A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The Fees
In the city directories 1940 · 18 people at 13 addresses
The directories print 18 people named Fee at 13 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 Fees at 3439 Garden Drive in 1940.
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Where the Fees lived
- 1
1617 East 12th Avenue
Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940
- Mrs Amelia Fee, a housekeeper for S B Powers 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs E K Todd at 1611 and Mrs D T Bunnell at 1623. The block, door by door
- 2
2829 East 20th Avenue
Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940
- J B Fee 1940
- Jean M Fee, a stenographer 1940
Next door in 1940: H Gibson at 2817 and F Gandy at 2843. The block, door by door
- 3
1281 East 29th Avenue
Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940
- R Fee, a painter 1940
Next door in 1940: A P Griffin at 1257. The block, door by door
- 4
2705 East 46th Avenue
Killarney, 1940
- J P Fee, retired 1940
Next door in 1940: F E Godwin at 2745. The block, door by door
- 5
2306 East 5th Avenue
Grandview-Woodland, 1940
- Vernon Fee, a salesman at Richmond Milk Producers 1940
Next door in 1940: S Yamaoka at 2312. The block, door by door
- 6
3439 Garden Drive
Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940
- H W Fee, a telegraph operator at the CNR 1940
- Clif E Fee, a laborer 1940
- Clif S Fee, a fireman 1940
Next door in 1940: W O McDonald at 3453. The block, door by door
- 7
2760 Graveley Street
Hastings-Sunrise, 1940
- Mark Fee 1940
Next door in 1940: R A Carncross at 2758 and C Townsend at 2762. The block, door by door
- 8
2626 Heather Street
Fairview, 1940
- W L Fee 1940
- Herbert W L Fee, a salesman 1940
- Edith D Fee, a saleswoman at Spencer's 1940
- 9
- 10
1446 West 14th Avenue
Fairview, 1940
- Bertha Fee, a hairdresser at Bernice Hairdresser 1940
Next door in 1940: sheringham apts at 1466. The block, door by door
- 11
212 West 16th Avenue
Riley Park, 1940
- Rev J E Fee, an assistant pastor at Christian & Missionary Alliance 1940
Next door in 1940: A R Wilson at 228. The block, door by door
- 12
419 West 21st Avenue
Riley Park, 1940
- E W Fee, a millwright at Homalko Log 1940
Next door in 1940: F Ollerenshaw at 411 and W J Reynolds at 425. The block, door by door
- 13
845 West 8th Avenue
Fairview, 1940
- John Fee 1940
Next door in 1940: S Nishikawa at 835 and S Korla at 855. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for twelve of the 18: a salesman (2), an assistant pastor, a fireman, a hairdresser, a housekeeper and a laborer, among others.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Fairview (3), Kensington-Cedar Cottage (3), Riley Park (2), Grandview-Woodland, Hastings-Sunrise, Killarney, Renfrew-Collingwood and Shaughnessy. 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 Amelia Fee at 1617 East 12th Avenue, a housekeeper for S B Powers. J B Fee is listed at 2829 East 20th 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 Joseph B Fee there as the householder, with Jean M Fee, a stenographer.
R Fee is listed at 1281 East 29th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Robert Fee there as the householder, a painter. J P Fee is listed at 2705 East 46th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists James P Fee there as the householder, retired.
The 1940 name section lists Vernon Fee at 2306 East 5th Avenue, a salesman at Richmond Milk Producers. In 1940 the directory lists H W Fee at 3439 Garden Drive; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Herbert W Fee there as the householder, a telegraph operator at the CNR, with Clif E Fee, a laborer, and Clif S Fee, a fireman. The 1940 name section lists Mark Fee at 2760 Graveley Street.
W L Fee is listed at 2626 Heather Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Herbert W L Fee there as the householder, a salesman, with Edith D Fee, a saleswoman at Spencer's. T A Fee is listed at 4050 Pine Crescent in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Bertha Fee at 1446 West 14th Avenue, a hairdresser at Bernice Hairdresser.
Rev J E Fee is listed at 212 West 16th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Rev John E Fee there as the householder, an assistant pastor at Christian & Missionary Alliance. E W Fee is listed at 419 West 21st Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Edgar W Fee there as the householder, a millwright at Homalko Log.
The 1940 name section lists John Fee at 845 West 8th Avenue.
Today
1617 East 12th, 2829 East 20th, 2306 East 5th, 4050 Pine Crescent and 419 West 21st still have their buildings from before 1946; 1281 East 29th (1981), 2705 East 46th (1973), 3439 Garden Drive (1993) and 2760 Graveley (1961) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 2626 Heather, 1446 West 14th, 212 West 16th and 845 West 8th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 24 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Fee Mrs Amelia hsekpr S B Powers1617 East 12th, p. 192
- *Fee J B2829 East 20th, p. 230
- Fee Jean M sten2829 East 20th, p. 193
- Fee Jos B2829 East 20th, p. 193
- Fee R1281 East 29th, p. 244
- Fee Robt pntr1281 East 29th, p. 193
- Fee J P2705 East 46th, p. 263
- Fee Jas P retired2705 East 46th, p. 193
- Fee Vernon slsmn Richmond Milk Producers2306 East 5th, p. 193
- *Fee H W3439 Garden Drive, p. 54
- Fee Clif E lab3439 Garden Drive, p. 193
- Fee Clif S firmn3439 Garden Drive, p. 193
- Fee Herbt W teleg opr CNR3439 Garden Drive, p. 193
- Fee Mark2760 Graveley, p. 193
- *Fee W L2626 Heather, p. 82
- Fee Edith D slswm Spencers2626 Heather, p. 193
- Fee Herbt W L slsmn2626 Heather, p. 193
- Fee T A4050 Pine Crescent, p. 133
- Fee Bertha hairdrsr Bernice Hairdrsr1446 West 14th, p. 193
- *Fee Rev J E212 West 16th, p. 222
- Fee Rev John E asst pastor Christian & Missionary Alliance212 West 16th, p. 193
- *Fee E W419 West 21st, p. 233
- Fee Edgar W mlwrt Homalko Log419 West 21st, p. 193
- Fee John845 West 8th, p. 193
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.