A family name on Adanac Street, Hastings-Sunrise, Strathcona and Grandview-Woodland
The Browns
In the city directories 1940 · nine people at six addresses
The directories print nine people named Brown at six addresses in 1940, all on Adanac Street, with the close spelling Browne. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family. The most under one roof: three Browns at 3371 Adanac in 1940. The directories print the name on 254 other streets too, all listed on the Brown name's own page.
Reserve this family's book, freeThe name in every directory we hold from 1901 to 1945, at every address, each line with its page, to read here or save as a PDF. About $29 when orders open.
Where the Browns lived
- 1
1228 Adanac Street
Strathcona, 1940
- C B Brown, a carpenter 1940
- James N Brown, a driver 1940
Next door in 1940: C Parker at 1224. The block, door by door
- 2
1620 Adanac Street
Grandview-Woodland, 1940
- A Brown, a maintenanceman at Restmore 1940
Next door in 1940: W R Rutledge at 1608 and J Orlandi at 1630. The block, door by door
- 3
1851 Adanac Street
Grandview-Woodland, 1940
- S V Brown, a serviceman at Murray's 1940
Next door in 1940: A Virag at 1845 and Mrs F L Perris at 1857. The block, door by door
- 4
2130 Adanac Street
Grandview-Woodland, 1940
- R B Brown, a watchman at BC Marine 1940
Next door in 1940: A MacVicar at 2122 and W Buchan at 2136. The block, door by door
- 5
3343 Adanac Street
Hastings-Sunrise, 1940
- J Brown, a mechanic 1940
Next door in 1940: A Noble at 3323. The block, door by door
- 6
3371 Adanac Street
Hastings-Sunrise, 1940
- G H Brown, an apprentice at Trayling & Waters 1940
- Florabel M Brown, a waitress at Chanticleer Lunch 1940
- Queenie I Brown, a waitress 1940
Next door in 1940: E Nesdale at 3363. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for all nine: a waitress (2), an apprentice, a carpenter, a driver, a maintenanceman and a mechanic, among others.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Grandview-Woodland (3), Hastings-Sunrise (2) and Strathcona. 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
In 1940 the directory lists C B Brown at 1228 Adanac Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Charles B Brown there as the householder, a carpenter, with James N Brown, a driver. In 1940 the directory lists A Brown at 1620 Adanac Street. The 1940 name section lists Arthur Brown there as the householder, a maintenanceman at Restmore.
In 1940 the directory lists S V Brown at 1851 Adanac Street. The 1940 name section lists Stan V Brown there as the householder, a serviceman at Murray's. In 1940 the directory lists R B Brown at 2130 Adanac Street. The 1940 name section lists Robert B Brown there as the householder, a watchman at BC Marine.
In 1940 the directory lists J Brown at 3343 Adanac 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 lists John Brown there as the householder, a mechanic. In 1940 the directory lists G H Brown at 3371 Adanac Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists George H Brown there as the householder, a waiter, with George H Brown Jr, an apprentice at Trayling & Waters, Florabel M Brown, a waitress at Chanticleer Lunch, and Queenie I Brown, a waitress.
Today
1620 Adanac and 1851 Adanac still have their buildings from before 1946; 2130 Adanac (1992) and 3343 Adanac (1997) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1228 Adanac, so that building is probably gone (inferred); for 3371 Adanac, its page says what we could and couldn't match to today's buildings.
Every line as printed
All 16 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Brown C B1228 Adanac, p. 1
- Brown Chas B carp1228 Adanac, p. 72
- Brown Jas N drvr1228 Adanac, p. 73
- Brown A1620 Adanac, p. 2
- Brown Arth maintenancemn Restmore1620 Adanac, p. 72
- Brown S V1851 Adanac, p. 2
- Brown Stan V servmn Murray's1851 Adanac, p. 74
- Brown R B2130 Adanac, p. 2
- Brown Robt B wtchmn BC Marine2130 Adanac, p. 74
- *Brown J3343 Adanac, p. 2
- Brown John mech3343 Adanac, p. 73
- *Brown G H3371 Adanac, p. 2
- Brown Florabel M waitress Chanticleer Lunch3371 Adanac, p. 72
- Brown Geo H waiter3371 Adanac, p. 73
- Brown Geo H Jr appr Trayling & Waters3371 Adanac, p. 73
- Brown Queenie I waitress3371 Adanac, p. 74
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
The book of the Browns
Every directory, as one book
The family book reads the Brown 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.
We're opening orders soon. Join the list to be first in line; we expect about $29 a family.
Another name, or a house
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.