A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The Adairs
In the city directories 1940 · 16 people at 14 addresses
The directories print 16 people named Adair at 14 addresses in 1940 in seven 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 Adairs lived
- 1
884 Bute Street
West End, 1940
- Lawrence P Adair, a musician 1940
Next door in 1940: Bute Lodge at 836 and Mrs A Dann at 894. The block, door by door
- 2
2250 Columbia Street
Mount Pleasant, 1940
- Mrs M Adair, widow of A 1940
Next door in 1940: D A McIntyre at 2240. The block, door by door
- 3
5830 Dunbar Street
Dunbar-Southlands, 1940
- H H Adair, an accountant at Helliwell & Maclachlan 1940
Next door in 1940: W A Wills at 5850. The block, door by door
- 4
- 5
1006 Haro Street
West End, 1940
- F Adair, a polisher at Distributors Used Cars 1940
Next door in 1940: C P Clark at 1004 and J F Burns at 1008. The block, door by door
- 6
982 Hornby Street
Downtown, 1940
- Mrs M Adair, widow of M 1940
- Sylvia M Adair, an usher at the Beacon Theatre 1940
Next door in 1940: B A Doffner at 978 and Snowdrop Clnrs at 988. The block, door by door
- 7
5007 Moss Street
Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940
- J Adair, a salesman for Cowan Dodson 1940
Next door in 1940: G Adamson at 5071. The block, door by door
- 8
824 Semlin Drive
Grandview-Woodland, 1940
- Mrs I B Adair 1940
- John S Adair, a student 1940
Next door in 1940: C M Stanbridge at 822. The block, door by door
- 9
1036 Seymour Street
Downtown, 1940
- Thomas Adair 1940
Next door in 1940: E Nyhus at 1032 and Mrs A Berst at 1042. The block, door by door
- 10
335 West 13th Avenue
Mount Pleasant, 1940
- Lily Adair, widow of S 1940
Next door in 1940: R A Story at 325 and Miss R L Mahrer at 345. The block, door by door
- 11
442 West 15th Avenue
Mount Pleasant, 1940
- H F Adair, a carpenter at Canadian Bakeries 1940
Next door in 1940: H W Gamey at 432 and Mrs A L Woodside at 450. The block, door by door
- 12
2226 West 1st Avenue
Kitsilano, 1940
- Eva Adair 1940
Next door in 1940: V G Aubin at 2216 and A F Prentice at 2232. The block, door by door
- 13
3270 West 38th Avenue
Dunbar-Southlands, 1940
- R Adair, a bookkeeper at Home Oil 1940
Next door in 1940: W E Gray at 3264 and C S McCallum at 3276. The block, door by door
- 14
1915 West Broadway
Kitsilano, 1940
- Mrs C Adair, widow of T 1940
Next door in 1940: F H Burleigh at 1901 and J Spanier at 1925. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for eight of the 16: an accountant, a bookkeeper, a carpenter, a farmer, a musician and a polisher, among others. Four are widows, listed under their own names.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Mount Pleasant (3), Downtown (2), Dunbar-Southlands (2), Kitsilano (2), Renfrew-Collingwood (2), West End (2) and Grandview-Woodland. 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 Lawrence P Adair at 884 Bute Street, a musician. Mrs M Adair is listed at 2250 Columbia Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Mary Adair there as the householder, widow of A.
H H Adair is listed at 5830 Dunbar Street in 1940; 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 Hugh H Adair there as the householder, an accountant at Helliwell & Maclachlan. A Adair is listed at 2700 East 29th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Alfred Adair there as the householder, a farmer.
F Adair is listed at 1006 Haro Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Francis Adair there as the householder, a polisher at Distributors Used Cars. Mrs M Adair is listed at 982 Hornby Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Minabel Adair there as the householder, widow of M, with Sylvia M Adair, an usher at the Beacon Theatre.
J Adair is listed at 5007 Moss Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists James Adair there as the householder, a salesman for Cowan Dodson. Mrs I B Adair is listed at 824 Semlin Drive in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Irene B Adair there as the householder, with John S Adair, a student.
The 1940 name section lists Thomas Adair at 1036 Seymour Street. The 1940 name section lists Lily Adair at 335 West 13th Avenue, widow of S. H F Adair is listed at 442 West 15th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Hugh F Adair there as the householder, a carpenter at Canadian Bakeries.
The 1940 name section lists Eva Adair at 2226 West 1st Avenue. In 1940 the directory lists R Adair at 3270 West 38th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Robert Adair there as the householder, a bookkeeper at Home Oil.
In 1940 the directory lists Mrs C Adair at 1915 West Broadway. The 1940 name section lists Cora Adair there as the householder, widow of T.
Today
884 Bute, 5830 Dunbar, 824 Semlin Drive, 335 West 13th and 1915 West Broadway still have their buildings from before 1946, 884 Bute on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 5007 Moss (2008) and 3270 West 38th (2008) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 2250 Columbia, 2700 East 29th, 1006 Haro, 982 Hornby, 1036 Seymour, 442 West 15th and 2226 West 1st, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 26 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Adair Lawrence P musician884 Bute, p. 3
- Adair Mrs M2250 Columbia, p. 32
- Adair Mary wid A2250 Columbia, p. 3
- *Adair H H5830 Dunbar, p. 45
- Adair Hugh H acct Helliwell & Maclachlan5830 Dunbar, p. 3
- Adair A2700 East 29th, p. 245
- Adair Alfd farmer2700 East 29th, p. 3
- Adair F1006 Haro, p. 71
- Adair Francis plshr Distributors Used Cars1006 Haro, p. 3
- Adair Mrs M982 Hornby, p. 86
- Adair Minabel wid M waitress Georgia Hotel982 Hornby, p. 3
- Adair Sylvia M usher Beacon Thea982 Hornby, p. 3
- Adair J5007 Moss, p. 116
- Adair Jas slsmn Cowan Dodson5007 Moss, p. 3
- *Adair Mrs I B824 Semlin Drive, p. 149
- Adair Mrs Irene B824 Semlin Drive, p. 3
- Adair John S studt824 Semlin Drive, p. 3
- Adair Thos1036 Seymour, p. 3
- Adair Lily wid S335 West 13th, p. 3
- *Adair H F442 West 15th, p. 219
- Adair Hugh F carp Can Bkries442 West 15th, p. 3
- Adair Eva2226 West 1st, p. 3
- *Adair R3270 West 38th, p. 255
- Adair Robt bkpr Home Oil3270 West 38th, p. 3
- Adair Mrs C1915 West Broadway, p. 18
- Adair Cora wid T1915 West Broadway, p. 3
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 A. Want a name removed? Tell us.