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The Burroughses

In the city directories 1940 · 13 people at nine addresses

The directories print 13 people named Burroughs 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. The most under one roof: three Burroughses at 2749 West 2nd in 1940.

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Where the Burroughses lived

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

    2601 Ash Street

    Fairview, 1940

    • Mary J Burroughs, widow of J 1940

    Next door in 1940: P Andruss at 2615. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    3185 Clark Drive

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • H A Burroughs, of Cornell & Burroughs 1940

    Next door in 1940: A Coutts at 3145. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    2261 East 44th Avenue

    Victoria-Fraserview, 1940

    • A G Burroughs, a shoe repairer 1940

    Next door in 1940: A Graham at 2233 and A Fawcett at 2271. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    626 East 48th Avenue

    Sunset, 1940

    • Mrs M E Burroughs, widow of H 1940
    • Bernard Burroughs 1940

    Next door in 1940: D Dingwall at 606 and T J Foster at 656. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    3442 West 11th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Frederick Boroughs, a mechanic at Christie Truck & Car Parts 1940
    • Robert Boroughs, a student 1940

    Next door in 1940: M MacLeod at 3436 and M L Raney at 3460. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    2749 West 2nd Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Miss E M Burroughs 1940
    • Eva M Burroughs, an accountant at Devonshire Ltd 1940
    • James S Burroughs, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: A G Reid at 2745 and P Barr at 2757. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    2230 West 3rd Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • W P Burroughs 1940

    Next door in 1940: A Asbridge at 2216 and G M Ferguson at 2236. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    1787 West 49th Avenue

    Kerrisdale, 1940

    • G H V Burroughs 1940

    Next door in 1940: L H Thorlaksson at 1761. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    21 West Cordova Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Dave Burroughs, a logger 1940

    Next door in 1940: D Carrick at 19. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for four of the 13: an accountant, a logger, a mechanic and a shoe repairer. Two are widows, listed under their own names.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Kitsilano (3), Downtown, Fairview, Kerrisdale, Mount Pleasant, Sunset and Victoria-Fraserview. 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

The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Mary J Burroughs at 2601 Ash Street, widow of J. H A Burroughs is listed at 3185 Clark Drive in 1940; 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 Henry A Burroughs there as the householder, of Cornell & Burroughs.

A G Burroughs is listed at 2261 East 44th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Arthur G Burroughs there as the householder, a shoe repairer. Mrs M E Burroughs is listed at 626 East 48th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Maud E Burroughs there as the householder, widow of H, with Bernard Burroughs.

The 1940 name section lists Frederick Boroughs at 3442 West 11th Avenue, a mechanic at Christie Truck & Car Parts, with Robert Boroughs, a student. In 1940 the directory lists Miss E M Burroughs at 2749 West 2nd Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Eva M Burroughs there as the householder, an accountant at Devonshire Ltd, with James S Burroughs, retired. In 1940 the directory lists W P Burroughs at 2230 West 3rd Avenue.

G H V Burroughs is listed at 1787 West 49th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists George H V Burroughs there as the householder. The 1940 name section lists Dave Burroughs at 21 West Cordova Street, a logger.

Today

3442 West 11th, 2749 West 2nd and 2230 West 3rd still have their buildings from before 1946; 3185 Clark Drive (1990), 2261 East 44th (1993) and 626 East 48th (1972) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 2601 Ash, 1787 West 49th and 21 West Cordova, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 17 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
1940

British Columbia and Yukon Directory, name section, where each person's work is printed

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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.