A family name on East 44th Avenue, Sunset, Victoria-Fraserview and Killarney
The Fergusons
In the city directories 1940 · four people at two addresses
The directories print four people named Ferguson at two addresses in 1940, all on East 44th Avenue, with the close spelling Fergusson. No first name or initials tie one address to the other: we can't tell if they're one family. The most under one roof: three Fergusons at 3226 East 44th in 1940. The directories print the name on 106 other streets too, all listed on the Ferguson name's own page.
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Where the Fergusons lived
- 1
335 East 44th Avenue
Sunset, 1940
- J A Ferguson, a saw maker at Spear & Jackson 1940
Next door in 1940: F Kenyon at 327 and Mrs G Hickling at 349. The block, door by door
- 2
3226 East 44th Avenue
Killarney, 1940
- J J Ferguson, an acting fire captain at the City of Vancouver 1940
- Margaret S Ferguson 1940
- Violet O Ferguson, a student at UBC 1940
Next door in 1940: B Cave at 3236. The block, door by door
The story, address by address
In 1940 the directory lists J A Ferguson at 335 East 44th 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 J Arthur Ferguson there as the householder, a saw maker at Spear & Jackson. In 1940 the directory lists J J Ferguson at 3226 East 44th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists James J Ferguson there as the householder, an acting fire captain at the City of Vancouver, with Margaret S Ferguson, and Violet O Ferguson, a student at UBC.
Today
The City no longer lists 335 East 44th and 3226 East 44th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 6 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- *Ferguson J A335 East 44th, p. 260
- Ferguson J Arth saw mkr Spear & Jackson335 East 44th, p. 194
- *Ferguson J J3226 East 44th, p. 260
- Ferguson Jas J actg fire capt Van City3226 East 44th, p. 194
- Ferguson Margt S3226 East 44th, p. 194
- Ferguson Violet O studt UBC3226 East 44th, p. 194
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
The book of the Fergusons
Every directory, as one book
The family book reads the Ferguson name in each Vancouver directory we hold from 1901 to 1945: everyone printed under it at every address, their work from the name sections, who lived next door, and the page behind every line, to read here or save as a PDF to print or give.
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Another name, or a house
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.