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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Fennells

In the city directories 1940 · ten people at six addresses

The directories print ten people named Fennell at six addresses in 1940 in three 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: five Fennells at 2352 West Broadway in 1940.

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Where the Fennells 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

    804 Burrard Street

    West End, 1940

    • John C Fennell, a salesman at Dueck-Nicoll 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs C Reeve at 816. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    894 Bute Street

    West End, 1940

    • Beatrice Fennell, a clerk at the Workmen's Compensation Board 1940

    Next door in 1940: beaconsfield apts at 884. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    104 East 27th Avenue

    Riley Park, 1940

    • W E Fennell, a motorman at the BC Electric Railway 1940

    Next door in 1940: K B Gillie at 112. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1445 Pendrell Street

    West End, 1940

    • Don Fennel 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs M G Erskine at 1435. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    2036 West 13th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Mrs Marian Fennell 1940

    Next door in 1940: L S Klinck at 2026 and E H Archibald at 2046. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    2352 West Broadway

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Mrs M E Fennell, widow of R 1940
    • Arthur G Fennell, a stenographer at Kloepfer Hardware 1940
    • James A Fennell, an apprentice at Reliable Drug 1940
    • Lorne S Fennell, a clerk 1940
    • Thomas A Fennell, a bookkeeper for Palm Dairies 1940

    Next door in 1940: Miss C Boswell at 2348 and Mrs C D Shannon at 2356. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for seven of the ten: a clerk (2), an apprentice, a bookkeeper, a motorman, a salesman and a stenographer. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in West End (3), Kitsilano (2) and Riley Park. 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 John C Fennell at 804 Burrard Street, a salesman at Dueck-Nicoll. The 1940 name section lists Beatrice Fennell at 894 Bute Street, a clerk at the Workmen's Compensation Board. In 1940 the directory lists W E Fennell at 104 East 27th 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 lists William E Fennell there as the householder, a motorman at the BC Electric Railway.

The 1940 name section lists Don Fennel at 1445 Pendrell Street. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Marian Fennell at 2036 West 13th Avenue. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs M E Fennell at 2352 West Broadway. The 1940 name section lists Mary E Fennell there as the householder, widow of R, with Arthur G Fennell, a stenographer at Kloepfer Hardware, James A Fennell, an apprentice at Reliable Drug, Lorne S Fennell, a clerk, and Thomas A Fennell, a bookkeeper for Palm Dairies.

Today

2036 West 13th still has its building from before 1946, dated 1912 by the City's record and on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 1445 Pendrell (1964) and 2352 West Broadway (1968) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 804 Burrard, 894 Bute and 104 East 27th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 12 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.