A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The Bremers
In the city directories 1940 · five people at four addresses
The directories print five people named Bremer at four addresses in 1940 in three 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 Bremers lived
- 1
1275 Barclay Street
West End, 1940
- Phyllis Bremmer 1940
- Victor Bremmer 1940
Next door in 1940: Miss B Therrien at 1273. The block, door by door
- 2
2055 East 34th Avenue
Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940
- O F Bremer, a cattle buyer 1940
Next door in 1940: A P Waterson at 2039 and T Wilkinson at 2061. The block, door by door
- 3
948 Jervis Street
West End, 1940
- Victor O Bremer, a helper at the Vancouver Hotel 1940
Next door in 1940: winchester apts at 960. The block, door by door
- 4
963 Richards Street
Downtown, 1940
- E Bremer, a helper at the Vancouver Hotel 1940
Next door in 1940: Miss M Grotte at 957 and C Earnshaw at 975. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for three of the five: a helper (2) and a cattle buyer. Two of them worked for Vancouver Hotel.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in West End (2), Downtown and Kensington-Cedar Cottage. 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 Phyllis Bremmer at 1275 Barclay Street, with Victor Bremmer. O F Bremer is listed at 2055 East 34th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Otto F Bremer there as the householder, a cattle buyer. The 1940 name section lists Victor O Bremer at 948 Jervis Street, a helper at the Vancouver Hotel.
The 1940 name section lists E Bremer at 963 Richards Street, a helper at the Vancouver Hotel.
Today
2055 East 34th (1986) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1275 Barclay, 948 Jervis and 963 Richards, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 6 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Bremmer Phyllis1275 Barclay, p. 64
- Bremmer Victor1275 Barclay, p. 64
- Bremer O F2055 East 34th, p. 249
- Bremer Otto F cattle buyer2055 East 34th, p. 64
- Bremer Victor O hlpr Van Hotel948 Jervis, p. 64
- Bremer E hlpr Van Hotel963 Richards, p. 64
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, name section, where each person's work is printed
The book of the Bremers
Every directory, as one book
The family book reads the Bremer name in each Vancouver directory we hold from 1901 to 1945: everyone printed under it at every address, their work from the name sections, who lived next door, and the page behind every line, to read here or save as a PDF to print or give.
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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.