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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Farrars

In the city directories 1940 · 14 people at nine addresses

The directories print 14 people named Farrar at nine addresses in 1940 in eight of the city's neighbourhoods. 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 Farrars at 390 East 38th in 1940.

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Where the Farrars lived

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

    6885 Balsam Street

    Kerrisdale, 1940

    • Mrs Frances Farrar, a maid for W C Woodward 1940

    Next door in 1940: T H Taylor at 6875. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    2840 East 13th Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • J W Farrar, a farmer 1940

    Next door in 1940: F A Lever at 2806 and E Nielson at 2854. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    390 East 38th Avenue

    Riley Park, 1940

    • E Farrar, a laborer 1940
    • Lillian P Farrar, a stenographer for E S Anthony 1940
    • Pansy Farrar 1940

    Next door in 1940: T Langford at 384. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    786 East Hastings Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • George Farrar, a fisherman 1940

    Next door in 1940: Hastings Meat Mkt at 784 and R M Monsen at 790. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    453 East King Edward Avenue

    Riley Park, 1940

    • Mrs L Farrar 1940
    • Patricia Farrar 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Main at 441 and D Shearer at 457. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    343 Robson Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • J Farrar 1940

    Next door in 1940: Miss M Iluk at 339 and Mrs L McGowan at 347. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    1741 West 4th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • H Farrar, a laborer 1940
    • Patricia Farrar, a student 1940

    Next door in 1940: J C McInnis at 1731 and H Willis at 1749. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    1551 West 68th Avenue

    Marpole, 1940

    • F H Farrar, a florist for Strathcona Floral 1940

    Next door in 1940: J D Craig at 1535 and T H Cressy at 1557. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    2101 West 7th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • F Farrar, a laborer 1940
    • Doreen Farrar, a laundress at Peerless Laundry 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Williams at 2115. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for nine of the 14: a laborer (3), a farmer, a fisherman, a florist, a laundress and a maid, among others.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Riley Park (2), Downtown, Fairview, Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Kerrisdale, Kitsilano, Marpole and Strathcona. 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 Mrs Frances Farrar at 6885 Balsam Street, a maid for W C Woodward. J W Farrar is listed at 2840 East 13th Avenue 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 James W Farrar there as the householder, a farmer.

E Farrar is listed at 390 East 38th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Edward Farrar there as the householder, a laborer, with Lillian P Farrar, a stenographer for E S Anthony, and Pansy Farrar. The 1940 name section lists George Farrar at 786 East Hastings Street, a fisherman.

In 1940 the directory lists Mrs L Farrar at 453 East King Edward Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Lily Farrar there as the householder, with Patricia Farrar. In 1940 the directory lists J Farrar at 343 Robson Street. The 1940 name section lists John Farrar there as the householder.

In 1940 the directory lists H Farrar at 1741 West 4th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Harold Farrar there as the householder, a laborer, with Patricia Farrar, a student. In 1940 the directory lists F H Farrar at 1551 West 68th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Frederick H Farrar there as the householder, a florist for Strathcona Floral.

In 1940 the directory lists F Farrar at 2101 West 7th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Frederick Farrar there as the householder, a laborer, with Doreen Farrar, a laundress at Peerless Laundry.

Today

6885 Balsam, 390 East 38th, 786 East Hastings and 453 East King Edward still have their buildings from before 1946, 6885 Balsam on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 1551 West 68th (2002) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 2840 East 13th, 343 Robson, 1741 West 4th and 2101 West 7th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 21 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 F. Want a name removed? Tell us.