A family name on Nelson Street, West End and Downtown
The Campbells
In the city directories 1940 · eleven people at seven addresses
The directories print eleven people named Campbell at seven addresses in 1940, all on Nelson Street. 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 Campbells at 1235 Nelson in 1940. 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
1109 Nelson Street
West End, 1940
- A Campbell, a widow 1940
- Doug Campbell, an electrician at Canadian Pacific Steamships 1940
Next door in 1940: Nelson Delctsn at 1107 and Mrs A Davis at 1111. The block, door by door
- 2
1117 Nelson Street
West End, 1940
- W A Campbell, rooms to let 1940
Next door in 1940: W C Short at 1115 and J Davison at 1119. The block, door by door
- 3
1235 Nelson Street
West End, 1940
- Mrs L Campbell 1940
- W R Campbell, an assistant manager at H Morris Transfer 1940
- Valerie C Campbell, a secretary at the Canadian General Electric 1940
Next door in 1940: beverly (the) at 1225 and tweedsmuir apts at 1245. The block, door by door
- 4
1733 Nelson Street
West End, 1940
- Ken J Campbell, a branch manager at Safeway 1940
Next door in 1940: W Fieldhouse at 1729 and Miss M M Hood at 1737. The block, door by door
- 5
1812 Nelson Street
West End, 1940
- John H Campbell, a salesman at Argyle Dairy 1940
Next door in 1940: G K Lamb at 1808 and W D Smith at 1822. The block, door by door
- 6
1853 Nelson Street
West End, 1940
- E Campbell, a janitor at The Sandringham 1940
Next door in 1940: H J Cupper at 1835 and Mrs T Oliver at 1857. The block, door by door
- 7
2000 Nelson Street
West End, 1940
- Dr G Campbell, a physician 1940
- Jean Campbell, a student 1940
Next door in 1940: E G Palmer at 2040. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for seven of the eleven: an assistant manager, a branch manager, an electrician, a janitor, a physician and a salesman, among others. One is a widow, listed under her own name.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in West End (7). 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 A Campbell at 1109 Nelson Street, a widow, with Doug Campbell, an electrician at Canadian Pacific Steamships. W A Campbell, rooms to let, is listed at 1117 Nelson Street in 1940.
In 1940 the directory lists W R Campbell at 1235 Nelson Street. By 1940 it is Mrs L Campbell. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Lillie Campbell there as the householder, with W Robertson Campbell, an assistant manager at H Morris Transfer, and Valerie C Campbell, a secretary at the Canadian General Electric. The 1940 name section lists Ken J Campbell at 1733 Nelson Street, a branch manager at Safeway.
The 1940 name section lists John H Campbell at 1812 Nelson Street, a salesman at Argyle Dairy. E Campbell is listed at 1853 Nelson Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Edward Campbell there as the householder, a janitor at The Sandringham.
Dr G Campbell is listed at 2000 Nelson Street in 1940; 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 Glen Campbell there as the householder, a physician, with Jean Campbell, a student.
Today
1235 Nelson still has its building from before 1946, dated 1931 by the City's record and on the Vancouver Heritage Register; the City no longer lists 1109 Nelson, 1117 Nelson, 1733 Nelson, 1812 Nelson, 1853 Nelson and 2000 Nelson, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 15 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Campbell A wid — stewardess1109 Nelson, p. 88
- Campbell Doug electn CPSS1109 Nelson, p. 89
- Campbell W A rooms1117 Nelson, p. 118
- Campbell Mrs L1235 Nelson, p. 119
- Campbell W R1235 Nelson, p. 119
- Campbell Mrs Lillie1235 Nelson, p. 90
- Campbell Valerie C sec CGE1235 Nelson, p. 91
- Campbell W Robertson asst mgr H Morris Transf1235 Nelson, p. 91
- Campbell Ken J br mgr Safeway1733 Nelson, p. 90
- Campbell John H slsmn Argyle Dairy1812 Nelson, p. 90
- Campbell E1853 Nelson, p. 119
- Campbell Edw jntr The Sandringham1853 Nelson, p. 89
- *Campbell Dr G2000 Nelson, p. 119
- Campbell Glen phys 105, 736 Granville2000 Nelson, p. 90
- Campbell Jean studt2000 Nelson, p. 90
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.