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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Farrows

In the city directories 1940 · 13 people at eight addresses

The directories print 13 people named Farrow at eight 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. The most under one roof: four Farrows at 3637 Vanness in 1940.

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Where the Farrows 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

    3637 Vanness Avenue

    Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940

    • F W Farrow, a printer 1940
    • Alice E Farrow, a comptroller operator at Burns & Co 1940
    • Charles W Farrow, a compositor at the Sun 1940
    • Florence M Farrow, a nurse 1940

    Next door in 1940: R I Lornie at 3623 and C W Friend at 3647. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    3496 West 10th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Leslie Farrow, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: W Foster at 3486. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1866 West 12th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Idelle Farrow, a saleswoman 1940

    Next door in 1940: D McGeer at 1856 and D Langfield at 1876. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    2832 West 21st Avenue

    Arbutus Ridge, 1940

    • A Farrow, a clerk at the CPR 1940

    Next door in 1940: D G Nichols at 2824 and R J Pennykid at 2850. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    2990 West 32nd Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • Margaret L Farrow 1940

    Next door in 1940: F J Templeton at 2982 and E V Lumley at 2994. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    3030 West 44th Avenue

    Kerrisdale, 1940

    • Harry T Farrow, an assistant manager at the Industrial Acceptance Corporation 1940

    Next door in 1940: J P Watkins at 3070. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    4586 West 4th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • A Farrow, a steamship inspector at the Canadian Government 1940
    • Helen L Farrow, a stenographer at the Vancouver Machinery Depot 1940
    • Stewart D Farrow 1940

    Next door in 1940: F H Matthews at 4580 and C E Holland at 4598. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    1042 West 59th Avenue

    Marpole, 1940

    • F Farrow, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: H T Gamey at 1026. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for nine of the 13: an assistant manager, a clerk, a compositor, a comptroller operator, a nurse and a printer, among others.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Kitsilano (2), Arbutus Ridge, Dunbar-Southlands, Kerrisdale, Marpole, Renfrew-Collingwood 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 F W Farrow at 3637 Vanness 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 Frank W Farrow there as the householder, a printer, with Alice E Farrow, a comptroller operator at Burns & Co, Charles W Farrow, a compositor at the Sun, and Florence M Farrow, a nurse. The 1940 name section lists Leslie Farrow at 3496 West 10th Avenue, retired. The 1940 name section lists Idelle Farrow at 1866 West 12th Avenue, a saleswoman.

In 1940 the directory lists A Farrow at 2832 West 21st Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Arthur Farrow there as the householder, a clerk at the CPR. The 1940 name section lists Margaret L Farrow at 2990 West 32nd Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Harry T Farrow at 3030 West 44th Avenue, an assistant manager at the Industrial Acceptance Corporation.

In 1940 the directory lists A Farrow at 4586 West 4th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Albert Farrow there as the householder, a steamship inspector at the Canadian Government, with Helen L Farrow, a stenographer at the Vancouver Machinery Depot, and Stewart D Farrow. In 1940 the directory lists F Farrow at 1042 West 59th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Frank Farrow there as the householder, retired.

Today

3496 West 10th, 2990 West 32nd and 3030 West 44th still have their buildings from before 1946; 3637 Vanness (1958), 2832 West 21st (1992) and 4586 West 4th (2013) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1866 West 12th and 1042 West 59th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 17 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.