The Coburns

The story, address by address

The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Alex Coburn at 2300 Birch Street, retired. The 1940 name section lists Coburn (no first name printed) at 849 Burrard Street, retired. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs F Coburn at 878 East 38th 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 Florence Coburn there as the householder, widow of W.

In 1940 the directory lists E R Coburn at 2256 East 43rd Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Earl R Coburn there as the householder, a warehouseman for W H Malkin. In 1940 the directory lists Dr W A Coburn, a physician, at 674 Kingsway. The 1940 name section lists Kath Coburn at 977 Nicola Street.

The 1940 name section lists Alex Coburn at 1300 Pendrell Street, a salesman at Spencer's. N L Coburn is listed at 4657 Slocan Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Norris L Coburn there as the householder, with Lloyd A Coburn, a clerk at Gordon & Belyea. The 1940 name section lists Duly Coburn at 548 Thurlow Street, retired.

In 1940 the directory lists Dr W A Coburn at 3109 Trafalgar Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Wallace A Coburn there as the householder, a physician. In 1940 the directory lists A Coburn at 3881 West 13th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Arthur Coburn there as the householder, a barrister.

In 1940 the directory lists Mrs I Coburn at 1175 West 14th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Isabel Coburn there as the householder, with Hazel I Coburn. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs E Coburn at 1550 West 15th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Ellen Coburn there as the householder, widow of J W.

In 1940 the directory lists F G Coburn at 2165 West 40th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Frederick G Coburn there as the householder, an assistant treasurer officer at the National Harbours Board, with Margaret Coburn, a student. In 1940 the directory lists A Coburn, a barrister, at 837 West Hastings Street.

Today

2300 Birch and 3109 Trafalgar still have their buildings from before 1946, 2300 Birch on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 878 East 38th (2020), 2256 East 43rd (1978), 4657 Slocan (1973), 3881 West 13th (1992), 1550 West 15th (1993), 2165 West 40th (1969) and 837 West Hastings (1998) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 849 Burrard, 674 Kingsway, 977 Nicola, 1300 Pendrell, 548 Thurlow and 1175 West 14th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).