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A family name on West 5th Avenue, Kitsilano, Mount Pleasant, Fairview and West Point Grey

The Campbells

In the city directories 1940 · eight people at five addresses

The directories print eight people named Campbell at five addresses in 1940, all on West 5th 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 1733 West 5th 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

    1546 West 5th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • J C Campbell, a mechanic at the City Hall Service 1940

    Next door in 1940: A L Stevenson at 1540 and Mrs I Coughlin at 1552. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1733 West 5th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Mrs C M Campbell, widow of E M 1940
    • Jean I Campbell, a stenographer 1940
    • Murdoch E Campbell, a purchasing agent at Merrill Ring & Wilson 1940

    Next door in 1940: T H Morrow at 1731 and J W Smith at 1737. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1877 West 5th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Cath Campbell, widow of J 1940
    • Kate I Campbell, a housekeeper at the Georgia Hotel 1940

    Next door in 1940: P G Kodallas at 1873 and Mrs K Pahn at 1883. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    2057 West 5th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Kath Campbell, widow of T 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs A J Howarth at 2049 and C V Stevens at 2065. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    4675 West 5th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • C J Campbell, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: R V Stuart at 4627 and W McD Holland at 4681. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for four of the eight: a housekeeper, a mechanic, a purchasing agent and a stenographer. Three are widows, listed under their own names.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Fairview (2), Kitsilano (2) 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

In 1940 the directory lists J C Campbell at 1546 West 5th Avenue. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists J Chester Campbell there as the householder, a mechanic at the City Hall Service. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs C M Campbell at 1733 West 5th 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 Christine M Campbell there as the householder, widow of E M, with Jean I Campbell, a stenographer, and Murdoch E Campbell, a purchasing agent at Merrill Ring & Wilson.

The 1940 name section lists Cath Campbell at 1877 West 5th Avenue, widow of J, with Kate I Campbell, a housekeeper at the Georgia Hotel. The 1940 name section lists Kath Campbell at 2057 West 5th Avenue, widow of T. In 1940 the directory lists C J Campbell at 4675 West 5th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Colin J Campbell there as the householder, retired.

Today

1877 West 5th (1975) and 4675 West 5th (2014) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1546 West 5th, 1733 West 5th and 2057 West 5th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 11 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.