A family name on East 14th Avenue, Mount Pleasant, Kensington-Cedar Cottage and Renfrew-Collingwood
The Campbells
In the city directories 1940 · three people at three addresses
The directories print three people named Campbell at three addresses in 1940, all on East 14th Avenue. 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
Pleasant
- 1
1114 East 14th Avenue
Mount Pleasant, 1940
- E P Campbell, a laborer at Canadian White Pine 1940
Next door in 1940: C A Laing at 1126. The block, door by door
- 2
1254 East 14th Avenue
Mount Pleasant, 1940
- J Campbell, a welder at Boeing's 1940
Next door in 1940: J W Dew at 1240 and F W Smith at 1260. The block, door by door
- 3
1836 East 14th Avenue
Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940
- Mrs M L Campbell, widow of H G 1940
Next door in 1940: A Booth at 1830 and G E Thrift at 1844. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for two of the three: a laborer and a welder. One is a widow, listed under her own name.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Mount Pleasant (2) 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 E P Campbell at 1114 East 14th Avenue. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Edward P Campbell there as the householder, a laborer at Canadian White Pine. In 1940 the directory lists J Campbell at 1254 East 14th 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 James Campbell there as the householder, a welder at Boeing's.
In 1940 the directory lists Mrs M L Campbell at 1836 East 14th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Myrtle L Campbell there as the householder, widow of H G.
Today
1254 East 14th still has its building from before 1946, dated 1928 by the City's record; 1114 East 14th (1956) and 1836 East 14th (1997) have newer buildings, by the City's record.
Every line as printed
All 6 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Campbell E P1114 East 14th, p. 214
- Campbell Edw P lab Can White Pine1114 East 14th, p. 89
- *Campbell J1254 East 14th, p. 214
- Campbell Jas wldr Boeing's1254 East 14th, p. 90
- *Campbell Mrs M L1836 East 14th, p. 214
- Campbell Myrtle L wid H G1836 East 14th, p. 91
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
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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.