A family name on West 15th Avenue, Fairview, Mount Pleasant, Kitsilano and West Point Grey
The Burnses
In the city directories 1940 · four people at three addresses
The directories print four people named Burns at three addresses in 1940, all on West 15th Avenue, with the close spelling Bourns. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family. The directories print the name on 63 other streets too, all listed on the Burns name's own page.
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Where the Burnses lived
- 1
1455 West 15th Avenue
Fairview, 1940
- W L Burns, of Hudson Burns & Ray 1940
Next door in 1940: G A Collard at 1445 and miromar (the) at 1465. The block, door by door
- 2
2136 West 15th Avenue
Kitsilano, 1940
- J Burns, a salesman at the BC Stamp Works 1940
Next door in 1940: W F Picken at 2126 and J Burns at 2146. The block, door by door
- 3
2146 West 15th Avenue
Kitsilano, 1940
- J Burns, a maintenanceman at R & H Sawmill 1940
- David W Burns, a student at UBC 1940
Next door in 1940: J Burns at 2136 and H Beck at 2156. The block, door by door
The story, address by address
In 1940 the directory lists W L Burns at 1455 West 15th Avenue. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists William L Burns there as the householder, of Hudson Burns & Ray. In 1940 the directory lists J Burns at 2136 West 15th 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 lists John Burns there as the householder, a salesman at the BC Stamp Works.
In 1940 the directory lists J Burns at 2146 West 15th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists James Burns there as the householder, a maintenanceman at R & H Sawmill, with David W Burns, a student at UBC.
Today
1455 West 15th and 2136 West 15th still have their buildings from before 1946; the City no longer lists 2146 West 15th, so that building is probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 7 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Burns W L1455 West 15th, p. 219
- Burns Wm L of Hudson Burns & Ray1455 West 15th, p. 82
- *Burns J2136 West 15th, p. 220
- Burns John slsmn BC Stamp Wks2136 West 15th, p. 81
- *Burns J2146 West 15th, p. 220
- Burns David W studt UBC2146 West 15th, p. 81
- Burns Jas maintenancemn R & H Sawmill2146 West 15th, p. 81
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.