
2201 East 7th Avenue
Grandview-Woodland, 1940
- John A Breitenbach, a laborer at Simmons 1940
Next door in 1940: E Burney at 2205. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for all four: an employee, a fisherman, a helper and a laborer. Three of them worked for Simmons.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Grandview-Woodland (2) and Dunbar-Southlands. 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 J Breitenbach at 4976 Dunbar 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 James Breitenbach there as the householder, a fisherman. In 1940 the directory lists J F Breitenbach at 1963 East 7th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Joseph F Breitenbach there as the householder, who worked for Simmons, with Lawrence A Breitenbach, a helper at Simmons.
The 1940 name section lists John A Breitenbach at 2201 East 7th Avenue, a laborer at Simmons.
Today
1963 East 7th still has its building from before 1946, dated 1912 by the City's record; 4976 Dunbar (2004) and 2201 East 7th (1965) have newer buildings, by the City's record.
Every line as printed
All 6 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- *Breitenbach J4976 Dunbar, p. 45
- Breitenbach Jas fshrmn4976 Dunbar, p. 64
- Breitenbach J F1963 East 7th, p. 190
- Breitenbach Jos F emp Simmons1963 East 7th, p. 64
- Breitenbach Lawrence A hlpr Simmons1963 East 7th, p. 64
- Breitenbach John A lab Simmons2201 East 7th, p. 64
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.