A family name on West Broadway, Fairview, Mount Pleasant, Kitsilano and West Point Grey
The Paynes
In the city directories 1940 · three people at two addresses
The directories print three people named Payne at two addresses in 1940, all on West Broadway. No first name or initials tie one address to the other: we can't tell if they're one family. The directories print the name on 32 other streets too, all listed on the Payne name's own page.
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Where the Paynes lived
- 1
1891 West Broadway
Kitsilano, 1940
- J H Payne, a deckhand for F Waterhouse 1940
- Mrs Cath L Payne, proprietor of Record Beauty Shoppe 1940
Next door in 1940: A M Currie at 1885 and G M Williamson at 1893. The block, door by door
- 2
3063 West Broadway
Kitsilano, 1940
- R Payne, a garage attendant at Woodward's 1940
Next door in 1940: Kitsilano Co-op Soc at 3061 and E Dunsmuir at 3069. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for all three: a deckhand, a garage attendant and a proprietor.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Kitsilano (2). 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 H Payne at 1891 West Broadway. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists John H Payne there as the householder, a deckhand for F Waterhouse, with Mrs Cath L Payne, proprietor of Record Beauty Shoppe. In 1940 the directory lists R Payne at 3063 West Broadway. The 1940 name section lists Ron Payne there as the householder, a garage attendant at Woodward's.
Today
The City no longer lists 1891 West Broadway and 3063 West Broadway, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 5 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Payne J H1891 West Broadway, p. 18
- Payne Mrs Cath L prop Record Beauty Shoppe1891 West Broadway, p. 484
- Payne John H deckhd F Waterhouse1891 West Broadway, p. 484
- Payne R3063 West Broadway, p. 19
- Payne Ron gar atdt Woodwards3063 West Broadway, p. 485
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
The book of the Paynes
Every directory, as one book
The family book reads the Payne name in each Vancouver directory we hold from 1901 to 1945: everyone printed under it at every address, their work from the name sections, who lived next door, and the page behind every line, to read here or save as a PDF to print or give.
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Another name, or a house
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 P. Want a name removed? Tell us.