A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The Bruckshaws
In the city directories 1940 · three people at three addresses
The directories print three people named Bruckshaw at three addresses in 1940 in Riley Park. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family.
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Where the Bruckshaws lived
- 1
41 East 21st Avenue
Riley Park, 1940
- P Bruckshaw 1940
Next door in 1940: W Mearns at 27 and T S Taylor at 51. The block, door by door
- 2
455 East 22nd Avenue
Riley Park, 1940
- J H Bruckshaw, a driver 1940
Next door in 1940: R Braddick at 423. The block, door by door
- 3
425 East 28th Avenue
Riley Park, 1940
- G W Bruckshaw, a salesman at Vancouver Second Hand Store 1940
Next door in 1940: L Trayford at 415 and J Draginda at 431. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for two of the three: a driver and a salesman.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Riley Park (3). 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 P Bruckshaw at 41 East 21st Avenue; 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, where each person's work is printed, lists Percy Bruckshaw there as the householder. In 1940 the directory lists J H Bruckshaw at 455 East 22nd Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Joseph H Bruckshaw there as the householder, a driver.
In 1940 the directory lists G W Bruckshaw at 425 East 28th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Gordon W Bruckshaw there as the householder, a salesman at Vancouver Second Hand Store.
Today
41 East 21st still has its building from before 1946, dated 1911 by the City's record; 455 East 22nd (1978) and 425 East 28th (2019) have newer buildings, by the City's record.
Every line as printed
All 6 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- *Bruckshaw P41 East 21st, p. 232
- Bruckshaw Percy41 East 21st, p. 76
- Bruckshaw J H455 East 22nd, p. 234
- Bruckshaw Jos H drvr455 East 22nd, p. 76
- Bruckshaw G W425 East 28th, p. 243
- Bruckshaw Gordon W slsmn Van Sec Hd Store425 East 28th, p. 76
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
The book of the Bruckshaws
Every directory, as one book
The family book reads the Bruckshaw 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.