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The Brocks

In the city directories 1940 · 20 people at twelve addresses

The directories print 20 people named Brock at twelve addresses in 1940 in eleven of the city's neighbourhoods. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family. The most under one roof: four Brocks at 955 West 8th in 1940.

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Where the Brocks lived

Each pin is on its own block, numbered as the households below. Three addresses aren't on today's map, so they have no pin. Today's land, parks, main roads and local areas: City of Vancouver Open Data (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).
  1. 1

    821 Broughton Street

    West End, 1940

    • David H Brock, a writer 1940

    Next door in 1940: F C Williams at 823. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    5897 Commercial Street

    Victoria-Fraserview, 1940

    • Brock (no first name printed), a housekeeper for W J Foss 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Tofts at 5889. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    732 East 10th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • R A Brock, a builder 1940

    Next door in 1940: J E Webber at 724 and J G Atkinson at 740. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    2558 East Pender Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • H S Brock, an utilityman at the National Harbours Board 1940
    • John A Brock, an elevator operator at Hotel Georgia 1940
    • McKay L Brock, a warehouseman 1940

    Next door in 1940: F A Macdonald at 2554 and B E Moore at 2564. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    1837 Hosmer Avenue

    Shaughnessy, 1940

    • F F Brock, a financial broker 1940
    • Jocelyn Brock 1940
  6. 6

    256 Vernon Drive

    Strathcona, 1940

    • E H Brock, a master mariner at Standard Towing 1940

    Next door in 1940: T Jacobson at 250 and R Ratcliffe at 262. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    2466 West 15th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Herbert Brock 1940

    Next door in 1940: E J Ahrens at 2446 and H L Mullett at 2476. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    3727 West 20th Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • G H Brock 1940
    • Halley G Brock, a warehouseman at Brade Storage 1940
    • Lucy A M Brock, a school teacher 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs L S Moore at 3715 and J D McConnell at 3737. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    3737 West 20th Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • Myrtle V Brock, a druggist at Braemar Pharmacy 1940

    Next door in 1940: G H Brock at 3727 and W Jenkinson at 3749. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    1571 West 64th Avenue

    Marpole, 1940

    • J G Brock, a driver at Diethers 1940

    Next door in 1940: C H Coles at 1553 and W A Bean at 1589. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    955 West 8th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • W H Brock, a carpenter 1940
    • Dale Brock, a salesman 1940
    • Doug Brock, a chemical 1940
    • Roy Brock 1940

    Next door in 1940: G H Pero at 947 and K Mitsui at 963. The block, door by door

  12. 12

    675 West Hastings Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • F F Brock, a financial broker 1940

    Next door in 1940: P Miller at 623 and Bank Royal at 685. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for 15 of the 20: a warehouseman (2), a builder, a carpenter, a chemical, a driver and a druggist, among others.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Dunbar-Southlands (2), Downtown, Fairview, Hastings-Sunrise, Kitsilano, Marpole, Mount Pleasant, Shaughnessy, Strathcona, Victoria-Fraserview 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 David H Brock at 821 Broughton Street, a writer. The 1940 name section lists Brock (no first name printed) at 5897 Commercial Street, a housekeeper for W J Foss. In 1940 the directory lists R A Brock at 732 East 10th 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 Rantford A Brock there as the householder, a builder.

In 1940 the directory lists H S Brock at 2558 East Pender Street. The 1940 name section lists Harry S Brock there as the householder, an utilityman at the National Harbours Board, with John A Brock, an elevator operator at Hotel Georgia, and McKay L Brock, a warehouseman. In 1940 the directory lists F F Brock at 1837 Hosmer Avenue. The 1940 name section lists F Freer Brock there as the householder, a financial broker, with Jocelyn Brock.

In 1940 the directory lists E H Brock at 256 Vernon Drive. The 1940 name section lists Earl H Brock there as the householder, a master mariner at Standard Towing. The 1940 name section lists Herbert Brock at 2466 West 15th Avenue.

G H Brock is listed at 3727 West 20th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Gordon H Brock there as the householder, with Halley G Brock, a warehouseman at Brade Storage, and Lucy A M Brock, a school teacher. The 1940 name section lists Myrtle V Brock at 3737 West 20th Avenue, a druggist at Braemar Pharmacy.

In 1940 the directory lists J G Brock at 1571 West 64th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Jack G Brock there as the householder, a driver at Diethers. In 1940 the directory lists W H Brock at 955 West 8th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Warden H Brock there, a carpenter, with Dale Brock, a salesman, Doug Brock, a chemical, and Roy Brock.

In 1940 the directory lists F F Brock, a financial broker, at 675 West Hastings Street.

Today

5897 Commercial, 732 East 10th, 1837 Hosmer, 2466 West 15th, 3727 West 20th, 3737 West 20th and 675 West Hastings still have their buildings from before 1946; 2558 East Pender (2004) and 1571 West 64th (1970) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 821 Broughton, 256 Vernon Drive and 955 West 8th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 27 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
1940

British Columbia and Yukon Directory, name section, where each person's work is printed

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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.