A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The Bushbys
In the city directories 1940 · eleven people at five addresses
The directories print eleven people named Bushby at five 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: five Bushbys at 2135 Charles in 1940.
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Where the Bushbys lived
- 1
2135 Charles Street
Grandview-Woodland, 1940
- Mrs E L Bushby, widow of A 1940
- Jack C Bushby, a driver 1940
- Mona S Bushby, an elevator operator at the Hudson's Bay Company 1940
- Norah L Bushby, a domestic 1940
- Violet H Bushby, an elevator operator at Spencer's 1940
Next door in 1940: W C Daley at 2127 and A J McNicol at 2141. The block, door by door
- 2
3043 Clark Drive
Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940
- Mrs M Bushby, widow of H J 1940
- H J Bushby, a clerk at Gault Bros 1940
Next door in 1940: A Bussey at 3047. The block, door by door
- 3
1958 East 6th Avenue
Grandview-Woodland, 1940
- J Bushby, a fitter at the CPR 1940
- Harry Bushby, a plumber 1940
Next door in 1940: C Teague at 1950 and A E Mitchell at 1962. The block, door by door
- 4
2143 Graveley Street
Grandview-Woodland, 1940
- R J Bushby, a carpenter 1940
Next door in 1940: H M Murray at 2137 and A Cardamone at 2149. The block, door by door
- 5
1129 West Georgia Street
Downtown, 1940
- Mrs Martha Bushby 1940
Next door in 1940: G R Burgess at 1125 and G F Moore at 1133. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for eight of the eleven: an elevator operator (2), a carpenter, a clerk, a domestic, a driver and a fitter, among others. Two of them worked for Gault Bros. Two are widows, listed under their own names.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Grandview-Woodland (3), Downtown and Kensington-Cedar Cottage. 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 E L Bushby at 2135 Charles Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists E Louisa Bushby there as the householder, widow of A, with Jack C Bushby, a driver, Mona S Bushby, an elevator operator at the Hudson's Bay Company, Norah L Bushby, a domestic, and Violet H Bushby, an elevator operator at Spencer's. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs M Bushby at 3043 Clark Drive. The 1940 name section lists Margaret Bushby there as the householder, widow of H J, with H J Bushby, a clerk at Gault Bros.
In 1940 the directory lists J Bushby at 1958 East 6th 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 Bushby there as the householder, a fitter at the CPR, with Harry Bushby, a plumber. In 1940 the directory lists R J Bushby at 2143 Graveley Street. The 1940 name section lists Richard J Bushby there as the householder, a carpenter.
The 1940 name section lists Mrs Martha Bushby at 1129 West Georgia Street.
Today
2135 Charles, 1958 East 6th and 2143 Graveley still have their buildings from before 1946; the City no longer lists 3043 Clark Drive and 1129 West Georgia, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 15 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Bushby Mrs E L2135 Charles, p. 29
- Bushby E Louisa wid A2135 Charles, p. 83
- Bushby Jack C drvr2135 Charles, p. 83
- Bushby Mona S elev opr HBC2135 Charles, p. 83
- Bushby Norah L dom2135 Charles, p. 83
- Bushby Violet H elev opr Spencers2135 Charles, p. 83
- Bushby Mrs M3043 Clark Drive, p. 31
- Bushby H J clk Gault Bros3043 Clark Drive, p. 83
- Bushby Margt wid H J opr Gault Bros3043 Clark Drive, p. 83
- *Bushby J1958 East 6th, p. 187
- Bushby Harry plmbr1958 East 6th, p. 83
- Bushby John ftr CPR1958 East 6th, p. 83
- Bushby R J2143 Graveley, p. 69
- Bushby Richd J carp2143 Graveley, p. 83
- Bushby Mrs Martha1129 West Georgia, p. 83
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.