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A family name on Victoria Drive, Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Grandview-Woodland and Victoria-Fraserview

The Browns

In the city directories 1940 · 14 people at seven addresses

The directories print 14 people named Brown at seven addresses in 1940, all on Victoria Drive, 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 most under one roof: four Browns at 1611 Victoria Drive in 1940. 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

Each pin is on its own block, numbered as the households below. Today's land, parks, main roads and local areas: City of Vancouver Open Data (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).
  1. 1

    1142 Victoria Drive

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • Mrs J Brown 1940

    Next door in 1940: Clinic Century at 1110 and Mrs F M Ross at 1144. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1227 Victoria Drive

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • C C Brown, a checker at M-W Ltd 1940

    Next door in 1940: F H Hean at 1223 and A L McNeil at 1233. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1611 Victoria Drive

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • P Brown, a janitor at the BC Government 1940
    • John A Brown 1940
    • Joseph B Brown, a packer at H M Shingle 1940
    • Marjorie E Brown 1940

    Next door in 1940: E M Benedict at 1629. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    3493 Victoria Drive

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • H Brown, retired 1940
    • May McC Brown, a hairdresser at American Hairdressing Salon 1940

    Next door in 1940: C A Snerle at 3485. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    5704 Victoria Drive

    Victoria-Fraserview, 1940

    • S D Brown, proprietor of Everton Candy Shop 1940
    • Charles Brown 1940
    • James A Brown, a helper for Alaska Pine 1940
    • Margaret E Brown 1940

    Next door in 1940: H W Morden at 5702 and Victoria Rd Meat Mkt at 5710. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    5712 Victoria Drive

    Victoria-Fraserview, 1940

    • G Brown, proprietor of Meadowbrook Dairy 1940

    Next door in 1940: Victoria Rd Meat Mkt at 5710 and Fawcett's at 5716. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    6135 Victoria Drive

    Victoria-Fraserview, 1940

    • H W Brown, an engineer 1940

    Next door in 1940: T H Emerson at 6121 and I Gibson at 6151. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for eight of the 14: a proprietor (2), a checker, an engineer, a hairdresser, a helper and a janitor, among others.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Grandview-Woodland (3), Victoria-Fraserview (3) 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 J Brown at 1142 Victoria Drive. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Mrs J Brown there as the householder. In 1940 the directory lists C C Brown at 1227 Victoria Drive; 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 Colin C Brown there as the householder, a checker at M-W Ltd.

In 1940 the directory lists P Brown at 1611 Victoria Drive. The 1940 name section lists Peter Brown there as the householder, a janitor at the BC Government, with John A Brown, Joseph B Brown, a packer at H M Shingle, and Marjorie E Brown. In 1940 the directory lists H Brown at 3493 Victoria Drive; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Hugh Brown there as the householder, retired, with May McC Brown, a hairdresser at American Hairdressing Salon.

In 1940 the directory lists S D Brown at 5704 Victoria Drive. The 1940 name section lists Syd D Brown there as the householder, proprietor of Everton Candy Shop, with Charles Brown, James A Brown, a helper for Alaska Pine, and Margaret E Brown. In 1940 the directory lists G Brown at 5712 Victoria Drive. The 1940 name section lists George Brown there as the householder, proprietor of Meadowbrook Dairy.

In 1940 the directory lists H W Brown at 6135 Victoria Drive; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Harland W Brown there as the householder, an engineer.

Today

1142 Victoria Drive and 1227 Victoria Drive still have their buildings from before 1946; 1611 Victoria Drive (1987) and 6135 Victoria Drive (1964) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 3493 Victoria Drive, 5704 Victoria Drive and 5712 Victoria Drive, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 21 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
1940

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.