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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Fells

In the city directories 1940 · 15 people at ten addresses

The directories print 15 people named Fell at ten 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: three Fells at 1254 East 15th in 1940.

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Where the Fells lived

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

    1598 Angus Drive

    Shaughnessy, 1940

    • J P Fell 1940
    • Col James P Fell 1940
  2. 2

    6650 Balaclava Street

    Kerrisdale, 1940

    • Thomas I Fell, a factory worker at Canadian Canners 1940

    Next door in 1940: W Reid at 6680. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    2010 Burrard Street

    Fairview, 1940

    • T H Fell, a constable at the RCMP 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs E A Blake at 2020. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1254 East 15th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • P L F Fell, a baker at Woman's Bakery 1940
    • Agnes T Fell 1940
    • Doug H Fell, a sub station manager at the Sun 1940

    Next door in 1940: H H Oakley at 1242. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    3159 East 28th Avenue

    Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940

    • W H Fell, a plumber 1940

    Next door in 1940: J H Jensen at 3155. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    3202 East 28th Avenue

    Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940

    • R H Fell, a miner 1940

    Next door in 1940: W Behan at 3210. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    3159 East 29th Avenue

    Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940

    • W H Fell 1940

    Next door in 1940: W W Brown at 3135. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    1365 East Georgia Street

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • Thomas Hannah Fell, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: W Monych at 1355. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    6380 Main Street

    Sunset, 1940

    • R L Fell, retired 1940
  10. 10

    1691 West 41st Avenue

    Shaughnessy, 1940

    • A J B Fell, a president at Fell & Scharfe 1940
    • Kath S J Fell 1940
    • Margaret I Fell, a bookkeeper at Consolidated Nicola Gold Fields 1940

What they did

The name section prints a trade for eight of the 15: a baker, a bookkeeper, a constable, a factory worker, a miner and a plumber, among others.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Renfrew-Collingwood (3), Shaughnessy (2), Fairview, Grandview-Woodland, Kerrisdale, Mount Pleasant and Sunset. 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 J P Fell at 1598 Angus Drive; 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 Col James P Fell there as the householder. The 1940 name section lists Thomas I Fell at 6650 Balaclava Street, a factory worker at Canadian Canners.

T H Fell is listed at 2010 Burrard Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Thomas H Fell there as the householder, a constable at the RCMP. P L F Fell is listed at 1254 East 15th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Peter L F Fell there as the householder, a baker at Woman's Bakery, with Agnes T Fell, and Doug H Fell, a sub station manager at the Sun.

W H Fell is listed at 3159 East 28th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists William H Fell there as the householder, a plumber. R H Fell is listed at 3202 East 28th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Robert H Fell there as the householder, a miner.

W H Fell is listed at 3159 East 29th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Thomas Hannah Fell at 1365 East Georgia Street, retired. R L Fell is listed at 6380 Main Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Richard L Fell there as the householder, retired.

A J B Fell is listed at 1691 West 41st Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Arthur J B Fell there as the householder, a president at Fell & Scharfe, with Kath S J Fell, and Margaret I Fell, a bookkeeper at Consolidated Nicola Gold Fields.

Today

1598 Angus Drive, 1254 East 15th and 1691 West 41st still have their buildings from before 1946; 6650 Balaclava (1985), 3202 East 28th (1972) and 6380 Main (1992) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 2010 Burrard, 3159 East 28th, 3159 East 29th and 1365 East Georgia, 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, 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.