A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The Breretons
In the city directories 1940 · eight people at seven addresses
The directories print eight people named Brereton at seven 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 Breretons lived
- 1
3630 Cameron Avenue
Kitsilano, 1940
- Stan Brereton, an ironworker 1940
Next door in 1940: J Nixon at 3624 and C Eyre at 3636. The block, door by door
- 2
1160 Comox Street
West End, 1940
- Mrs Harriett Brereton, a telephone operator at Spencer's 1940
Next door in 1940: braemar lodge at 1154 and J Cameron at 1164. The block, door by door
- 3
2659 East 7th Avenue
Hastings-Sunrise, 1940
- W E Brereton, a fireman at the City of Vancouver 1940
Next door in 1940: L D Hughes at 2651 and J Andrew at 2663. The block, door by door
- 4
3040 Granville Street
Fairview, 1940
- A H Brereton, a clerk at the City of Vancouver 1940
- Mrs Prudence C Brereton, proprietor of Mayflower Delicatessen 1940
Next door in 1940: Band Box (The) at 3036 and Quality Clnrs & Tailors at 3066. The block, door by door
- 5
2503 McGill Street
Hastings-Sunrise, 1940
- S P Brereton 1940
Next door in 1940: P B McHallam at 2509. The block, door by door
- 6
3609 McGill Street
Hastings-Sunrise, 1940
- A Brereton, a clerk at the City of Vancouver 1940
Next door in 1940: R Lang at 3635. The block, door by door
- 7
4043 West 20th Avenue
Dunbar-Southlands, 1940
- A E Brereton, a fireman at the City of Vancouver 1940
Next door in 1940: F Faulkes at 4037 and C C Baxter at 4047. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for seven of the eight: a clerk (2), a fireman (2), an ironworker, a proprietor and a telephone operator. Four of them worked for Vancouver City.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Hastings-Sunrise (3), Dunbar-Southlands, Fairview, Kitsilano 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
The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Stan Brereton at 3630 Cameron Avenue, an ironworker. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Harriett Brereton at 1160 Comox Street, a telephone operator at Spencer's. In 1940 the directory lists W E Brereton at 2659 East 7th 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 lists William E Brereton there as the householder, a fireman at the City of Vancouver.
In 1940 the directory lists A H Brereton at 3040 Granville Street. The 1940 name section lists Albert H Brereton there as the householder, a clerk at the City of Vancouver, with Mrs Prudence C Brereton, proprietor of Mayflower Delicatessen. In 1940 the directory lists S P Brereton at 2503 McGill Street. The 1940 name section lists Stan P Brereton there as the householder.
In 1940 the directory lists A Brereton at 3609 McGill Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Alfred Brereton there as the householder, a clerk at the City of Vancouver, with A Dorothy Brereton, a stenographer. In 1940 the directory lists A E Brereton at 4043 West 20th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Albert E Brereton there as the householder, a fireman at the City of Vancouver.
Today
1160 Comox and 2659 East 7th still have their buildings from before 1946, 1160 Comox on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 3609 McGill (2006) and 4043 West 20th (2008) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 3630 Cameron, 3040 Granville and 2503 McGill, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 14 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Brereton Stan ironwkr3630 Cameron, p. 64
- Brereton Mrs Harriett tel opr Spencers1160 Comox, p. 64
- *Brereton W E2659 East 7th, p. 190
- Brereton Wm E firmn Van City2659 East 7th, p. 64
- Brereton A H3040 Granville, p. 68
- Brereton Albt H clk Van City3040 Granville, p. 64
- Brereton Mrs Prudence C prop Mayflower Delctsn3040 Granville, p. 64
- Brereton S P2503 McGill, p. 105
- Brereton Stan P2503 McGill, p. 64
- *Brereton A3609 McGill, p. 105
- Brereton A Dorothy sten3609 McGill, p. 64
- Brereton Alfd clk Van City3609 McGill, p. 64
- *Brereton A E4043 West 20th, p. 231
- Brereton Albt E firmn Van City4043 West 20th, p. 64
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, name section, where each person's work is printed
The book of the Breretons
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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.