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A family name on West 13th Avenue, Fairview, Mount Pleasant, Kitsilano and West Point Grey

The Campbells

In the city directories 1940 · 15 people at eight addresses

The directories print 15 people named Campbell at eight addresses in 1940, all on West 13th Avenue. 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 233 West 13th 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

Each pin is on its own block, numbered as the households below. Today's land, parks, main roads and local areas: City of Vancouver Open Data (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).
  1. 1

    233 West 13th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • O D Campbell, a mechanic at Spencer's 1940
    • Dorothy M Campbell, a stenographer 1940
    • Gordon D Campbell, a furnace man at the Milbourne Dickson Foundry 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs K Kitchener at 223. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    536 West 13th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Mrs M E Campbell, widow of G 1940
    • Don G Campbell, a fur trader 1940

    Next door in 1940: J A Omond at 526. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    541 West 13th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • A C Campbell, a clerk at the Post Office 1940

    Next door in 1940: A E Littler at 537 and L Handy at 575. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    579 West 13th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Mrs L Campbell, widow of A A 1940
    • Alex D Campbell, a motorman 1940
    • John M Campbell, a sheet metal worker at Kitsilano General Repair 1940

    Next door in 1940: L Handy at 575. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    675 West 13th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • P B Campbell, a salesman at M-W Ltd 1940
    • Alfred T Campbell, a president at Campbell Hardware 1940

    Next door in 1940: R Harvey at 665. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    1135 West 13th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Ethel M Campbell, a ward assistant at the Vancouver General Hospital 1940

    Next door in 1940: C E Johnston at 1125. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    3961 West 13th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • W Campbell, a secretary-treasurer for W Robinson 1940
    • Mary I Campbell, a student at UBC 1940

    Next door in 1940: J G Scott at 3953 and H Fraser at 3969. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    4042 West 13th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • M Campbell, a mailer at the Province 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs M Johnston at 4036 and P J Gibson at 4050. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for twelve of the 15: a clerk, a fur trader, a furnace man, a mailer, a mechanic and a motorman, among others. Two are widows, listed under their own names.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Fairview (5), West Point Grey (2) and Mount Pleasant. 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 O D Campbell at 233 West 13th 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, where each person's work is printed, lists Oliver D Campbell there as the householder, a mechanic at Spencer's, with Dorothy M Campbell, a stenographer, and Gordon D Campbell, a furnace man at the Milbourne Dickson Foundry. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs M E Campbell at 536 West 13th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists M Elizabeth Campbell there as the householder, widow of G, with Don G Campbell, a fur trader.

In 1940 the directory lists A C Campbell at 541 West 13th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists A Clive Campbell there as the householder, a clerk at the Post Office. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs L Campbell at 579 West 13th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Louisa Campbell there as the householder, widow of A A, with Alex D Campbell, a motorman, and John M Campbell, a sheet metal worker at Kitsilano General Repair.

In 1940 the directory lists P B Campbell at 675 West 13th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Peter B Campbell there as the householder, a salesman at M-W Ltd, with Alfred T Campbell, a president at Campbell Hardware. The 1940 name section lists Ethel M Campbell at 1135 West 13th Avenue, a ward assistant at the Vancouver General Hospital.

W Campbell is listed at 3961 West 13th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists William Campbell there as the householder, a secretary-treasurer for W Robinson, with Mary I Campbell, a student at UBC. M Campbell is listed at 4042 West 13th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Malcolm Campbell there as the householder, a master mariner, with M Campbell, a mailer at the Province.

Today

233 West 13th, 541 West 13th, 3961 West 13th and 4042 West 13th still have their buildings from before 1946; 1135 West 13th (1959) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 536 West 13th, 579 West 13th and 675 West 13th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 23 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
1940

British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section

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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.