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The Clelands

In the city directories 1940 · 14 people at ten addresses

The directories print 14 people named Cleland at ten addresses in 1940 in seven of the city's neighbourhoods, with the close spelling Clelland. 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 Clelands at 8620 French in 1940.

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Where the Clelands lived

Each pin is on its own block, numbered as the households below. Today's land, parks, main roads and local areas: City of Vancouver Open Data (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).
  1. 1

    1924 Comox Street

    West End, 1940

    • N W Cleland 1940

    Next door in 1940: J K H Currie at 1938. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    255 East 26th Avenue

    Riley Park, 1940

    • E W Cleland, a woodworker 1940
    • Kilbourn E Cleland, an apprentice at Miller Dental Lab 1940

    Next door in 1940: W J A Henry at 239 and H W Willson at 269. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    8620 French Street

    Marpole, 1940

    • F A Cleland, in real estate 1940
    • F Harold Cleland, a salesman at Mackenzie, White & Dunsmuir 1940
    • Lindsay Cleland, an assistant shipper at Grinnell Co 1940

    Next door in 1940: G Casey at 8608 and G J Brown at 8632. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    3566 Point Grey Road

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • W N Cleland, a salesman 1940

    Next door in 1940: J F Hutchinson at 3556 and D E Bain at 3580. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    43 Powell Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • A Clelland 1940
  6. 6

    4347 West 11th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • J G H M Cleland, a traveller auditor at the CPR 1940

    Next door in 1940: C W Bryce at 4343 and Mrs H L Balfour at 4359. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    696 West 20th Avenue

    South Cambie, 1940

    • J Clelland, a plate maker at Lumberman Printing 1940
    • Mary Clelland, a clerk at S D & W 1940

    Next door in 1940: H Ross at 692 and M Regan at 698. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    2657 West 2nd Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • W E Cleland, a president at Consolidated Typewriters 1940

    Next door in 1940: W Phillips at 2651 and Mrs J Patterson at 2667. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    3681 West 6th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Mrs E Cleland, a clerk at Spencer's 1940

    Next door in 1940: H B Poole at 3673 and Mrs R I Stinchcombe at 3691. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    539 West Pender Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • F A Cleland, in real estate 1940

    Next door in 1940: Shaw & Madden at 535 and Spot Hamburgers Rite at 541. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for eleven of the 14: a clerk (2), a salesman (2), an apprentice, an assistant shipper, a plate maker and a president, among others.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Kitsilano (3), Downtown (2), Marpole, Riley Park, South Cambie, West End 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

In 1940 the directory lists N W Cleland at 1924 Comox Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Norman W Cleland there as the householder. In 1940 the directory lists E W Cleland at 255 East 26th 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 Ernest W Cleland there as the householder, a woodworker, with Kilbourn E Cleland, an apprentice at Miller Dental Lab.

In 1940 the directory lists F A Cleland at 8620 French Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Fred A Cleland there as the householder, in real estate, with F Harold Cleland, a salesman at Mackenzie, White & Dunsmuir, and Lindsay Cleland, an assistant shipper at Grinnell Co. In 1940 the directory lists W N Cleland at 3566 Point Grey Road; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists William N Cleland there as the householder, a salesman.

The 1940 name section lists A Clelland at 43 Powell Street. J G H M Cleland is listed at 4347 West 11th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists James G H M Cleland there as the householder, a traveller auditor at the CPR.

J Clelland is listed at 696 West 20th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists James Clelland there as the householder, an agent at Dominion Life, with James D Clelland, a plate maker at Lumberman Printing, and Mary Clelland, a clerk at S D & W. W E Cleland is listed at 2657 West 2nd Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Walter E Cleland there as the householder, a president at Consolidated Typewriters.

Mrs E Cleland is listed at 3681 West 6th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Ella C Cleland there as the householder, a clerk at Spencer's. F A Cleland, in real estate, is listed at 539 West Pender Street in 1940.

Today

255 East 26th, 43 Powell, 4347 West 11th, 696 West 20th and 2657 West 2nd still have their buildings from before 1946, 2657 West 2nd on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 1924 Comox (1987) and 3566 Point Grey Road (1985) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 8620 French, 3681 West 6th and 539 West Pender, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 23 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 C. Want a name removed? Tell us.