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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Burches

In the city directories 1940 · ten people at six addresses

The directories print ten people named Burch at six addresses in 1940 in three 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 Burches at 3680 Cameron in 1940.

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Where the Burches lived

Each pin is on its own block, numbered as the households below. Today's land, parks, main roads and local areas: City of Vancouver Open Data (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).
  1. 1

    3680 Cameron Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Mrs S A Burch, widow of A 1940
    • Olive M Burch, a clerk at the BC Electric Railway 1940
    • Percy T Burch, a school teacher 1940

    Next door in 1940: J E Jennings at 3670 and A H Beakes at 3690. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1997 Charles Street

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • G E Burch, retired 1940
    • Cyril G Burch, who worked for Hayes Manufacturing 1940

    Next door in 1940: J McCann at 1993. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    2366 East 3rd Avenue

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • F Burch, a pipefitter at the Burrard Dry Dock 1940
    • Jack Burch, a millworker at BC Plywoods 1940

    Next door in 1940: A C Sill at 2356 and H P Timms at 2376. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    3550 West 17th Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • G S Burch, proprietor of Paramount Shoe Repair 1940

    Next door in 1940: W Keeting at 3538 and T M Ard at 3560. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    3079 West 24th Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • A F Burch, a school teacher 1940

    Next door in 1940: B E Wales at 3065 and R D Bell at 3095. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    3112 West 5th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • C H W Burch, an inspector at the Canadian Government 1940

    Next door in 1940: H S Hilton at 3106 and J S Shannon at 3126. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for eight of the ten: a school teacher (2), a clerk, an employee, an inspector, a millworker and a pipefitter, among others. Two of them worked for Vancouver City. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Dunbar-Southlands (2), Grandview-Woodland (2) and Kitsilano (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

In 1940 the directory lists Mrs S A Burch at 3680 Cameron Avenue. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists S Annie Burch there as the householder, widow of A, with Olive M Burch, a clerk at the BC Electric Railway, and Percy T Burch, a school teacher. In 1940 the directory lists G E Burch at 1997 Charles 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 George E Burch there as the householder, retired, with Cyril G Burch, who worked for Hayes Manufacturing.

In 1940 the directory lists F Burch at 2366 East 3rd Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Frank Burch there as the householder, a pipefitter at the Burrard Dry Dock, with Jack Burch, a millworker at BC Plywoods. In 1940 the directory lists G S Burch at 3550 West 17th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists George S Burch there as the householder, proprietor of Paramount Shoe Repair.

In 1940 the directory lists A F Burch at 3079 West 24th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Arthur F Burch there as the householder, a school teacher. In 1940 the directory lists C H W Burch at 3112 West 5th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Charles H W Burch there as the householder, an inspector at the Canadian Government.

Today

3680 Cameron, 1997 Charles, 2366 East 3rd, 3550 West 17th and 3112 West 5th still have their buildings from before 1946, 3112 West 5th on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 3079 West 24th (2009) has a newer building, by the City's record.

Every line as printed

All 16 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.