A family name on East 24th Avenue, Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Riley Park and Renfrew-Collingwood
The Browns
In the city directories 1940 · three people at three addresses
The directories print three people named Brown at three addresses in 1940, all on East 24th Avenue, 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
2257 East 24th Avenue
Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940
- Mrs M Brown, widow of C F 1940
Next door in 1940: T R Smith at 2249 and A P Ashton at 2267. The block, door by door
- 2
2731 East 24th Avenue
Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940
- W Brown, retired 1940
Next door in 1940: H F Frizell at 2729 and F Stampfl at 2741. The block, door by door
- 3
2881 East 24th Avenue
Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940
- H J Brown, a salesman at Union Shoe Co 1940
Next door in 1940: W W Derpak at 2875 and C Farquharson at 2893. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for one of the three: a salesman. One is a widow, listed under her own name.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Renfrew-Collingwood (2) and Kensington-Cedar Cottage. 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 2257 East 24th 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, where each person's work is printed, lists Margaret Brown there as the householder, widow of C F. In 1940 the directory lists W Brown at 2731 East 24th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists William Brown there as the householder, retired.
In 1940 the directory lists H J Brown at 2881 East 24th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Henry J Brown there as the householder, a salesman at Union Shoe Co.
Today
2731 East 24th (1979) and 2881 East 24th (1989) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 2257 East 24th, so that building is probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 6 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- *Brown Mrs M2257 East 24th, p. 238
- Brown Margt wid C F2257 East 24th, p. 74
- *Brown W2731 East 24th, p. 239
- Brown Wm retired2731 East 24th, p. 75
- *Brown H J2881 East 24th, p. 239
- Brown Henry J slsmn Union Shoe Co2881 East 24th, p. 73
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
The book of the Browns
Every directory, as one book
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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.