A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The Buckinghams
In the city directories 1940 · eleven people at nine addresses
The directories print eleven people named Buckingham at nine addresses in 1940 in seven of the city's neighbourhoods. 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 Buckinghams lived
- 1
1943 East 34th Avenue
Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940
- B V Buckingham, a janitor 1940
Next door in 1940: T B Stoddard at 1927 and F W White at 1959. The block, door by door
- 2
279 East 60th Avenue
Sunset, 1940
- W E Buckingham, retired 1940
Next door in 1940: Rev H P Davidson at 257 and S W McLaren at 287. The block, door by door
- 3
2577 East 7th Avenue
Hastings-Sunrise, 1940
- F W Buckingham, a painter 1940
- Albert W Buckingham, a clerk at the Post Office 1940
Next door in 1940: W H McPhatter at 2575 and A H Harrison at 2579. The block, door by door
- 4
217 East Cordova Street
Strathcona, 1940
- Mrs Ellen Buckingham 1940
Next door in 1940: Daily News Continental at 213 and Versatile Shoe Re-Nu at 219. The block, door by door
- 5
1212 Howe Street
Downtown, 1940
- F G Buckingham, a farmer 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs F D Hards at 1218. The block, door by door
- 6
3357 Kingsway
Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940
- E S Buckingham, a carpenter 1940
Next door in 1940: Miss J McA Livingstone at 3347 and G Rossoff at 3361. The block, door by door
- 7
5190 Maple Street
Shaughnessy, 1940
- Mrs M L Buckingham, widow of N P 1940
- William N J Buckingham, proprietor of Buckingham & Buckingham 1940
Next door in 1940: Miss P Kyle at 5138. The block, door by door
- 8
4703 Rupert Street
Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940
- H W Buckingham 1940
Next door in 1940: Norum (no first name printed) at 4705. The block, door by door
- 9
4108 Victoria Drive
Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940
- W J Buckingham, proprietor of the Artistic Wire & Iron Works 1940
Next door in 1940: S Thompson at 4138. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for seven of the eleven: a proprietor (2), a carpenter, a clerk, a farmer, a janitor and a painter. One is a widow, listed under her own name.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Kensington-Cedar Cottage (2), Renfrew-Collingwood (2), Downtown, Hastings-Sunrise, Shaughnessy, Strathcona and Sunset. 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 B V Buckingham at 1943 East 34th 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 Bert V Buckingham there as the householder, a janitor. In 1940 the directory lists W E Buckingham at 279 East 60th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists William E Buckingham there as the householder, retired.
In 1940 the directory lists F W Buckingham at 2577 East 7th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Frederick W Buckingham there as the householder, a painter, with Albert W Buckingham, a clerk at the Post Office. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Ellen Buckingham at 217 East Cordova Street.
F G Buckingham is listed at 1212 Howe Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Frederick G Buckingham there as the householder, a farmer. E S Buckingham is listed at 3357 Kingsway in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Ernest S Buckingham there as the householder, a carpenter.
Mrs M L Buckingham is listed at 5190 Maple Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Mary L Buckingham there as the householder, widow of N P, with William N J Buckingham, proprietor of Buckingham & Buckingham. H W Buckingham is listed at 4703 Rupert Street in 1940.
In 1940 the directory lists W J Buckingham at 4108 Victoria Drive; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Walter J Buckingham there as the householder, proprietor of the Artistic Wire & Iron Works.
Today
5190 Maple, 4703 Rupert and 4108 Victoria Drive still have their buildings from before 1946; 279 East 60th (2012), 2577 East 7th (1995) and 1212 Howe (1989) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1943 East 34th, 217 East Cordova and 3357 Kingsway, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 18 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- *Buckingham B V1943 East 34th, p. 249
- Buckingham Bert V jntr1943 East 34th, p. 78
- *Buckingham W E279 East 60th, p. 270
- Buckingham Wm E retired279 East 60th, p. 78
- Buckingham F W2577 East 7th, p. 190
- Buckingham Albt W clk PO2577 East 7th, p. 78
- Buckingham Fredk W pntr2577 East 7th, p. 78
- Buckingham Mrs Ellen217 East Cordova, p. 78
- Buckingham F G1212 Howe, p. 88
- Buckingham Fredk G farmer1212 Howe, p. 78
- Buckingham E S3357 Kingsway, p. 99
- Buckingham Ernest S carp3357 Kingsway, p. 78
- *Buckingham Mrs M L5190 Maple, p. 111
- Buckingham Mary L wid N P5190 Maple, p. 78
- Buckingham Wm N J prop Buckingham & Buckingham5190 Maple, p. 78
- Buckingham H W4703 Rupert, p. 146
- *Buckingham W J4108 Victoria Drive, p. 162
- Buckingham Walter J prop Artistic Wire & Iron Wks4108 Victoria Drive, p. 78
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.