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The Farquharsons

In the city directories 1940 · seven people at seven addresses

The directories print seven people named Farquharson at seven 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 Farquharsons 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

    2608 East 19th Avenue

    Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940

    • T W Farquharson, a carpenter 1940

    Next door in 1940: O C Fitzgerald at 2604 and J S Blackwood at 2616. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    2893 East 24th Avenue

    Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940

    • C Farquharson, a driver 1940

    Next door in 1940: H J Brown at 2881. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    156 East 8th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • C Farquharson 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs J Smythe at 154. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1126 Haro Street

    West End, 1940

    • William F Farquharson, a logger 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Hallatt at 1118 and Mrs M P Denholm at 1132. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    4638 West 14th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • A G Farquharson, a registrar at the Vocational Service 1940

    Next door in 1940: W F McManus at 4634 and S R Tuffley at 4648. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    1839 West 5th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Mrs Winifred Farquharson 1940

    Next door in 1940: C Handkamer at 1837 and A Booker at 1841. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    2338 Woodland Drive

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • J Farquharson, a woodworker 1940

    Next door in 1940: R W Woodhurst at 2336 and J C Hatch at 2340. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for five of the seven: a carpenter, a driver, a logger, a registrar and a woodworker.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Renfrew-Collingwood (2), Grandview-Woodland, Kitsilano, Mount Pleasant, 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 T W Farquharson at 2608 East 19th 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, where each person's work is printed, lists Thomas W Farquharson there as the householder, a carpenter. In 1940 the directory lists C Farquharson at 2893 East 24th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Charles Farquharson there as the householder, a driver.

In 1940 the directory lists C Farquharson at 156 East 8th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Charles Farquharson there as the householder. The 1940 name section lists William F Farquharson at 1126 Haro Street, a logger.

A G Farquharson is listed at 4638 West 14th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Andrew G Farquharson there as the householder, a registrar at the Vocational Service. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Winifred Farquharson at 1839 West 5th Avenue.

In 1940 the directory lists J Farquharson at 2338 Woodland Drive. The 1940 name section lists John Farquharson there as the householder, a woodworker.

Today

156 East 8th, 4638 West 14th and 2338 Woodland Drive still have their buildings from before 1946, 156 East 8th on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 2608 East 19th (1995), 2893 East 24th (2002) and 1839 West 5th (1983) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1126 Haro, so that building is probably gone (inferred).

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 F. Want a name removed? Tell us.