A family name on West 15th Avenue, Fairview, Mount Pleasant, Kitsilano and West Point Grey
The Campbells
In the city directories 1940 · 13 people at eight addresses
The directories print 13 people named Campbell at eight addresses in 1940, all on West 15th 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 3854 West 15th 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
423 West 15th Avenue
Mount Pleasant, 1940
- Doug J Campbell, an accountant at Seaboard Lumber 1940
Next door in 1940: J T Chisholm at 435. The block, door by door
- 2
1075 West 15th Avenue
Fairview, 1940
- Roy Campbell, a sawyer at Alberta Lumber 1940
Next door in 1940: G V Sturlee at 1065 and W J Stewart at 1085. The block, door by door
- 3
1244 West 15th Avenue
Fairview, 1940
- M V Campbell, a district supervisor at the Canadian Government 1940
Next door in 1940: Miss M Willison at 1232 and H Seabrook at 1246. The block, door by door
- 4
1325 West 15th Avenue
Fairview, 1940
- Edmond F Campbell, an engineer 1940
- Nora M E Campbell, a school teacher 1940
Next door in 1940: granchester court at 1315 and st george's apts at 1375. The block, door by door
- 5
1455 West 15th Avenue
Fairview, 1940
- H S Campbell 1940
- Etta A Campbell, a hairdresser at Russian Duchess Beauty Salon 1940
Next door in 1940: G A Collard at 1445 and miromar (the) at 1465. The block, door by door
- 6
2727 West 15th Avenue
Kitsilano, 1940
- A A Campbell, a sign writer at Hopps Sign 1940
- Christina Campbell, a saleswoman at Woodward's 1940
Next door in 1940: S W Hardy at 2711 and Mrs E Ellis at 2731. The block, door by door
- 7
2897 West 15th Avenue
Kitsilano, 1940
- Peter J Campbell, an apprentice at the Vivian Engineering Works 1940
Next door in 1940: W S Mahon at 2887. The block, door by door
- 8
3854 West 15th Avenue
West Point Grey, 1940
- D Campbell, a mechanic at Vancouver Machinery 1940
- John R Campbell, an apprentice at the Vancouver Machinery Depot 1940
- Margaret Campbell, a factory worker at Nalley's 1940
Next door in 1940: H H MacQueen at 3848 and W J Herbert at 3858. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for twelve of the 13: an apprentice (2), an accountant, a district supervisor, an engineer, a factory worker and a hairdresser, among others.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Fairview (4), Kitsilano (2), Mount Pleasant and West Point Grey. 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 Doug J Campbell at 423 West 15th Avenue, an accountant at Seaboard Lumber. The 1940 name section lists Roy Campbell at 1075 West 15th Avenue, a sawyer at Alberta Lumber. In 1940 the directory lists M V Campbell at 1244 West 15th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Matthew V Campbell there as the householder, a district supervisor at the Canadian Government.
The 1940 name section lists Edmond F Campbell at 1325 West 15th Avenue as the householder, an engineer, with Nora M E Campbell, a school teacher. H S Campbell is listed at 1455 West 15th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Harvey S Campbell there as the householder, with Etta A Campbell, a hairdresser at Russian Duchess Beauty Salon.
A A Campbell is listed at 2727 West 15th Avenue 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 Austin A Campbell there as the householder, a sign writer at Hopps Sign, with Christina Campbell, a saleswoman at Woodward's. The 1940 name section lists Peter J Campbell at 2897 West 15th Avenue, an apprentice at the Vivian Engineering Works.
In 1940 the directory lists D Campbell at 3854 West 15th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Don Campbell there as the householder, a mechanic at Vancouver Machinery, with John R Campbell, an apprentice at the Vancouver Machinery Depot, and Margaret Campbell, a factory worker at Nalley's.
Today
1075 West 15th, 1455 West 15th, 2727 West 15th, 2897 West 15th and 3854 West 15th still have their buildings from before 1946; the City no longer lists 423 West 15th, 1244 West 15th and 1325 West 15th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 17 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Campbell Doug J acct Seaboard Lbr423 West 15th, p. 89
- Campbell Roy sawyer Alberta Lbr1075 West 15th, p. 91
- Campbell M V1244 West 15th, p. 219
- Campbell Matthew V dist supvr Can Govt1244 West 15th, p. 91
- Campbell Edmond F eng1325 West 15th, p. 89
- Campbell Nora M E sch tchr Van City1325 West 15th, p. 91
- Campbell H S1455 West 15th, p. 219
- Campbell Etta A hairdrsr Russian Duchess Beauty Salon1455 West 15th, p. 89
- Campbell Harvey S1455 West 15th, p. 90
- *Campbell A A2727 West 15th, p. 220
- Campbell Austin A sign wrtr Hopps Sign2727 West 15th, p. 89
- Campbell Christina slswm Woodwards2727 West 15th, p. 89
- Campbell Peter J appr Vivian Eng Wks2897 West 15th, p. 91
- *Campbell D3854 West 15th, p. 221
- Campbell Don mech Van Mach3854 West 15th, p. 89
- Campbell John R appr Van Mach Depot3854 West 15th, p. 90
- Campbell Margt fctywkr Nalley's3854 West 15th, p. 90
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, name section, where each person's work is printed
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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.