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The Flanagans

In the city directories 1940 · 15 people at 13 addresses

The directories print 15 people named Flanagan at 13 addresses in 1940 in 13 of the city's neighbourhoods, with the close spellings Flannigan and Flannagan. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family.

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Where the Flanagans 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

    3655 Ash Street

    South Cambie, 1940

    • G Flanagan, a baker at Canadian Bakeries 1940

    Next door in 1940: Miss V J Callender at 3699. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    116 East 12th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • Rev Father James E Flannagan, a curate 1940
  3. 3

    3254 Findlay Street

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • G Flannigan, a laborer 1940
    • Jane Flannigan, widow of J 1940
  4. 4

    2533 Kitchener Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • Susannah Flanagan, widow of M C 1940

    Next door in 1940: T Anderson at 2521 and W Hamm at 2539. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    6726 Marguerite Street

    Kerrisdale, 1940

    • Jean Flannigan, a maid for J P Ledingham 1940

    Next door in 1940: R MacKinnon at 6746. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    5841 McKinnon Street

    Killarney, 1940

    • J C Flannigan, a laborer at the Vancouver Parks Board 1940
    • Emily Flannigan 1940

    Next door in 1940: F R Alcock at 5829 and S C Dean at 5853. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    3003 Point Grey Road

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • F J Flanagan, a clerk at the Liquor Control Board 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs L B Crone at 3001 and Mrs D W M Orchardson at 3005. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    638 Prior Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • P Flanagan, a logger 1940

    Next door in 1940: R Mayhew at 636 and N Magnolo at 660. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    998 Thurlow Street

    West End, 1940

    • S Flanagan 1940

    Next door in 1940: R P Barrett at 940. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    3407 Trafalgar Street

    Arbutus Ridge, 1940

    • T D Flanagan, a clerk at the City of Vancouver 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs A E Clarke at 3491. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    2313 Victoria Drive

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • D Flannigan 1940

    Next door in 1940: I R Kearley at 2331. The block, door by door

  12. 12

    1448 West 11th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Walter Flanagan, a cook 1940

    Next door in 1940: R J Hamilton at 1436 and A J Attridge at 1454. The block, door by door

  13. 13

    766 West 52nd Avenue

    Oakridge, 1940

    • J R Flannagan 1940

    Next door in 1940: G Gilbertson at 754 and H Wilson at 774. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for nine of the 15: a clerk (2), a laborer (2), a baker, a cook, a curate and a logger, among others. Two are widows, listed under their own names.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Arbutus Ridge, Fairview, Grandview-Woodland, Hastings-Sunrise, Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Kerrisdale, Killarney, Kitsilano, Mount Pleasant, Oakridge, South Cambie, Strathcona 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 G Flanagan at 3655 Ash Street; 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 George Flanagan there as the householder, a baker at Canadian Bakeries. The 1940 name section lists Rev Father James E Flannagan at 116 East 12th Avenue, a curate.

G Flannigan is listed at 3254 Findlay Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists George Flannigan there as the householder, a laborer, with Jane Flannigan, widow of J. The 1940 name section lists Susannah Flanagan at 2533 Kitchener Street, widow of M C. The 1940 name section lists Jean Flannigan at 6726 Marguerite Street, a maid for J P Ledingham.

J C Flannigan is listed at 5841 McKinnon Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists John C Flannigan there as the householder, a laborer at the Vancouver Parks Board, with Emily Flannigan. F J Flanagan is listed at 3003 Point Grey Road in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Frederick J Flanagan there as the householder, a clerk at the Liquor Control Board.

P Flanagan is listed at 638 Prior Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Peter Flanagan there as the householder, a logger. The 1940 name section lists S Flanagan at 998 Thurlow Street.

In 1940 the directory lists T D Flanagan at 3407 Trafalgar Street. The 1940 name section lists Thomas D Flanagan there as the householder, a clerk at the City of Vancouver. In 1940 the directory lists D Flannigan at 2313 Victoria Drive. The 1940 name section lists David Flannigan there as the householder.

The 1940 name section lists Walter Flanagan at 1448 West 11th Avenue, a cook. J R Flannagan is listed at 766 West 52nd Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too.

Today

3655 Ash, 3254 Findlay, 998 Thurlow, 3407 Trafalgar and 2313 Victoria Drive still have their buildings from before 1946; 2533 Kitchener (2013), 6726 Marguerite (1994), 5841 McKinnon (1985), 3003 Point Grey Road (2003) and 638 Prior (1973) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 116 East 12th, 1448 West 11th and 766 West 52nd, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 22 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.