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The Nunns

In the city directories 1940 · 16 people at 13 addresses

The directories print 16 people named Nunn at 13 addresses in 1940 in ten of the city's neighbourhoods. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family.

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Where the Nunns lived

Each pin is on its own block, numbered as the households below. Two addresses aren't on today's map, so they have no pin. Today's land, parks, main roads and local areas: City of Vancouver Open Data (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).
  1. 1

    6288 Angus Drive

    Kerrisdale, 1940

    • G Nunn, an accountant 1940

    Next door in 1940: H J Owen at 6262. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    6675 Angus Drive

    Kerrisdale, 1940

    • Harry Nunn, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: J D Campbell at 6657. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    2242 East 24th Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • E J Nunn, a longshoreman 1940

    Next door in 1940: A J Apps at 2232 and F Bird at 2250. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    2539 Eton Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • Mrs M E Nunn, widow of T H 1940
    • Delbert F Nunn, a carpenter 1940

    Next door in 1940: J B Swan at 2523 and W A Cotching at 2547. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    1387 Minto Crescent

    Shaughnessy, 1940

    • Mrs M T Nunn 1940

    Next door in 1940: Miss G I Borland at 1361. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    6525 Vine Street

    Kerrisdale, 1940

    • A Nunn, an embalmer at Nunn & Thomson 1940
    • Harold S Nunn, a student 1940

    Next door in 1940: N E Pearson at 6543. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    5637 Wallace Street

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • D E Nunn, a manager at Nunn & Thomson 1940

    Next door in 1940: R E Hortin at 5611 and C H Byrne at 5661. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    1180 West 15th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • David Nunn, a helper at the Chatham House Hospital 1940

    Next door in 1940: F Howard at 1170 and Dr H H Caple at 1196. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    905 West 20th Avenue

    South Cambie, 1940

    • C E Nunn, a manager at Kitsilano Hardware 1940

    Next door in 1940: T L Barrow at 917. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    959 West 23rd Avenue

    South Cambie, 1940

    • J W Nunn, a controller at Vancouver Pacific Paper 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Sinclair at 951 and Mrs A A Hamilton at 965. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    1332 West 45th Avenue

    Oakridge, 1940

    • Mrs P M Nunn, widow of H J 1940

    Next door in 1940: R S Smith at 1320 and W E Reed at 1344. The block, door by door

  12. 12

    3157 West Broadway

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • G H Nunn, retired 1940
    • Joffre F Nunn 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs H M Beveridge at 3145 and J Hepner at 3159. The block, door by door

  13. 13

    1814 West Georgia Street

    West End, 1940

    • Eric G Nunn, a bus boy at the Georgia Hotel 1940

    Next door in 1940: Purcell Hall at 1808 and Miss A W Dunn at 1820. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for nine of the 16: a manager (2), an accountant, a bus boy, a carpenter, a controller and an embalmer, among others. Two of them worked for Nunn & Thomson. Two are widows, listed under their own names.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Kerrisdale (3), South Cambie (2), Dunbar-Southlands, Fairview, Hastings-Sunrise, Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Kitsilano, Oakridge, Shaughnessy 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

In 1940 the directory lists G Nunn at 6288 Angus Drive; 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 George Nunn there as the householder, an accountant. The 1940 name section lists Harry Nunn at 6675 Angus Drive, retired.

E J Nunn is listed at 2242 East 24th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Edward J Nunn there as the householder, a longshoreman. Mrs M E Nunn is listed at 2539 Eton Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Margaret E Nunn there as the householder, widow of T H, with Delbert F Nunn, a carpenter.

Mrs M T Nunn is listed at 1387 Minto Crescent in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. In 1940 the directory lists A Nunn at 6525 Vine Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Archibald Nunn there as the householder, an embalmer at Nunn & Thomson, with Harold S Nunn, a student.

In 1940 the directory lists D E Nunn at 5637 Wallace Street. The 1940 name section lists David E Nunn there as the householder, a manager at Nunn & Thomson. The 1940 name section lists David Nunn at 1180 West 15th Avenue, a helper at the Chatham House Hospital.

C E Nunn is listed at 905 West 20th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Charles E Nunn there as the householder, a manager at Kitsilano Hardware. J W Nunn is listed at 959 West 23rd Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists John W Nunn there as the householder, a controller at Vancouver Pacific Paper.

Mrs P M Nunn is listed at 1332 West 45th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Phyllis M Nunn there as the householder, widow of H J. G H Nunn is listed at 3157 West Broadway in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists George H Nunn there as the householder, retired, with Joffre F Nunn.

The 1940 name section lists Eric G Nunn at 1814 West Georgia Street, a bus boy at the Georgia Hotel.

Today

6288 Angus Drive, 6675 Angus Drive, 2242 East 24th, 2539 Eton, 1387 Minto Crescent and 1180 West 15th still have their buildings from before 1946; 6525 Vine (1979), 5637 Wallace (2012), 905 West 20th (2011), 959 West 23rd (2015) and 1332 West 45th (1992) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 3157 West Broadway and 1814 West Georgia, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 25 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 N. Want a name removed? Tell us.