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The Butterfields

In the city directories 1940 · 14 people at twelve addresses

The directories print 14 people named Butterfield at twelve addresses in 1940 in eleven 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 Butterfields at 484 East 22nd in 1940.

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Where the Butterfields 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

    4677 Bellevue Drive

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • Mrs V T Butterfield 1940

    Next door in 1940: R L Fraser at 4669 and R G McCrady at 4685. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    484 East 22nd Avenue

    Riley Park, 1940

    • T E Butterfield, a carpenter 1940
    • Alfred W Butterfield, a baker at Robertson's Bakeries 1940
    • Ernest F Butterfield 1940

    Next door in 1940: P W Groves at 482. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    4547 Elgin Street

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • Charles W Butterfield, a salesman for Bonnie Best 1940

    Next door in 1940: D D Dolman at 4541 and A Lomholdt at 4555. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    5935 Fraser Street

    Sunset, 1940

    • May M Butterfield, widow of A 1940

    Next door in 1940: E H Tupling at 5927 and L Heinrich at 5937. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    1181 Granville Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • H J Butterfield, a florist 1940

    Next door in 1940: R Ferrie at 1179 and Mrs S Ruddick at 1183. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    1889 Haro Street

    West End, 1940

    • James Butterfield, a columnist at the Province 1940

    Next door in 1940: king george apts at 1877. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    515 Salsbury Drive

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • T C J W Butterfield 1940

    Next door in 1940: A W Evans at 509 and J A Lind at 519. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    4334 West 12th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • E S Butterfield, a district inspector at the Weights & Measures branch Canadian Government 1940

    Next door in 1940: F Lake Jr at 4328 and J W Millar at 4344. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    2806 West 38th Avenue

    Arbutus Ridge, 1940

    • H W Butterfield, a salesman at Birks 1940

    Next door in 1940: W Short at 2816. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    2041 West 48th Avenue

    Kerrisdale, 1940

    • Annie G Butterfield, widow of F C 1940

    Next door in 1940: C Smith at 2035 and J W Turnbull at 2065. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    1478 West 73rd Avenue

    Marpole, 1940

    • Marjorie Butterfield, a bookkeeper 1940

    Next door in 1940: N A Smith at 1470 and J D Smith at 1486. The block, door by door

  12. 12

    2755 West 8th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Mrs H S Butterfield, a clerk at the BC Electric Railway 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs H A Parker at 2745 and J E Vanderwarker at 2765. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for eight of the 14: a salesman (2), a baker, a bookkeeper, a carpenter, a clerk and a columnist, among others. Two are widows, listed under their own names.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in West Point Grey (2), Arbutus Ridge, Downtown, Grandview-Woodland, Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Kerrisdale, Kitsilano, Marpole, Riley Park, Sunset and West End. 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 V T Butterfield at 4677 Bellevue Drive. T E Butterfield is listed at 484 East 22nd Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Thomas E Butterfield there as the householder, a carpenter, with Alfred W Butterfield, a baker at Robertson's Bakeries, and Ernest F Butterfield. The 1940 name section lists Charles W Butterfield at 4547 Elgin Street, a salesman for Bonnie Best.

The 1940 name section lists May M Butterfield at 5935 Fraser Street, widow of A. H J Butterfield, a florist, is listed at 1181 Granville Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists James Butterfield at 1889 Haro Street, a columnist at the Province. T C J W Butterfield is listed at 515 Salsbury Drive in 1940.

In 1940 the directory lists E S Butterfield at 4334 West 12th 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 Edward S Butterfield there as the householder, a district inspector at the Weights & Measures branch Canadian Government. In 1940 the directory lists H W Butterfield at 2806 West 38th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Howard W Butterfield there as the householder, a salesman at Birks.

The 1940 name section lists Annie G Butterfield at 2041 West 48th Avenue, widow of F C. The 1940 name section lists Marjorie Butterfield at 1478 West 73rd Avenue, a bookkeeper. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs H S Butterfield at 2755 West 8th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Hazel S Butterfield there as the householder, a clerk at the BC Electric Railway.

Today

4677 Bellevue Drive, 5935 Fraser, 1181 Granville, 515 Salsbury Drive, 2806 West 38th and 2755 West 8th still have their buildings from before 1946, 2806 West 38th and 2755 West 8th on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 4547 Elgin (1988), 2041 West 48th (1992) and 1478 West 73rd (1978) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 484 East 22nd, 1889 Haro and 4334 West 12th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 18 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.