The Brittons

The story, address by address

The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Grant Britton at 4265 Balkan Street as the householder, a motorman at the BC Electric Railway. Mrs A Britton is listed at 550 East 15th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Rev Anna Britton there as the householder, widow of W.

H Britton is listed at 3407 East 29th Avenue in 1940; 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 Harry Britton there as the householder, a machinist. Miss V K Britton is listed at 1206 Haro Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Vera K Britton there as the householder.

The 1940 name section lists Maurice Britton at 317 Homer Street. In 1940 the directory lists Miss M E Britton at 5597 Inverness Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Mary E Britton there as the householder.

In 1940 the directory lists A J Britton at 5605 Inverness Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Arthur J Britton there as the householder, with Hazel L Britton, Lawrence I Britton, a laborer at Burke Lumber, and Lillian M Britton, a packer at National Biscuit. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs V K Britton at 1716 Nelson Street. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Vera K Britton there as the householder, a nurse for J F Hill.

The 1940 name section lists William Britton at 952 Seymour Street, a bookkeeper. G A Britton is listed at 1729 Trafalgar Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists George A Britton there as the householder, a department manager, with Hedley Britton, a salesman at Ferguson & Hart.

Mrs F A Britton is listed at 1857 Venables Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Flora A Britton there as the householder, widow of F, with Frank H Britton, and Jack Britton, a helper at Famous Foods. A D Britton is listed at 5081 Wales Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Arthur D Britton there as the householder, a helper at the BC Electric Railway, with Jennie A Britton, a secretary at R S Plant.

A M Britton is listed at 4117 West 10th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Alex M Britton there as the householder, a superintendent at Swifts, with Patricia M Britton. The 1940 name section lists Sarah Britton at 3988 West 32nd Avenue, widow of E C.

In 1940 the directory lists J W Britton at 3895 West 36th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists John W Britton there as the householder, a salesman for Balfour Guthrie. The 1940 name section lists George A Britton at 2346 West 4th Avenue, proprietor of the Britton Radio Sales & Service.

E A Britton is listed at 3792 West 7th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Edward A Britton there as the householder, a branch manager at Sterling Food Market. The 1940 name section lists Albert L Britton at 940 West Pender Street, a longshoreman.

Today

4265 Balkan, 550 East 15th, 3407 East 29th, 1729 Trafalgar, 5081 Wales, 4117 West 10th and 3988 West 32nd still have their buildings from before 1946; 5597 Inverness (2012), 5605 Inverness (1987), 1857 Venables (1980) and 3895 West 36th (1997) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1206 Haro, 317 Homer, 1716 Nelson, 952 Seymour, 2346 West 4th, 3792 West 7th and 940 West Pender, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).