A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The Hambletons
In the city directories 1940 · ten people at six addresses
The directories print ten people named Hambleton at six addresses in 1940 in five of the city's neighbourhoods. 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 Hambletons at 1895 East 37th in 1940.
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Where the Hambletons lived
- 1
569 East 22nd Avenue
Riley Park, 1940
- G Hambleton, a clerk at Davis, Pugh, Hossie, Lett & Marshall 1940
Next door in 1940: J D Porter at 565 and C E Pike at 575. The block, door by door
- 2
1895 East 37th Avenue
Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940
- F W Hambleton, a cement worker 1940
- Lillian Hambleton 1940
- Robert H Hambleton, a laborer 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs A Watson at 1885. The block, door by door
- 3
- 4
4055 Miller Street
Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940
- Albert F Hambleton, a laborer 1940
Next door in 1940: H A Marr at 4047 and C C Hughes at 4061. The block, door by door
- 5
123 Powell Street
Downtown, 1940
- W Hambleton 1940
Next door in 1940: B C Junk at 135. The block, door by door
- 6
2050 Waverley Avenue
Victoria-Fraserview, 1940
- G Hambleton, a commissionaire 1940
- John Hambleton, a shipper for Gordon Campbell 1940
- Ron Hambleton, a clerk 1940
Next door in 1940: J Peters at 2020 and F H Anderson at 2058. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for eight of the ten: a clerk (2), a laborer (2), a cement worker, a commissionaire, a helper and a shipper.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Kensington-Cedar Cottage (2), Downtown, Riley Park, Sunset and Victoria-Fraserview. 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 G Hambleton at 569 East 22nd 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 Gordon Hambleton there as the householder, a clerk at Davis, Pugh, Hossie, Lett & Marshall. In 1940 the directory lists F W Hambleton at 1895 East 37th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Frederick W Hambleton there as the householder, a cement worker, with Lillian Hambleton, and Robert H Hambleton, a laborer.
In 1940 the directory lists G A Hambleton at 7057 Inverness Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists George A Hambleton there as the householder, a helper at the BC Electric Railway. The 1940 name section lists Albert F Hambleton at 4055 Miller Street, a laborer. The 1940 name section lists W Hambleton at 123 Powell Street.
In 1940 the directory lists G Hambleton at 2050 Waverley Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Gordon Hambleton there as the householder, a commissionaire, with John Hambleton, a shipper for Gordon Campbell, and Ron Hambleton, a clerk.
Today
1895 East 37th and 4055 Miller still have their buildings from before 1946; 569 East 22nd (1997), 7057 Inverness (1982) and 2050 Waverley (1982) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 123 Powell, so that building is probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 14 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- *Hambleton G569 East 22nd, p. 234
- Hambleton Gordon clk Davis, Pugh, Hossie, Lett & Marshall569 East 22nd, p. 250
- *Hambleton F W1895 East 37th, p. 253
- Hambleton Fredk W cement wkr1895 East 37th, p. 250
- Hambleton Lillian1895 East 37th, p. 250
- Hambleton Robt H lab1895 East 37th, p. 250
- *Hambleton G A7057 Inverness, p. 90
- Hambleton Geo A hlpr BCER7057 Inverness, p. 250
- Hambleton Albt F lab4055 Miller, p. 250
- Hambleton W123 Powell, p. 250
- *Hambleton G2050 Waverley, p. 166
- Hambleton Gordon commissionaire CC of C2050 Waverley, p. 250
- Hambleton John shpr Gordon Campbell2050 Waverley, p. 250
- Hambleton Ron clk2050 Waverley, p. 250
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 H. Want a name removed? Tell us.