A family name on Robson Street, West End and Downtown
The Campbells
In the city directories 1940 · five people at five addresses
The directories print five people named Campbell at five addresses in 1940, all on Robson 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
611 Robson Street
Downtown, 1940
- Sam Campbell 1940
Next door in 1940: C Hope at 609 and Van Tamale Parlor at 615. The block, door by door
- 2
1090 Robson Street
West End, 1940
- H Campbell, in meats 1940
Next door in 1940: Titcomb's Sanitary Bky at 1086 and New Method Clnrs at 1092. The block, door by door
- 3
1136 Robson Street
West End, 1940
- William Campbell, on active service 1940
Next door in 1940: Silver Leaf Conf at 1134 and Helen's Kitchen at 1140. The block, door by door
- 4
1259 Robson Street
West End, 1940
- William J Campbell, who worked for McAllister Spring 1940
Next door in 1940: H Richards at 1241 and Mrs K S Graves at 1267. The block, door by door
- 5
1615 Robson Street
West End, 1940
- Mrs May Campbell, a saleswoman at the Hudson's Bay Company 1940
Next door in 1940: C A Burr at 1601 and C S Barker at 1623. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for three of the five: an employee, an on active service and a saleswoman.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in West End (4) and Downtown. 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 Sam Campbell at 611 Robson Street. H Campbell, in meats, is listed at 1090 Robson Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists William Campbell at 1136 Robson Street, on active service. The 1940 name section lists William J Campbell at 1259 Robson Street, who worked for McAllister Spring.
The 1940 name section lists Mrs May Campbell at 1615 Robson Street, a saleswoman at the Hudson's Bay Company.
Today
1136 Robson (1976) and 1615 Robson (1970) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 611 Robson, 1090 Robson and 1259 Robson, 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.
- Campbell Sam611 Robson, p. 91
- Campbell H meats1090 Robson, p. 143
- Campbell Wm act serv1136 Robson, p. 91
- Campbell Wm J emp McAllister Spring1259 Robson, p. 91
- Campbell Mrs May slswm HBC1615 Robson, 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
The family book reads the Campbell 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.