A family name on Robson Street, West End and Downtown
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 Robson 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
715 Robson Street
Downtown, 1940
- C H Brown, a salesman 1940
Next door in 1940: Badette Barbara at 711 and Star Loan Co at 719. The block, door by door
- 2
940 Robson Street
Downtown, 1940
- Archibald M Browne, a salesman for G H Grant 1940
Next door in 1940: W J Eastland at 938 and A T Scribbans at 942. The block, door by door
- 3
1124 Robson Street
West End, 1940
- Ernest A Brown 1940
Next door in 1940: Moore's Clng & Dyeing at 1122 and Hawes T & Sons at 1126. The block, door by door
- 4
1145 Robson Street
West End, 1940
- George Brown, retired 1940
Next door in 1940: J Haines at 1143 and Mrs E G Portwood at 1159. The block, door by door
- 5
1234 Robson Street
West End, 1940
- R Browne, a clerk at the Post Office 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs S Hoy at 1222 and Mrs E M Adams at 1240. The block, door by door
- 6
1266 Robson Street
West End, 1940
- Katharine Brown, a stenographer at BC Packers 1940
Next door in 1940: Argyle Dairy at 1262 and hillcrest bungalow apts at 1290. The block, door by door
- 7
1508 Robson Street
West End, 1940
- John Brown, a painter at the Hall Building 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs E M Erickson at 1506 and G F Johnson at 1510. The block, door by door
- 8
1831 Robson Street
West End, 1940
- L J Brown, retired 1940
Next door in 1940: D R Keddie at 1829 and Mrs H Mantey at 1843. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for five of the eight: a salesman (2), a clerk, a painter and a stenographer.
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 C H Brown at 715 Robson Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Charles H Brown there as the householder, a salesman. The 1940 name section lists Archibald M Browne at 940 Robson Street, a salesman for G H Grant. The 1940 name section lists Ernest A Brown at 1124 Robson Street.
The 1940 name section lists George Brown at 1145 Robson Street, retired. R Browne is listed at 1234 Robson Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Robert Browne there as the householder, a clerk at the Post Office. The 1940 name section lists Katharine Brown at 1266 Robson Street, a stenographer at BC Packers.
The 1940 name section lists John Brown at 1508 Robson Street, a painter at the Hall Building. L J Brown is listed at 1831 Robson Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Lindley J Brown there as the householder, retired.
Today
1124 Robson (2002), 1145 Robson (1949) and 1831 Robson (1964) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 715 Robson, 940 Robson, 1234 Robson, 1266 Robson and 1508 Robson, 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 C H715 Robson, p. 143
- Brown Chas H slsmn715 Robson, p. 72
- Browne Arch M slsmn G H Grant940 Robson, p. 75
- Brown Ernest A1124 Robson, p. 72
- Brown Geo retired1145 Robson, p. 72
- Browne R1234 Robson, p. 144
- Browne Robt clk PO1234 Robson, p. 75
- Brown Katharine sten BC Pkrs1266 Robson, p. 73
- Brown John pntr Hall Bldg1508 Robson, p. 73
- Brown L J1831 Robson, p. 144
- Brown Lindley J retired1831 Robson, 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.