The Bremners

The story, address by address

In 1940 the directory lists J M Bremner at 1072 Barclay 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 M Bremner there as the householder, with Cath M Bremner, an elevator operator at the Dominion Bank Building, James S Bremner, a fire alarm operator at the City of Vancouver, and Mary S Bremner. In 1940 the directory lists B M Bremner, a manufacturers agent, at 554 Beatty Street.

Mrs F I Bremner is listed at 1182 East 13th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Florence I Bremner there as the householder. W G Bremner is listed at 1759 East 14th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists William G Bremner there as the householder, a musician.

R Bremner is listed at 219 East 38th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Robert Bremner there as the householder. The 1940 name section lists Don Bremner at 1039 East 41st Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Victor Bremner at 1730 East 5th Avenue, a porter at Canadian National Steamships.

F E A Bremner is listed at 880 East Georgia Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Frank E A Bremner there as the householder, a salesman. J G Bremner is listed at 2692 East Georgia Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists James G Bremner there as the householder, a salesman at Lewis Piano House, with Earle J Bremner, a student, and Isobel A Bremner, a checker at R Stevens Tri-Cleaning.

C Bremner, rooms to let, is listed at 1109 Haro Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Charles Bremner there as the householder, who kept rooms to let. The 1940 name section lists Helen Bremner at 1348 Robson Street.

In 1940 the directory lists J F Bremner at 4069 West 11th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists John F Bremner there as the householder, proprietor of Bremner & Co, with Alan Bremner, a student, and Thomas S Bremner, a student. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs B I Bremner at 227 West 18th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Blanche I Bremner there as the householder, widow of E P, with William A S Bremner, a bookkeeper for A E Burnett.

In 1940 the directory lists D A Bremner at 4428 West 6th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Daniel A Bremner there as the householder, a salesman at Clarke & Stuart, with Ken A Bremner, a salesman at Clarke & Stuart, and Moira C Bremner, a student at UBC.

Today

1182 East 13th, 219 East 38th, 1039 East 41st, 1730 East 5th, 880 East Georgia, 2692 East Georgia, 1348 Robson and 227 West 18th still have their buildings from before 1946, 880 East Georgia on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 554 Beatty (1983), 4069 West 11th (1996) and 4428 West 6th (1990) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1072 Barclay, 1759 East 14th and 1109 Haro, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).