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The Bullocks

In the city directories 1940 · 24 people at 20 addresses

The directories print 24 people named Bullock at 20 addresses in 1940 in eight of the city's neighbourhoods. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family. The most under one roof: three Bullocks at 2437 Cornwall in 1940.

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Where the Bullocks lived

Each pin is on its own block, numbered as the households below. Three addresses aren't on today's map, so they have no pin. Today's land, parks, main roads and local areas: City of Vancouver Open Data (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).
  1. 1

    115 Alexander Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • C Bullock, a news dealer 1940

    Next door in 1940: Lunch Ferry at 111 and Burnyeats at 157. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    2437 Cornwall Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Miss D M Bullock 1940
    • Doris M Bullock, a nurse at the City of Vancouver 1940
    • Marguerite Bullock, a music teacher 1940

    Next door in 1940: M S R Graham at 2435 and H H Seymour at 2455. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    2570 Cornwall Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Jessie R Bullock, widow of R 1940

    Next door in 1940: L A Seldon at 2554 and G S Summers at 2574. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    5311 Culloden Street

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • C Bullock, a news dealer 1940

    Next door in 1940: H B Keats at 5305 and C R Bullock at 5325. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    5325 Culloden Street

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • C R Bullock, an engineer at Canadian Bakeries 1940

    Next door in 1940: C Bullock at 5311 and C F Hausch at 5355. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    1291 Davie Street

    West End, 1940

    • A Bullock, rooms to let 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs D M Yewdall at 1287. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    337 Dunsmuir Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Ken Bullock, a manufacturers agent 1940

    Next door in 1940: Master Painters' Supp at 331. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    3123 East 4th Avenue

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • W G Bullock, a salesman at Willman's Cake Shop 1940

    Next door in 1940: N F Taggart at 3115 and J Sinele at 3131. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    575 East Hastings Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • Elijah Bullock 1940
  10. 10

    3334 Eton Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • G W Bullock, an engineer at Northwest Cedar Products 1940

    Next door in 1940: K Leinonen at 3350. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    543 Granville Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • K Bullock, a manufacturers agent 1940

    Next door in 1940: Leather Gds Burns at 541 and L C Fraser at 545. The block, door by door

  12. 12

    1261 Granville Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • H Bullock, proprietor of the Newport Hotel 1940
    • Evelyn M Bullock 1940

    Next door in 1940: Wosk's Ltd at 1259 and Crescent Furn at 1267. The block, door by door

  13. 13

    2211 Kingsway

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • J Bullock 1940

    Next door in 1940: F R Weaver at 2219. The block, door by door

  14. 14

    5852 Larch Street

    Kerrisdale, 1940

    • H Bullock, a driver at M-T Co 1940

    Next door in 1940: L Cusworth at 5836 and W B Greig at 5874. The block, door by door

  15. 15

    2703 Main Street

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • W Bullock, a manager for W G Seip 1940

    Next door in 1940: Main Uphol at 2705. The block, door by door

  16. 16

    6626 Maple Street

    Kerrisdale, 1940

    • G F Bullock, a druggist 1940

    Next door in 1940: A Groberman at 6608 and R T Osborne at 6642. The block, door by door

  17. 17

    2620 West 10th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • T A Bullock, who worked for Vancouver Breweries 1940
    • Margaret C Bullock, an operator at the BC Telephone 1940

    Next door in 1940: C J Badger at 2610 and Mrs A M Forbes at 2626. The block, door by door

  18. 18

    635 West 11th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • Miss B Bullock, a nurse at the Vancouver General Hospital 1940

    Next door in 1940: T E Mutz at 625 and P Nye at 639. The block, door by door

  19. 19

    2525 West 2nd Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • A E Bullock, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs A V Todd at 2505 and Mrs E Renouf at 2535. The block, door by door

  20. 20

    1190 West Pender Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Percy L Bullock, an operator at Leckie 1940

    Next door in 1940: I Wonnacott at 1182. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for 15 of the 24: an engineer (2), a nurse (2), an operator (2), a driver, a druggist and an employee, among others. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Downtown (5), Kitsilano (4), Kensington-Cedar Cottage (3), Hastings-Sunrise (2), Kerrisdale (2), Mount Pleasant (2), Strathcona and West End. 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 C Bullock, a news dealer, at 115 Alexander Street. Miss D M Bullock is listed at 2437 Cornwall Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Doris M Bullock there as the householder, a nurse at the City of Vancouver, with Marguerite Bullock, a music teacher. The 1940 name section lists Jessie R Bullock at 2570 Cornwall Avenue, widow of R.

In 1940 the directory lists C Bullock at 5311 Culloden Street; 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 Charles Bullock there as the householder, a news dealer. In 1940 the directory lists C R Bullock at 5325 Culloden Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists C Robert Bullock there as the householder, an engineer at Canadian Bakeries.

In 1940 the directory lists A Bullock, rooms to let, at 1291 Davie Street. The 1940 name section lists Ken Bullock at 337 Dunsmuir Street, a manufacturers agent. In 1940 the directory lists W G Bullock at 3123 East 4th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Wilbert G Bullock there as the householder, a salesman at Willman's Cake Shop.

The 1940 name section lists Elijah Bullock at 575 East Hastings Street. G W Bullock is listed at 3334 Eton Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists George W Bullock there as the householder, an engineer at Northwest Cedar Products. K Bullock, a manufacturers agent, is listed at 543 Granville Street in 1940.

In 1940 the directory lists H Bullock at 1261 Granville Street. The 1940 name section lists Harold Bullock there as the householder, proprietor of the Newport Hotel, with Evelyn M Bullock. In 1940 the directory lists J Bullock at 2211 Kingsway.

H Bullock is listed at 5852 Larch Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Herbert Bullock there as the householder, a driver at M-T Co. W Bullock is listed at 2703 Main Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists William Bullock there as the householder, a manager for W G Seip, with William F Bullock.

G F Bullock is listed at 6626 Maple Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Gerald F Bullock there as the householder, a druggist. T A Bullock is listed at 2620 West 10th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists T Arthur Bullock there as the householder, who worked for Vancouver Breweries, with Margaret C Bullock, an operator at the BC Telephone.

The 1940 name section lists Miss B Bullock at 635 West 11th Avenue, a nurse at the Vancouver General Hospital. In 1940 the directory lists A E Bullock at 2525 West 2nd Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Alfred E Bullock there as the householder, retired. The 1940 name section lists Percy L Bullock at 1190 West Pender Street, an operator at Leckie.

Today

2570 Cornwall, 5325 Culloden, 1261 Granville, 2620 West 10th and 2525 West 2nd still have their buildings from before 1946, 2525 West 2nd on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 5311 Culloden (1991), 3123 East 4th (2018), 543 Granville (1995) and 2211 Kingsway (1970) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 115 Alexander, 2437 Cornwall, 1291 Davie, 337 Dunsmuir, 575 East Hastings, 3334 Eton, 5852 Larch, 2703 Main, 6626 Maple, 635 West 11th and 1190 West Pender, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 35 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.