A family name on West 10th Avenue, Fairview, Mount Pleasant, Kitsilano and West Point Grey
The Browns
In the city directories 1940 · eleven people at nine addresses
The directories print eleven people named Brown at nine addresses in 1940, all on West 10th 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
150 West 10th Avenue
Mount Pleasant, 1940
- George Brown 1940
Next door in 1940: M B Prowd at 148 and J C Uuonska at 156. The block, door by door
- 2
196 West 10th Avenue
Mount Pleasant, 1940
- Esna M Brown, a clerk for Kelly Douglas 1940
Next door in 1940: W H Evans at 170. The block, door by door
- 3
675 West 10th Avenue
Fairview, 1940
- Ethyl Brown, a nurse at the Houghton Private Hospital 1940
Next door in 1940: A E McLeod at 665 and G Perry at 685. The block, door by door
- 4
1298 West 10th Avenue
Fairview, 1940
- Mrs M P Brown, widow of J L 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs A M Stewart at 1278. The block, door by door
- 5
1484 West 10th Avenue
Fairview, 1940
- J Thomas Brown, a shipper at Hammonds 1940
Next door in 1940: J Mill at 1456. The block, door by door
- 6
1625 West 10th Avenue
Fairview, 1940
- Mrs B A Brown, widow of G L 1940
- Ada M Brown, a nurse 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs M E Turner at 1601 and Mrs C Gill at 1635. The block, door by door
- 7
1755 West 10th Avenue
Fairview, 1940
- Anita Brown 1940
Next door in 1940: J E Heard at 1747 and Mrs M Gibbons at 1765. The block, door by door
- 8
1818 West 10th Avenue
Kitsilano, 1940
- George Brown, a driver at Jersey Farms 1940
Next door in 1940: A G Smith at 1816 and E H Grubbe at 1820. The block, door by door
- 9
2985 West 10th Avenue
Kitsilano, 1940
- S G M Brown, a postman 1940
- Doreen P Brown, a student 1940
Next door in 1940: W J Finlay at 2965 and R P Claydon at 2995. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for six of the eleven: a nurse (2), a clerk, a driver, a postman and a shipper. Two are widows, listed under their own names.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Fairview (5), Kitsilano (2) and Mount Pleasant (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
The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists George Brown at 150 West 10th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Esna M Brown at 196 West 10th Avenue, a clerk for Kelly Douglas. The 1940 name section lists Ethyl Brown at 675 West 10th Avenue, a nurse at the Houghton Private Hospital.
Mrs M P Brown is listed at 1298 West 10th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Margaret P Brown there as the householder, widow of J L. The 1940 name section lists J Thomas Brown at 1484 West 10th Avenue as the householder, a shipper at Hammonds.
In 1940 the directory lists Mrs B A Brown at 1625 West 10th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Bertha A Brown there as the householder, widow of G L, with Ada M Brown, a nurse. The 1940 name section lists Anita Brown at 1755 West 10th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists George Brown at 1818 West 10th Avenue, a driver at Jersey Farms.
In 1940 the directory lists S G M Brown at 2985 West 10th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Steph G M Brown there as the householder, a postman, with Doreen P Brown, a student.
Today
150 West 10th, 196 West 10th, 1298 West 10th and 2985 West 10th still have their buildings from before 1946, 150 West 10th on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 675 West 10th (2003) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1484 West 10th, 1625 West 10th, 1755 West 10th and 1818 West 10th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 14 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Brown Geo150 West 10th, p. 73
- Brown Esna M clk Kelly Douglas196 West 10th, p. 72
- Brown Ethyl nurse Houghton Private Hosp675 West 10th, p. 72
- Brown Mrs M P1298 West 10th, p. 199
- Brown Margt P wid J L nurse VON1298 West 10th, p. 74
- Brown J Thos shpr Hammonds1484 West 10th, p. 73
- Brown Mrs B A1625 West 10th, p. 200
- Brown Ada M nurse1625 West 10th, p. 71
- Brown Bertha A wid G L1625 West 10th, p. 72
- Brown Anita1755 West 10th, p. 72
- Brown Geo drvr Jersey Farms1818 West 10th, p. 73
- Brown S G M2985 West 10th, p. 200
- Brown Doreen P studt2985 West 10th, p. 72
- Brown Steph G M postmn2985 West 10th, p. 74
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, name section, where each person's work is printed
The book of the Browns
Every directory, as one book
The family book reads the Brown name in each Vancouver directory we hold from 1901 to 1945: everyone printed under it at every address, their work from the name sections, who lived next door, and the page behind every line, to read here or save as a PDF to print or give.
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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.