A family name on West 7th Avenue, Kitsilano, Mount Pleasant, Fairview and West Point Grey
The Findlays
In the city directories 1940 · three people at three addresses
The directories print three people named Findlay at three addresses in 1940, all on West 7th Avenue. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family. The directories print the name on 46 other streets too, all listed on the Findlay name's own page.
Reserve this family's book, freeThe name in every directory we hold from 1901 to 1945, at every address, each line with its page, to read here or save as a PDF. About $29 when orders open.
Where the Findlays lived
- 1
122 West 7th Avenue
Mount Pleasant, 1940
- A Findlay, a foreman at Johnston National Storage 1940
Next door in 1940: S E Sayer at 120 and Miss J Dennis at 126. The block, door by door
- 2
1595 West 7th Avenue
Fairview, 1940
- John Findlay, who worked for C N Institute 1940
Next door in 1940: A Walters at 1583. The block, door by door
- 3
1850 West 7th Avenue
Kitsilano, 1940
- James Findlay, a gardener 1940
Next door in 1940: A O Fisher at 1848 and P O Paul at 1856. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for all three: an employee, a foreman and a gardener.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Fairview, Kitsilano and Mount Pleasant. 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 A Findlay at 122 West 7th Avenue. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Andrew Findlay there as the householder, a foreman at Johnston National Storage. The 1940 name section lists John Findlay at 1595 West 7th Avenue, who worked for C N Institute. The 1940 name section lists James Findlay at 1850 West 7th Avenue, a gardener.
Today
The City no longer lists 122 West 7th, 1595 West 7th and 1850 West 7th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 4 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Findlay A122 West 7th, p. 191
- Findlay Andw formn Johnston Natl Stge122 West 7th, p. 196
- Findlay John emp C N Inst1595 West 7th, p. 196
- Findlay Jas gdnr1850 West 7th, p. 196
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
The book of the Findlays
Every directory, as one book
The family book reads the Findlay 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.
We're opening orders soon. Join the list to be first in line; we expect about $29 a family.
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.