A family name on Barclay Street, West End
The Browns
In the city directories 1940 · eight people at eight addresses
The directories print eight people named Brown at eight addresses in 1940, all on Barclay 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 directories print the name on 254 other streets too, all listed on the Brown name's own page.
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Where the Browns lived
- 1
1225 Barclay Street
West End, 1940
- T D Browne, on active service 1940
Next door in 1940: selkirk annex at 1213 and Miss L M Davies at 1231. The block, door by door
- 2
1312 Barclay Street
West End, 1940
- C Gerald Browne, an accountant at Chess Bros 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs M M Anderson at 1320. The block, door by door
- 3
1320 Barclay Street
West End, 1940
- Mamie Brown, a saleswoman at Woodward's 1940
Next door in 1940: G J C Hodson at 1312 and W G Vernon at 1328. The block, door by door
- 4
1323 Barclay Street
West End, 1940
- Gordon Brown 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs E Cameron at 1325. The block, door by door
- 5
1348 Barclay Street
West End, 1940
- Ken H Brown, a salesman at the General Bus Exchange 1940
Next door in 1940: S N Bailey at 1340 and Miss S J Hazlette at 1356. The block, door by door
- 6
1356 Barclay Street
West End, 1940
- Charles Browne 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs M Angus at 1348 and T Costen at 1362. The block, door by door
- 7
1447 Barclay Street
West End, 1940
- Harold H Brown, retired 1940
Next door in 1940: Marlyn (The) at 1433 and G W Weeks at 1459. The block, door by door
- 8
1718 Barclay Street
West End, 1940
- J R Brown, rooms to let 1940
Next door in 1940: N Page at 1708 and J F Chubb at 1722. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for four of the eight: an accountant, an on active service, a salesman and a saleswoman.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in West End (8). 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 T D Browne at 1225 Barclay Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists T Don Browne there as the householder, on active service. The 1940 name section lists C Gerald Browne at 1312 Barclay Street, an accountant at Chess Bros. The 1940 name section lists Mamie Brown at 1320 Barclay Street, a saleswoman at Woodward's.
The 1940 name section lists Gordon Brown at 1323 Barclay Street. The 1940 name section lists Ken H Brown at 1348 Barclay Street, a salesman at the General Bus Exchange. The 1940 name section lists Charles Browne at 1356 Barclay Street. The 1940 name section lists Harold H Brown at 1447 Barclay Street, retired.
In 1940 the directory lists J R Brown, rooms to let, at 1718 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).
Today
1323 Barclay and 1447 Barclay still have their buildings from before 1946, 1447 Barclay on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 1225 Barclay (1989) and 1348 Barclay (1970) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1312 Barclay, 1320 Barclay, 1356 Barclay and 1718 Barclay, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 9 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Browne T D1225 Barclay, p. 8
- Browne T Don act serv1225 Barclay, p. 75
- Browne C Gerald acct Chess Bros1312 Barclay, p. 75
- Brown Mamie slswm Woodwards1320 Barclay, p. 74
- Brown Gordon1323 Barclay, p. 73
- Brown Ken H slsmn Genl Bus Exch1348 Barclay, p. 73
- Browne Chas1356 Barclay, p. 75
- Brown Harold H retired1447 Barclay, p. 73
- *Brown J R rooms1718 Barclay, p. 9
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
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Every directory, as one book
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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.