A family name on Charles Street, Grandview-Woodland, Strathcona and Hastings-Sunrise
The Browns
In the city directories 1940 · nine people at seven addresses
The directories print nine people named Brown at seven addresses in 1940, all on Charles 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
1472 Charles Street
Grandview-Woodland, 1940
- N Browne, a supervisor at Wells Ltd 1940
Next door in 1940: Van Trunk & Bag at 1424. The block, door by door
- 2
1743 Charles Street
Grandview-Woodland, 1940
- G L Brown, a salesman at Burleigh & Partners 1940
Next door in 1940: H A Moore at 1737 and F H Sankey at 1749. The block, door by door
- 3
1936 Charles Street
Grandview-Woodland, 1940
- Miss L B W Browne 1940
- Laurie B W Browne, a school teacher 1940
Next door in 1940: E Englund at 1928 and J C Anderson at 1938. The block, door by door
- 4
2257 Charles Street
Grandview-Woodland, 1940
- Mrs Jean C Brown, a clerk at the City of Vancouver 1940
Next door in 1940: A G Shaw at 2249 and D McPherson at 2275. The block, door by door
- 5
2527 Charles Street
Hastings-Sunrise, 1940
- R K Brown, a first aid man 1940
Next door in 1940: J Lister at 2517 and Mrs A Tartaglia at 2537. The block, door by door
- 6
2657 Charles Street
Hastings-Sunrise, 1940
- C H Brown, a warehouseman at M-W Ltd 1940
Next door in 1940: N J Heavenor at 2655 and R S Keays at 2659. The block, door by door
- 7
2706 Charles Street
Hastings-Sunrise, 1940
- J W Brown, a floor sander for F M Beatty 1940
- Jessie I Brown, a tailoress 1940
Next door in 1940: P P Hobbs at 2710. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for eight of the nine: a clerk, a first aid man, a floor sander, a salesman, a school teacher and a supervisor, among others. Two of them worked for Vancouver City.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Grandview-Woodland (4) and Hastings-Sunrise (3). 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 N Browne at 1472 Charles Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Norman Browne there as the householder, a supervisor at Wells Ltd. In 1940 the directory lists G L Brown at 1743 Charles Street. The 1940 name section lists George L Brown there as the householder, a salesman at Burleigh & Partners.
In 1940 the directory lists Miss L B W Browne at 1936 Charles 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 Laurie B W Browne there as the householder, a school teacher. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Jean C Brown at 2257 Charles Street, a clerk at the City of Vancouver.
In September 1921 R K Brown took out the permit to build a house at 2527 Charles Street. R K Brown is listed at 2527 Charles Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Robert K Brown there as the householder, a laborer at the City of Vancouver, with Robert K Brown Jr, a first aid man.
In August 1929 C H Brown took out the permit to build a house at 2657 Charles Street. C H Brown is listed at 2657 Charles Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Charles H Brown there as the householder, a warehouseman at M-W Ltd.
In August 1929 J Brown took out the permit to build a house at 2706 Charles Street. J W Brown is listed at 2706 Charles Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists James W Brown there as the householder, a floor sander for F M Beatty, with Jessie I Brown, a tailoress.
Today
1472 Charles, 1743 Charles, 1936 Charles, 2657 Charles and 2706 Charles still have their buildings from before 1946; 2527 Charles (1978) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 2257 Charles, so that building is probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 15 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Browne N1472 Charles, p. 28
- Browne Norman supvr Wells Ltd1472 Charles, p. 75
- Brown G L1743 Charles, p. 29
- Brown Geo L slsmn Burleigh & Partners1743 Charles, p. 73
- *Browne Miss L B W1936 Charles, p. 29
- Browne Laurie B W sch tchr Van City1936 Charles, p. 75
- Brown Mrs Jean C clk Van City2257 Charles, p. 73
- *Brown R K2527 Charles, p. 29
- Brown Robt K lab Van City2527 Charles, p. 74
- Brown Robt K Jr first aid mn2527 Charles, p. 74
- *Brown C H2657 Charles, p. 29
- Brown Chas H whsmn M-W Ltd2657 Charles, p. 72
- *Brown J W2706 Charles, p. 29
- Brown Jas W fl sander F M Beatty2706 Charles, p. 73
- Brown Jessie I tailoress2706 Charles, p. 73
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.