A family name on West 29th Avenue, Dunbar-Southlands, South Cambie, Shaughnessy and Arbutus Ridge
The Campbells
In the city directories 1940 · five people at three addresses
The directories print five people named Campbell at three addresses in 1940, all on West 29th 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 3259 West 29th 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
3105 West 29th Avenue
Dunbar-Southlands, 1940
- C Campbell, a police officer at the City of Vancouver 1940
Next door in 1940: C P Johnson at 3115. The block, door by door
- 2
3259 West 29th Avenue
Dunbar-Southlands, 1940
- G W Campbell, a telegraph operator 1940
- Eileen E Campbell, a student 1940
- Evelyn A Campbell, a student 1940
Next door in 1940: M J Birkmire at 3249 and H McL Davidson at 3271. The block, door by door
- 3
3675 West 29th Avenue
Dunbar-Southlands, 1940
- Ethel N Campbell, widow of J H 1940
Next door in 1940: N Munk at 3657 and W H Wilson at 3691. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for two of the five: a police officer and a telegraph operator. One is a widow, listed under her own name.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Dunbar-Southlands (3). 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 C Campbell at 3105 West 29th Avenue. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Charles Campbell there as the householder, a police officer at the City of Vancouver. In 1940 the directory lists G W Campbell at 3259 West 29th 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 George W Campbell there as the householder, a telegraph operator, with Eileen E Campbell, a student, and Evelyn A Campbell, a student.
The 1940 name section lists Ethel N Campbell at 3675 West 29th Avenue, widow of J H.
Today
3105 West 29th, 3259 West 29th and 3675 West 29th still have their buildings from before 1946.
Every line as printed
All 7 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Campbell C3105 West 29th, p. 245
- Campbell Chas police Van City3105 West 29th, p. 89
- *Campbell G W3259 West 29th, p. 245
- Campbell Eileen E studt3259 West 29th, p. 89
- Campbell Evelyn A studt3259 West 29th, p. 89
- Campbell Geo W teleg opr CP Com3259 West 29th, p. 90
- Campbell Ethel N wid J H3675 West 29th, p. 89
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
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.