A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The Lambies
In the city directories 1940 · 14 people at eight addresses
The directories print 14 people named Lambie at eight addresses in 1940 in seven of the city's neighbourhoods, with the close spelling Lambe. 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 Lambies at 3487 Vanness in 1940.
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Where the Lambies lived
- 1
2719 Alder Street
Fairview, 1940
- Mrs Betty E Lambe, of Rental Bureau 1940
- Rudolph Lambe, a timekeeper at the Vancouver Iron Works 1940
Next door in 1940: F E King at 2707 and J A Beaton at 2735. The block, door by door
- 2
1420 Barclay Street
West End, 1940
- Miss M Lambie 1940
- Mary Lambie 1940
Next door in 1940: P T Kenyon at 1416 and Mrs B F Whittaker at 1428. The block, door by door
- 3
358 East 32nd Avenue
Riley Park, 1940
- William G Lambe, a millworker at BC Plywoods 1940
Next door in 1940: G Pitkin at 342 and F Becklake at 366. The block, door by door
- 4
779 East King Edward Avenue
Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940
- P R Lambie, proprietor of Central Meat Market 1940
- Vera M Lambie 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs M McCullough at 769. The block, door by door
- 5
2124 Prince Edward Street
Mount Pleasant, 1940
- Mrs M J Lambe, widow of W A 1940
- Charles F Lambe, a sign painter 1940
Next door in 1940: V T Fillmore at 2118 and Mrs M Munro at 2130. The block, door by door
- 6
3487 Vanness Avenue
Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940
- A C Lambe, proprietor of A C Lambe & Co 1940
- Alice J Lambe, a stenographer at A C Lambe & Co 1940
- William H Lambe, who worked for A C Lambe & Co 1940
Next door in 1940: Dr W S Baird at 3481. The block, door by door
- 7
446 West 13th Avenue
Mount Pleasant, 1940
- Miss V Lambe, a nurse at the Vancouver General Hospital 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs R Roberts at 436 and Mrs B Guttridge at 456. The block, door by door
- 8
2990 West 3rd Avenue
Kitsilano, 1940
- G Lambie, a fireman at the City of Vancouver 1940
Next door in 1940: W Marshall at 2982 and A Rodger at 2998. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for nine of the 14: a proprietor (2), an employee, a fireman, a millworker, a nurse and a sign painter, among others. Three of them worked for A C Lambe & Co. One is a widow, listed under her own name.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Mount Pleasant (2), Fairview, Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Kitsilano, Renfrew-Collingwood, Riley Park and West End. 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 Mrs Betty E Lambe at 2719 Alder Street, of Rental Bureau, with Rudolph Lambe, a timekeeper at the Vancouver Iron Works. Miss M Lambie is listed at 1420 Barclay Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Mary Lambie there as the householder. The 1940 name section lists William G Lambe at 358 East 32nd Avenue, a millworker at BC Plywoods.
In 1940 the directory lists P R Lambie at 779 East King Edward Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Perrie R Lambie there as the householder, proprietor of Central Meat Market, with Vera M Lambie. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs M J Lambe at 2124 Prince Edward Street. The 1940 name section lists Martha J Lambe there as the householder, widow of W A, with Charles F Lambe, a sign painter.
In 1940 the directory lists A C Lambe at 3487 Vanness 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 Austin C Lambe there as the householder, proprietor of A C Lambe & Co, with Alice J Lambe, a stenographer at A C Lambe & Co, and William H Lambe, who worked for A C Lambe & Co. The 1940 name section lists Miss V Lambe at 446 West 13th Avenue, a nurse at the Vancouver General Hospital.
G Lambie is listed at 2990 West 3rd Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists George Lambie there as the householder, a fireman at the City of Vancouver.
Today
779 East King Edward, 2124 Prince Edward, 446 West 13th and 2990 West 3rd still have their buildings from before 1946; 358 East 32nd (1994) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 2719 Alder, 1420 Barclay and 3487 Vanness, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 18 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Lambe Mrs Betty E of Rental Bureau2719 Alder, p. 334
- Lambe Rudolph tmkpr Van Iron Wks2719 Alder, p. 334
- Lambie Miss M1420 Barclay, p. 9
- Lambie Mary1420 Barclay, p. 335
- Lambe Wm G mlwkr BC Plywoods358 East 32nd, p. 334
- Lambie P R779 East King Edward, p. 95
- Lambie Perrie R prop Central Meat Mkt779 East King Edward, p. 335
- Lambie Vera M779 East King Edward, p. 335
- Lambe Mrs M J2124 Prince Edward, p. 136
- Lambe Chas F sign pntr2124 Prince Edward, p. 334
- Lambe Martha J wid W A2124 Prince Edward, p. 334
- *Lambe A C3487 Vanness, p. 160
- Lambe Alice J sten A C Lambe & Co3487 Vanness, p. 334
- Lambe Austin C prop A C Lambe & Co3487 Vanness, p. 334
- Lambe Wm H emp A C Lambe & Co3487 Vanness, p. 334
- Lambe Miss V nurse Van Genl Hosp446 West 13th, p. 334
- *Lambie G2990 West 3rd, p. 179
- Lambie Geo firmn Van City2990 West 3rd, p. 335
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 L. Want a name removed? Tell us.