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The Fiddlers

In the city directories 1940 · 17 people at eleven addresses

The directories print 17 people named Fiddler at eleven addresses in 1940 in eight of the city's neighbourhoods, with the close spelling Fidler. 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 Fiddlers at 453 East 28th in 1940.

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Where the Fiddlers 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

    1832 East 16th Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • H J Fidler, a helper at the Reliance Foundry 1940

    Next door in 1940: W A Thom at 1842. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    442 East 19th Avenue

    Riley Park, 1940

    • J S Fiddler, a collector at First Narrows Bridge 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs A Oddy at 436 and Mrs C W McBeath at 446. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    453 East 28th Avenue

    Riley Park, 1940

    • Mrs J W Fiddler, widow of J 1940
    • James E Fiddler, a fisherman 1940
    • Norman W Fiddler, a salesman 1940

    Next door in 1940: F G Homewood at 447 and G H Kuhn at 459. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    20 East 4th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • Mrs A Fidler, a caterer 1940

    Next door in 1940: T E Fleming at 12 and I T Morris at 24. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    1821 Main Street

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • Sam Fidler 1940

    Next door in 1940: W Keller at 1815 and J Spraickman at 1823. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    3054 Point Grey Road

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Mary Fidler, widow of R 1940

    Next door in 1940: W S Waring at 3044 and E E Rogers at 3066. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    8167 Shaughnessy Street

    Marpole, 1940

    • T T Fiddler, a clerk at Spencer's 1940
    • Myrtle Fiddler 1940
    • Primrose Fiddler, a parceller at Spencer's 1940

    Next door in 1940: J T A Hyndman at 8155. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    2645 Triumph Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • F Fidler, a carpenter 1940

    Next door in 1940: J M Read at 2639 and H E Evans at 2651. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    3116 West 23rd Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • F Fidler, a carpenter 1940
    • Muriel L Fidler, a comptroller operator at the BC Electric Railway 1940

    Next door in 1940: S H Copp at 3106 and Mrs A Bryant at 3128. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    175 West Broadway

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • Fidler (no first name printed), a widow 1940
    • Harry Fidler 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs M H Walker at 163 and Mrs E M Johnson at 189. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    1033 West Pender Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Alfred Fidler, an electrician at Hume & Rumble 1940

    Next door in 1940: B C Anchor Fence Co at 1031 and Parkway Rooms at 1035. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for eleven of the 17: a carpenter (2), a caterer, a clerk, a collector, a comptroller operator and an electrician, among others. Two of them worked for Spencer's. Three are widows, listed under their own names.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Mount Pleasant (3), Riley Park (2), Downtown, Dunbar-Southlands, Hastings-Sunrise, Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Kitsilano and Marpole. 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 H J Fidler at 1832 East 16th Avenue, a helper at the Reliance Foundry. J S Fiddler is listed at 442 East 19th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists John S Fiddler there as the householder, a collector at First Narrows Bridge.

Mrs J W Fiddler is listed at 453 East 28th 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 Joan W Fiddler there as the householder, widow of J, with James E Fiddler, a fisherman, and Norman W Fiddler, a salesman. Mrs A Fidler is listed at 20 East 4th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Augusta Fidler there as the householder, a caterer.

The 1940 name section lists Sam Fidler at 1821 Main Street. The 1940 name section lists Mary Fidler at 3054 Point Grey Road, widow of R. T T Fiddler is listed at 8167 Shaughnessy Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Thomas T Fiddler there as the householder, a clerk at Spencer's, with Myrtle Fiddler, and Primrose Fiddler, a parceller at Spencer's.

F Fidler is listed at 2645 Triumph Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Frank Fidler there as the householder, a carpenter. F Fidler is listed at 3116 West 23rd Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Francis Fidler there as the householder, a carpenter, with Muriel L Fidler, a comptroller operator at the BC Electric Railway.

The 1940 name section lists Fidler (no first name printed) at 175 West Broadway, a widow, with Harry Fidler. The 1940 name section lists Alfred Fidler at 1033 West Pender Street, an electrician at Hume & Rumble.

Today

1832 East 16th, 453 East 28th, 3054 Point Grey Road, 2645 Triumph and 3116 West 23rd still have their buildings from before 1946; 442 East 19th (1988), 20 East 4th (1979) and 175 West Broadway (1963) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1821 Main, 8167 Shaughnessy and 1033 West Pender, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 23 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.