A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The Fearns
In the city directories 1940 · nine people at seven addresses
The directories print nine people named Fearn at seven addresses in 1940 in five of the city's neighbourhoods, with the close spelling Fearon. 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 Fearns at 2952 West 40th in 1940.
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Where the Fearns lived
- 1
3731 Dunbar Street
Dunbar-Southlands, 1940
- Ralph H Fearn, an examiner at the City of Vancouver 1940
Next door in 1940: R R Wesley at 3719 and C Moulton at 3743. The block, door by door
- 2
- 3
1661 Harwood Street
West End, 1940
- J Don Fearn, a meat market manager at Safeway 1940
Next door in 1940: E E McMurray at 1637 and J A Vaughan at 1667. The block, door by door
- 4
7707 Main Street
Sunset, 1940
- W D Fearn, a grocer 1940
Next door in 1940: bishop block at 7737. The block, door by door
- 5
160 Salsbury Drive
Grandview-Woodland, 1940
- O Fearn, a sheet metal worker for Walburn Neon 1940
Next door in 1940: W Wilson at 150 and A A Deryck at 176. The block, door by door
- 6
2277 West 10th Avenue
Kitsilano, 1940
- David Fearn, a purser at Kingsley Navigation 1940
Next door in 1940: J Paterson at 2275 and 5 listings at 2285. The block, door by door
- 7
2952 West 40th Avenue
Dunbar-Southlands, 1940
- R T Fearn, a clerk 1940
- Mrs Bertha Fearn 1940
- Wallace C Fearn, a salesman at T Eaton Co 1940
Next door in 1940: E R Forsberg at 2958. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for seven of the nine: a clerk, an examiner, a grocer, a meat market manager, a purser and a salesman, among others. One is a widow, listed under her own name.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Dunbar-Southlands (2), Sunset (2), Grandview-Woodland, Kitsilano and West End. 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 Ralph H Fearn at 3731 Dunbar Street, an examiner at the City of Vancouver. Mrs N Fearon is listed at 227 East 48th 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 Nettie Fearon there as the householder, widow of J. The 1940 name section lists J Don Fearn at 1661 Harwood Street, a meat market manager at Safeway.
In 1940 the directory lists W D Fearn, a grocer, at 7707 Main Street. The 1940 name section lists William D Fearn there as the householder, a grocer. In 1940 the directory lists O Fearn at 160 Salsbury Drive. The 1940 name section lists Oliver Fearn there as the householder, a sheet metal worker for Walburn Neon.
The 1940 name section lists David Fearn at 2277 West 10th Avenue, a purser at Kingsley Navigation. R T Fearn is listed at 2952 West 40th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Ron T Fearn there as the householder, a clerk, with Mrs Bertha Fearn, and Wallace C Fearn, a salesman at T Eaton Co.
Today
3731 Dunbar still has its building from before 1946, dated 1928 by the City's record; 227 East 48th (2011), 7707 Main (1993), 2277 West 10th (1983) and 2952 West 40th (2010) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1661 Harwood and 160 Salsbury Drive, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 13 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Fearn Ralph H examr Van City3731 Dunbar, p. 192
- *Fearon Mrs N227 East 48th, p. 264
- Fearon Nettie wid J227 East 48th, p. 192
- Fearn J Don meat mkt mgr Safeway1661 Harwood, p. 192
- Fearn W D gro7707 Main, p. 110
- Fearn Wm D gro7707 Main, p. 192
- Fearn O160 Salsbury Drive, p. 148
- Fearn Oliver sht mtl wkr Walburn Neon160 Salsbury Drive, p. 192
- Fearn David purser Kingsley Nav2277 West 10th, p. 192
- Fearn R T2952 West 40th, p. 256
- Fearn Mrs Bertha2952 West 40th, p. 192
- Fearn Ron T clk2952 West 40th, p. 192
- Fearn Wallace C slsmn T Eaton Co2952 West 40th, p. 192
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, name section, where each person's work is printed
The book of the Fearns
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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.