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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Buxtons

In the city directories 1940 · ten people at five addresses

The directories print ten people named Buxton at five addresses in 1940 in four 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: four Buxtons at 5911 Churchill in 1940.

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Where the Buxtons lived

Each pin is on its own block, numbered as the households below. Today's land, parks, main roads and local areas: City of Vancouver Open Data (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).
  1. 1

    5911 Churchill Street

    Kerrisdale, 1940

    • W Buxton, a managing director at the St Regis Hotel 1940
    • Celia Buxton 1940
    • Edith Buxton, a saleswoman 1940
    • Syd W Buxton, in mining 1940

    Next door in 1940: A G King at 5937. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1568 East 49th Avenue

    Victoria-Fraserview, 1940

    • Mrs M Buxton, widow of W J 1940

    Next door in 1940: H Carlson at 1520 and F Carlson at 1596. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1610 Graveley Street

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • G E Buxton, a yardman at the CPR 1940
    • Fanny E Buxton, widow of D 1940

    Next door in 1940: F W Rhuman at 1604 and J McDonald at 1616. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    7362 Laburnum Street

    Kerrisdale, 1940

    • B F Buxton, a draftsman at the City of Vancouver 1940

    Next door in 1940: G F Crowe at 7338. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    4523 West 4th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • A Buxton, a motorman at the BC Electric Railway 1940
    • George F A Buxton, a meat cutter at Spencer's 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Fehr at 4517 and R L Davison at 4533. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for seven of the ten: a draftsman, a managing director, a meat cutter, a mining, a motorman and a saleswoman, among others. Two are widows, listed under their own names.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Kerrisdale (2), Grandview-Woodland, Victoria-Fraserview and West Point Grey. 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 W Buxton at 5911 Churchill Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists William Buxton there as the householder, a managing director at the St Regis Hotel, with Celia Buxton, Edith Buxton, a saleswoman, and Syd W Buxton, in mining. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs M Buxton at 1568 East 49th 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 Minnie Buxton there as the householder, widow of W J.

In 1940 the directory lists G E Buxton at 1610 Graveley Street. The 1940 name section lists George E Buxton there as the householder, a yardman at the CPR, with Fanny E Buxton, widow of D. In 1940 the directory lists B F Buxton at 7362 Laburnum Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Bertram F Buxton there as the householder, a draftsman at the City of Vancouver.

In 1940 the directory lists A Buxton at 4523 West 4th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Arthur Buxton there as the householder, a motorman at the BC Electric Railway, with George F A Buxton, a meat cutter at Spencer's.

Today

1610 Graveley still has its building from before 1946, dated 1927 by the City's record; 5911 Churchill (1994), 1568 East 49th (1988), 7362 Laburnum (1980) and 4523 West 4th (1978) have newer buildings, by the City's record.

Every line as printed

All 15 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.