A family name on West 5th Avenue, Kitsilano, Mount Pleasant, Fairview and West Point Grey
The Browns
In the city directories 1940 · 13 people at six addresses
The directories print 13 people named Brown at six addresses in 1940, all on West 5th 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 most under one roof: four Browns at 1757 West 5th 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
- 1
32 West 5th Avenue
Mount Pleasant, 1940
- Walter S Brown 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs L Jang at 28 and J Acheson at 38. The block, door by door
- 2
1757 West 5th Avenue
Fairview, 1940
- D Brown, a tailor at Seven Little Tailors 1940
- Edna F Brown, a saleswoman at Ziegler's Chocolate Shops 1940
- Ethel E Brown, a saleswoman at Ziegler's Chocolate Shops 1940
- Sophie Brown 1940
Next door in 1940: H J Warcup at 1751 and M J Kemmis at 1761. The block, door by door
- 3
1922 West 5th Avenue
Kitsilano, 1940
- Harold K Brown, an orderly at the Shaughnessy Hospital Canadian Government 1940
Next door in 1940: J R Reid at 1934. The block, door by door
- 4
2405 West 5th Avenue
Kitsilano, 1940
- Mrs R Brown, widow of A 1940
- Elaine S Brown, a student 1940
- Harold T Brown, a salesman at Ruddy-Duker 1940
- Ivan T Brown, a student at UBC 1940
Next door in 1940: F P Nickerson at 2415. The block, door by door
- 5
2985 West 5th Avenue
Kitsilano, 1940
- Janet Brown, widow of C 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs E Bullen at 2977 and R Inglis at 2991. The block, door by door
- 6
4509 West 5th Avenue
West Point Grey, 1940
- A Brown, retired 1940
- Ken R Brown, a student at UBC 1940
Next door in 1940: M E Gray at 4501 and D Duguid at 4513. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for five of the 13: a saleswoman (2), an orderly, a salesman and a tailor. Two of them worked for Ziegler's Chocolate Shops. Two are widows, listed under their own names.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Kitsilano (3), Fairview, Mount Pleasant and West Point Grey. 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 Walter S Brown at 32 West 5th Avenue. D Brown is listed at 1757 West 5th Avenue in 1940; 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 David Brown there as the householder, a tailor at Seven Little Tailors, with Edna F Brown, a saleswoman at Ziegler's Chocolate Shops, Ethel E Brown, a saleswoman at Ziegler's Chocolate Shops, and Sophie Brown. The 1940 name section lists Harold K Brown at 1922 West 5th Avenue, an orderly at the Shaughnessy Hospital Canadian Government.
In 1940 the directory lists Mrs R Brown at 2405 West 5th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Roberta Brown there as the householder, widow of A, with Elaine S Brown, a student, Harold T Brown, a salesman at Ruddy-Duker, and Ivan T Brown, a student at UBC. The 1940 name section lists Janet Brown at 2985 West 5th Avenue, widow of C.
A Brown is listed at 4509 West 5th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Alfred Brown there as the householder, retired, with Ken R Brown, a student at UBC.
Today
32 West 5th (1971), 2405 West 5th (1979), 2985 West 5th (1994) and 4509 West 5th (1997) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1757 West 5th and 1922 West 5th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 16 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Brown Walter S32 West 5th, p. 75
- *Brown D1757 West 5th, p. 185
- Brown David tailor Seven Little Tailors1757 West 5th, p. 72
- Brown Edna F slswm Ziegler's Choc Shops1757 West 5th, p. 72
- Brown Ethel E slswm Ziegler's Choc Shops1757 West 5th, p. 72
- Brown Sophie1757 West 5th, p. 74
- Brown Harold K orderly Shaugh Hosp Can Govt1922 West 5th, p. 73
- *Brown Mrs R2405 West 5th, p. 185
- Brown Elaine S studt2405 West 5th, p. 72
- Brown Harold T slsmn Ruddy-Duker2405 West 5th, p. 73
- Brown Ivan T studt UBC2405 West 5th, p. 73
- Brown Roberta wid A2405 West 5th, p. 74
- Brown Janet wid C2985 West 5th, p. 73
- *Brown A4509 West 5th, p. 186
- Brown Alfd retired4509 West 5th, p. 71
- Brown Ken R studt UBC4509 West 5th, 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
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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.