A family name on Bute Street, West End and Downtown
The Browns
In the city directories 1940 · nine people at eight addresses
The directories print nine people named Brown at eight addresses in 1940, all on Bute 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
601 Bute Street
Downtown, 1940
- Mrs M Brown, widow of T J 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs D E Macnaughton at 647. The block, door by door
- 2
779 Bute Street
Downtown, 1940
- William Brown, a commissionaire 1940
Next door in 1940: 5 listings at 759 and reo (the) at 787. The block, door by door
- 3
884 Bute Street
West End, 1940
- John R Brown, a clerk at Shell Oil 1940
Next door in 1940: Bute Lodge at 836 and Mrs A Dann at 894. The block, door by door
- 4
958 Bute Street
West End, 1940
- Mrs O Brown, a saleswoman at Famous 1940
- S Brown, a conductor at the BC Electric Railway 1940
Next door in 1940: berkeley (the) at 990. The block, door by door
- 5
983 Bute Street
West End, 1940
- Mrs M Brown, widow of J T 1940
Next door in 1940: G A Robinson at 975 and Mrs F M Douglass at 989. The block, door by door
- 6
1086 Bute Street
West End, 1940
- Mrs L R Brown 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs E L Monkman at 1036. The block, door by door
- 7
1110 Bute Street
West End, 1940
- Brown (no first name printed) 1940
Next door in 1940: E Bergstrom at 1104 and Mrs H M Galbraith at 1116. The block, door by door
- 8
1162 Bute Street
West End, 1940
- W Chester Brown, an assistant accountant at Johnston National Storage 1940
Next door in 1940: H D Yeats at 1156 and capitola apts at 1170. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for five of the nine: an assistant accountant, a clerk, a commissionaire, a conductor and a saleswoman. Two are widows, listed under their own names.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in West End (6) and Downtown (2). 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 Mrs M Brown at 601 Bute Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Maud Brown there as the householder, widow of T J. The 1940 name section lists William Brown at 779 Bute Street, a commissionaire. The 1940 name section lists John R Brown at 884 Bute Street, a clerk at Shell Oil.
In 1940 the directory lists S Brown at 958 Bute Street. By 1940 it is Mrs O Brown. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Olive Brown there as the householder, a saleswoman at Famous, with Sam Brown, a conductor at the BC Electric Railway.
Mrs M Brown is listed at 983 Bute Street 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 Mary Brown there as the householder, widow of J T. Mrs L R Brown is listed at 1086 Bute Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Brown (no first name printed) at 1110 Bute Street.
The 1940 name section lists W Chester Brown at 1162 Bute Street, an assistant accountant at Johnston National Storage.
Today
601 Bute, 884 Bute, 958 Bute, 983 Bute, 1086 Bute and 1110 Bute still have their buildings from before 1946, 601 Bute, 884 Bute and 1110 Bute on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 1162 Bute (1967) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 779 Bute, so that building is probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 13 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Brown Mrs M601 Bute, p. 23
- Brown Maud wid T J601 Bute, p. 74
- Brown Wm commissionaire CC of C779 Bute, p. 75
- Brown John R clk Shell Oil884 Bute, p. 73
- Brown Mrs O958 Bute, p. 23
- Brown S958 Bute, p. 23
- Brown Mrs Olive slswm Famous958 Bute, p. 74
- Brown Sam cond BCER958 Bute, p. 74
- *Brown Mrs M983 Bute, p. 23
- Brown Mary wid J T983 Bute, p. 74
- Brown Mrs L R1086 Bute, p. 24
- Brown Mrs —1110 Bute, p. 71
- Brown W Chester asst acct Johnston Natl Stge1162 Bute, p. 74
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
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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.