A family name on Howe Street, 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 Howe 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
325 Howe Street
Downtown, 1940
- David Brown, a bookkeeper at Nelson Bros Fisheries 1940
Next door in 1940: Finch Gar Ltd at 327. The block, door by door
- 2
790 Howe Street
Downtown, 1940
- John Brown, a manager at the Clarence Refreshment Parlor 1940
Next door in 1940: Brand J & Co at 782. The block, door by door
- 3
967 Howe Street
Downtown, 1940
- Judy Brown, a waitress at the Vancouver General Hospital 1940
Next door in 1940: elgin apts at 961 and B H Swiler at 973. The block, door by door
- 4
973 Howe Street
Downtown, 1940
- Mildred Brown, a widow 1940
Next door in 1940: F Lee at 967 and Mrs M Knight at 975. The block, door by door
- 5
1042 Howe Street
Downtown, 1940
- Edward Brown, a barber at Vancouver Hotel Barber Shop 1940
Next door in 1940: H G Wolff at 1034 and W Squire at 1050. The block, door by door
- 6
1080 Howe Street
Downtown, 1940
- W Brown 1940
Next door in 1940: P A Barlow at 1072 and A F Gowe at 1084. The block, door by door
- 7
1183 Howe Street
Downtown, 1940
- J Brown, rooms to let 1940
- Gordon Brown, a millworker 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs G M Bridger at 1177. The block, door by door
- 8
1321 Howe Street
Downtown, 1940
- G E Brown, a salesman 1940
Next door in 1940: R T Rutter at 1319 and Hoy's Crescent Dairy at 1335. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for six of the nine: a barber, a bookkeeper, a manager, a millworker, a salesman and a waitress. One is a widow, listed under her own name.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Downtown (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
The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists David Brown at 325 Howe Street, a bookkeeper at Nelson Bros Fisheries. The 1940 name section lists John Brown at 790 Howe Street, a manager at the Clarence Refreshment Parlor. The 1940 name section lists Judy Brown at 967 Howe Street, a waitress at the Vancouver General Hospital. The 1940 name section lists Mildred Brown at 973 Howe Street, a widow.
The 1940 name section lists Edward Brown at 1042 Howe Street, a barber at Vancouver Hotel Barber Shop. W Brown is listed at 1080 Howe Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists William Brown there as the householder.
J Brown, rooms to let, is listed at 1183 Howe Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Gordon Brown there, a millworker. G E Brown is listed at 1321 Howe Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists George E Brown there as the householder, a salesman.
Today
325 Howe still has its building from before 1946, dated 1911 by the City's record; 1080 Howe (1994) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 790 Howe, 967 Howe, 973 Howe, 1042 Howe, 1183 Howe and 1321 Howe, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 11 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Brown David bkpr Nelson Bros Fisheries325 Howe, p. 72
- Brown John mgr Clarence Refreshment Parlor790 Howe, p. 73
- Brown Judy waitress Van Genl Hosp967 Howe, p. 73
- Brown Mildred wid —973 Howe, p. 74
- Brown Edw barber Van Hotel Barber Shop1042 Howe, p. 72
- Brown W1080 Howe, p. 88
- Brown Wm1080 Howe, p. 75
- Brown J rooms1183 Howe, p. 88
- Brown Gordon mlwkr1183 Howe, p. 73
- Brown G E1321 Howe, p. 88
- Brown Geo E slsmn1321 Howe, p. 73
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, name section, where each person's work is printed
The book of the Browns
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.