A family name on West King Edward Avenue, Dunbar-Southlands, Riley Park, South Cambie, Shaughnessy and Arbutus Ridge
The Burtons
In the city directories 1940 · three people at three addresses
The directories print three people named Burton at three addresses in 1940, all on West King Edward Avenue, with the close spelling Bourton. 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 49 other streets too, all listed on the Burton name's own page.
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Where the Burtons lived
- 1
12 West King Edward Avenue
Riley Park, 1940
- C G Burton, a blacksmith at Canadian Bakeries 1940
Next door in 1940: T Robertson at 20. The block, door by door
- 2
1876 West King Edward Avenue
Shaughnessy, 1940
- J D Burton, an accountant at Riddell, Stead, Graham & Hutchison 1940
Next door in 1940: Dr G A Davidson at 1858. The block, door by door
- 3
3715 West King Edward Avenue
Dunbar-Southlands, 1940
- J S Burton, a barrister 1940
Next door in 1940: J H McNeill at 3705 and F S Pettet at 3727. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for all three: an accountant, a barrister and a blacksmith.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Dunbar-Southlands, Riley Park and Shaughnessy. 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 G Burton at 12 West King Edward 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 Charles G Burton there as the householder, a blacksmith at Canadian Bakeries. In 1940 the directory lists J D Burton at 1876 West King Edward Avenue. The 1940 name section lists John D Burton there as the householder, an accountant at Riddell, Stead, Graham & Hutchison.
In 1940 the directory lists J S Burton at 3715 West King Edward Avenue. The 1940 name section lists John S Burton there as the householder, a barrister.
Today
12 West King Edward, 1876 West King Edward and 3715 West King Edward still have their buildings from before 1946.
Every line as printed
All 6 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- *Burton C G12 West King Edward, p. 96
- Burton Chas G blksmth Can Bkries12 West King Edward, p. 83
- Burton J D1876 West King Edward, p. 96
- Burton John D acct Riddell, Stead, Graham & Hutchison1876 West King Edward, p. 83
- Burton J S3715 West King Edward, p. 96
- Burton John S barr 711, 850 W Hastings3715 West King Edward, p. 83
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
The book of the Burtons
Every directory, as one book
The family book reads the Burton name in each Vancouver directory we hold from 1901 to 1945: everyone printed under it at every address, their work from the name sections, who lived next door, and the page behind every line, to read here or save as a PDF to print or give.
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Another name, or a house
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.