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The Finleys

In the city directories 1940 · 13 people at nine addresses

The directories print 13 people named Finley at nine 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 Finleys at 1125 West 14th in 1940.

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Where the Finleys 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

    725 East 33rd Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • A B Finley, a lather 1940

    Next door in 1940: A Mills at 733. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    2507 East 51st Avenue

    Victoria-Fraserview, 1940

    • W E Finley, an engineer 1940

    Next door in 1940: P Gibbons at 2527. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1642 Pendrell Street

    West End, 1940

    • Gerald W Finley, a circulation at the Sun 1940

    Next door in 1940: O C King at 1636 and D A Jamieson at 1650. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    4942 Ruby Street

    Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940

    • G L Finley, a longshoreman 1940

    Next door in 1940: J W Laughton at 4928 and Mrs A M Browne at 4952. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    1455 West 13th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • I C Finley, proprietor of the Henry Sheet Metal Works 1940
    • W Roy Finley, a sheet metal worker 1940

    Next door in 1940: H J Morrow at 1453 and hathaway apts at 1485. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    1125 West 14th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Miss E Finley 1940
    • Edith E Finley, a school teacher 1940
    • Susan Finley, widow of M T 1940

    Next door in 1940: W S Pearce at 1115 and Mrs R Horowitz at 1135. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    3125 West 5th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • K R Finley, an engineer at Capilano Breweries 1940
    • Sara A Finley, widow of J 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs H B Sheard at 3115 and A Lewerke at 3141. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    1595 West 7th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • John Finley, a master mariner 1940

    Next door in 1940: A Walters at 1583. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    175 West Broadway

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • H Finley, a laborer at Overseas Wood Products 1940

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

What they did

The name section prints a trade for ten of the 13: an engineer (2), a circulation, a laborer, a lather, a longshoreman and a master mariner, among others. Two are widows, listed under their own names.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Fairview (3), Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Kitsilano, Mount Pleasant, Renfrew-Collingwood, Victoria-Fraserview and West End. 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 B Finley at 725 East 33rd 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 A Bickford Finley there as the householder, a lather. In 1940 the directory lists W E Finley at 2507 East 51st Avenue. The 1940 name section lists William E Finley there as the householder, an engineer.

The 1940 name section lists Gerald W Finley at 1642 Pendrell Street, a circulation at the Sun. G L Finley is listed at 4942 Ruby Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists George L Finley there as the householder, a longshoreman.

I C Finley is listed at 1455 West 13th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Ira C Finley there as the householder, proprietor of the Henry Sheet Metal Works, with W Roy Finley, a sheet metal worker. Miss E Finley is listed at 1125 West 14th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Edith E Finley there as the householder, a school teacher, with Susan Finley, widow of M T.

K R Finley is listed at 3125 West 5th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Ken R Finley there as the householder, an engineer at Capilano Breweries, with Sara A Finley, widow of J. The 1940 name section lists John Finley at 1595 West 7th Avenue, a master mariner. The 1940 name section lists H Finley at 175 West Broadway, a laborer at Overseas Wood Products.

Today

4942 Ruby still has its building from before 1946, dated 1910 by the City's record; 3125 West 5th (1990) and 175 West Broadway (1963) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 725 East 33rd, 2507 East 51st, 1642 Pendrell, 1455 West 13th, 1125 West 14th and 1595 West 7th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 18 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.