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The Plumbs

In the city directories 1940 · nine people at six addresses

The directories print nine people named Plumb at six addresses in 1940 in six 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 Plumbs lived

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

    1074 Barclay Street

    West End, 1940

    • Mrs E M Plumb, widow of R 1940
    • Warren Plumb 1940

    Next door in 1940: J M Bremner at 1072. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    3194 East 27th Avenue

    Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940

    • Mrs M Plumb, widow of H 1940
    • Charles R Plumb 1940

    Next door in 1940: E G Emery at 3188. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1630 East Georgia Street

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • A Plumb, a police officer 1940

    Next door in 1940: D Conway at 1628 and F Kinvig at 1634. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    912 Keefer Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • William Plumb, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: 5 listings at 918. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    3048 Spruce Street

    Fairview, 1940

    • John B Plumb, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: R G Hadden at 3034. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    2535 West 8th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Joseph P Plumb, of Blaikie Cookie 1940
    • Margaret Plumb, proprietor of the Beauty Service 1940

    Next door in 1940: C B Sotham at 2525 and D Thomson at 2555. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for two of the nine: a police officer and a proprietor. Two are widows, listed under their own names.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Fairview, Grandview-Woodland, Kitsilano, Renfrew-Collingwood, Strathcona 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 Mrs E M Plumb, rooms to let, at 1074 Barclay Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Edith M Plumb there, widow of R, with Warren Plumb. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs M Plumb at 3194 East 27th 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 Mae Plumb there as the householder, widow of H, with Charles R Plumb.

In 1940 the directory lists A Plumb at 1630 East Georgia Street. The 1940 name section lists Archibald Plumb there as the householder, a police officer. The 1940 name section lists William Plumb at 912 Keefer Street, retired. The 1940 name section lists John B Plumb at 3048 Spruce Street, retired.

The 1940 name section lists Joseph P Plumb at 2535 West 8th Avenue, of Blaikie Cookie, with Margaret Plumb, proprietor of the Beauty Service.

Today

2535 West 8th still has its building from before 1946, dated 1912 by the City's record; 3194 East 27th (1980) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1074 Barclay, 1630 East Georgia, 912 Keefer and 3048 Spruce, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

The Sutherland wedding party with their flowers at 1901 Barclay Street
9 September 1932 The Sutherland wedding party with their flowers at 1901 Barclay Street. Not at the house at 1074 Barclay: no archive photo of the 1000 block is known that we can show. City of Vancouver Archives, CVA 99-4256. Public domain.

Every line as printed

All 12 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 P. Want a name removed? Tell us.