A family name on Barclay Street, West End
The Camerons
In the city directories 1940 · four people at four addresses
The directories print four people named Cameron at four addresses in 1940, all on Barclay Street. 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 111 other streets too, all listed on the Cameron name's own page.
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Where the Camerons lived
- 1
1325 Barclay Street
West End, 1940
- Mrs E Cameron, widow of J 1940
Next door in 1940: N E Head at 1323 and S J Halpin at 1327. The block, door by door
- 2
1433 Barclay Street
West End, 1940
- Julia R Cameron, a stenographer at Canadian Fairbanks-Morse 1940
Next door in 1940: H C Oehlerking at 1415 and C H Wagstaff at 1447. The block, door by door
- 3
1635 Barclay Street
West End, 1940
- Mrs Clara Cameron 1940
Next door in 1940: H G Haddow at 1627 and E O Whitlam at 1643. The block, door by door
- 4
1650 Barclay Street
West End, 1940
- James D Cameron, who worked for Boeing's 1940
Next door in 1940: A Hankin at 1656. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for two of the four: an employee and a stenographer. One is a widow, listed under her own name.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in West End (4). 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 Cameron at 1325 Barclay Street; 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 Elsie Cameron there as the householder, widow of J. The 1940 name section lists Julia R Cameron at 1433 Barclay Street, a stenographer at Canadian Fairbanks-Morse. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Clara Cameron at 1635 Barclay Street.
The 1940 name section lists James D Cameron at 1650 Barclay Street, who worked for Boeing's.
Today
1325 Barclay still has its building from before 1946, dated 1901 by the City's record; 1650 Barclay (1956) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1433 Barclay and 1635 Barclay, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 5 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- *Cameron Mrs E1325 Barclay, p. 9
- Cameron Elsie wid J prop Grant Lodge1325 Barclay, p. 88
- Cameron Julia R sten Can Fairbanks-Morse1433 Barclay, p. 88
- Cameron Mrs Clara1635 Barclay, p. 88
- Cameron Jas D emp Boeing's1650 Barclay, p. 88
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
The book of the Camerons
Every directory, as one book
The family book reads the Cameron 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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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 C. Want a name removed? Tell us.