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The Beattys

In the city directories 1940 · 16 people at ten addresses

The directories print 16 people named Beatty at ten addresses in 1940 in seven of the city's neighbourhoods, with the close spelling Beaty. 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 Beattys at 3017 West 29th in 1940.

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Where the Beattys 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

    258 East 55th Avenue

    Sunset, 1940

    • Dora Beatty, a student 1940

    Next door in 1940: H MacLeod at 250 and T Smallwood at 278. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1170 Howe Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • William Beatty 1940

    Next door in 1940: F T Smith at 1166 and Miss M Semenuik at 1172. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1217 Pacific Street

    West End, 1940

    • William Beatty 1940

    Next door in 1940: Miss M V Carty at 1215 and W D Green at 1225. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1320 Thurlow Street

    West End, 1940

    • Mrs C Beatty, widow of G E 1940
    • George A Beatty, a salesman at McLean Magazine 1940

    Next door in 1940: J A Nixon at 1318 and J W Laing at 1360. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    3457 West 26th Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • C Maude Beaty, widow of W H 1940
    • Priscilla Beaty, a secretary at the YWCA 1940

    Next door in 1940: W Greenhalgh at 3449 and Mrs L W Loat at 3475. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    3017 West 29th Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • W R Beaty, who worked for Johnston National Storage 1940
    • Delwin W Beaty, a student at UBC 1940
    • John D Beaty, a student at UBC 1940

    Next door in 1940: G H Linsey at 3005 and Mrs J A Gowanlock at 3021. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    2983 West 41st Avenue

    Kerrisdale, 1940

    • E M Beatty, a representative at Cudahy Packing 1940

    Next door in 1940: H P Scott at 2979 and K Charles at 2993. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    716 West 7th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • George E Beatty, a salesman 1940

    Next door in 1940: C J Falconer at 704 and I H Cook at 730. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    4263 West 9th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • F M Beatty, a manager at F M Beatty Ltd 1940
    • Madge E Beatty, a stenographer 1940
    • Myrtle G Beatty, a stenographer for F M Beatty 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Tha at 4249 and F C Bushell at 4277. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    1125 West Georgia Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Syd J Beatty, a circulation at the Sun 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs E V Myers at 1119 and E Walker at 1129. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for eight of the 16: a salesman (2), a stenographer (2), a circulation, a manager, a representative and a secretary. Two of them worked for UBC. Two are widows, listed under their own names.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Downtown (2), Dunbar-Southlands (2), West End (2), Fairview, Kerrisdale, Sunset and West Point Grey. 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 Dora Beatty at 258 East 55th Avenue, a student. The 1940 name section lists William Beatty at 1170 Howe Street. The 1940 name section lists William Beatty at 1217 Pacific Street.

Mrs C Beatty is listed at 1320 Thurlow Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Cath Beatty there as the householder, widow of G E, with George A Beatty, a salesman at McLean Magazine. The 1940 name section lists C Maude Beaty at 3457 West 26th Avenue, widow of W H, with Priscilla Beaty, a secretary at the YWCA.

In 1940 the directory lists W R Beaty at 3017 West 29th 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 W Russell Beaty there as the householder, who worked for Johnston National Storage, with Delwin W Beaty, a student at UBC, and John D Beaty, a student at UBC. In 1940 the directory lists E M Beatty at 2983 West 41st Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Edward M Beatty there as the householder, a representative at Cudahy Packing.

The 1940 name section lists George E Beatty at 716 West 7th Avenue, a salesman. F M Beatty is listed at 4263 West 9th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Fred M Beatty there as the householder, a manager at F M Beatty Ltd, with Madge E Beatty, a stenographer, and Myrtle G Beatty, a stenographer for F M Beatty. The 1940 name section lists Syd J Beatty at 1125 West Georgia Street, a circulation at the Sun.

Today

3457 West 26th still has its building from before 1946, dated 1929 by the City's record; 258 East 55th (2014), 3017 West 29th (2003), 2983 West 41st (1977) and 4263 West 9th (2015) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1170 Howe, 1217 Pacific, 1320 Thurlow, 716 West 7th and 1125 West Georgia, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 20 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
1940

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 B. Want a name removed? Tell us.