A family name on Comox Street, West End
The Campbells
In the city directories 1940 · ten people at eight addresses
The directories print ten people named Campbell at eight addresses in 1940, all on Comox 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 204 other streets too, all listed on the Campbell name's own page.
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Where the Campbells lived
- 1
1056 Comox Street
West End, 1940
- Cecilia A L Campbell, a nurse at the St Paul's Hospital 1940
Next door in 1940: G P Campbell at 1070. The block, door by door
- 2
1070 Comox Street
West End, 1940
- G P Campbell, rooms to let 1940
- George H Campbell 1940
Next door in 1940: Hospital Nurses' Home St Paul's at 1056 and P Deane at 1096. The block, door by door
- 3
1159 Comox Street
West End, 1940
- Bessie Campbell, a saleswoman at the Hudson's Bay Company 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs D M Holt at 1155 and Mrs C A Murray at 1161. The block, door by door
- 4
1170 Comox Street
West End, 1940
- H Campbell, a student at UBC 1940
Next door in 1940: J Cameron at 1164. The block, door by door
- 5
1288 Comox Street
West End, 1940
- A Craig Campbell, a clerk 1940
Next door in 1940: J H Law at 1256. The block, door by door
- 6
1516 Comox Street
West End, 1940
- W R Campbell, a chauffeur at Broadway Taxi 1940
- David B Campbell 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs H Anderson at 1522. The block, door by door
- 7
1609 Comox Street
West End, 1940
- M E Campbell, who worked for Boeing's 1940
Next door in 1940: grace court at 1601 and C G Deavin at 1611. The block, door by door
- 8
1774 Comox Street
West End, 1940
- R J Campbell 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs G L Lane at 1772. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for five of the ten: a chauffeur, a clerk, an employee, a nurse and a saleswoman.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in West End (8). 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
The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Cecilia A L Campbell at 1056 Comox Street, a nurse at the St Paul's Hospital. G P Campbell, rooms to let, is listed at 1070 Comox Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists George H Campbell there. The 1940 name section lists Bessie Campbell at 1159 Comox Street, a saleswoman at the Hudson's Bay Company.
In 1940 the directory lists H Campbell at 1170 Comox 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 lists Henry Campbell there as the householder, in meats, with Henry C Campbell, a student at UBC. The 1940 name section lists A Craig Campbell at 1288 Comox Street, a clerk.
W R Campbell is listed at 1516 Comox Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Winton R Campbell there as the householder, a clerk at the City of Vancouver, with Winton R Campbell Jr, a chauffeur at Broadway Taxi, and David B Campbell. M E Campbell is listed at 1609 Comox Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Malcolm E Campbell there as the householder, who worked for Boeing's.
R J Campbell is listed at 1774 Comox Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Robert J Campbell there as the householder.
Today
1170 Comox still has its building from before 1946, dated 1901 by the City's record and on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 1609 Comox (1962) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1056 Comox, 1070 Comox, 1159 Comox, 1288 Comox, 1516 Comox and 1774 Comox, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 16 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Campbell Cecilia A L nurse St Paul's Hosp1056 Comox, p. 89
- Campbell G P rooms1070 Comox, p. 35
- Campbell Geo H1070 Comox, p. 90
- Campbell Bessie slswm HBC1159 Comox, p. 89
- *Campbell H1170 Comox, p. 35
- Campbell Henry meats 1090 Robson1170 Comox, p. 90
- Campbell Henry C studt UBC1170 Comox, p. 90
- Campbell A Craig clk1288 Comox, p. 88
- *Campbell W R1516 Comox, p. 35
- Campbell David B1516 Comox, p. 89
- Campbell Winton R clk Van City1516 Comox, p. 91
- Campbell Winton R Jr chauf Bway Taxi1516 Comox, p. 91
- Campbell M E1609 Comox, p. 35
- Campbell Malc E emp Boeing's1609 Comox, p. 90
- Campbell R J1774 Comox, p. 35
- Campbell Robt J1774 Comox, p. 91
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, name section, where each person's work is printed
The book of the Campbells
Every directory, as one book
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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.