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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Funnells

In the city directories 1940 · eleven people at six addresses

The directories print eleven people named Funnell at six addresses in 1940 in five 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 Funnells at 837 West 7th in 1940.

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Where the Funnells 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

    76 East 21st Avenue

    Riley Park, 1940

    • Funnell (no first name printed) 1940

    Next door in 1940: W Paul at 62. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    4887 Walden Street

    Riley Park, 1940

    • C J Funnell, a presser 1940
    • Gladys E Funnell 1940

    Next door in 1940: W L Taylor at 4881. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    855 West 26th Avenue

    South Cambie, 1940

    • Mrs G R Funnell, widow of E J 1940
    • Edwin G Funnell, a clerk at the BC Government 1940

    Next door in 1940: C G Carson at 849 and N E Shore at 863. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1122 West 26th Avenue

    Shaughnessy, 1940

    • J Funnell, a green keeper at the Vancouver Lawn Bowling & Country Club 1940
  5. 5

    837 West 7th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Mrs H Funnell, widow of C G 1940
    • Lawrence Funnell, a cleaner at the Vancouver General Hospital 1940
    • Roy Funnell, a messenger 1940

    Next door in 1940: H Mori at 835 and “Orientals” at 847. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    3136 West 7th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • A Funnell, a messenger at CP Express 1940
    • Gilbert N Funnell, a logger 1940

    Next door in 1940: D C Grantham at 3132 and Mrs L A Gowan at 3144. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for seven of the eleven: a messenger (2), a cleaner, a clerk, a green keeper, a logger and a presser. Two are widows, listed under their own names.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Riley Park (2), Fairview, Kitsilano, Shaughnessy and South Cambie. 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 Funnell (no first name printed) at 76 East 21st Avenue. C J Funnell is listed at 4887 Walden Street 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, where each person's work is printed, lists Clement J Funnell there as the householder, a presser, with Gladys E Funnell.

Mrs G R Funnell is listed at 855 West 26th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Georgina R Funnell there as the householder, widow of E J, with Edwin G Funnell, a clerk at the BC Government. J Funnell is listed at 1122 West 26th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists John Funnell there as the householder, a green keeper at the Vancouver Lawn Bowling & Country Club.

Mrs H Funnell is listed at 837 West 7th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Henrietta Funnell there as the householder, widow of C G, with Lawrence Funnell, a cleaner at the Vancouver General Hospital, and Roy Funnell, a messenger. A Funnell is listed at 3136 West 7th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Alfred Funnell there as the householder, a messenger at CP Express, with Gilbert N Funnell, a logger.

Today

76 East 21st, 837 West 7th and 3136 West 7th still have their buildings from before 1946, 837 West 7th on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 4887 Walden (1986), 855 West 26th (2001) and 1122 West 26th (2000) have newer buildings, by the City's record.

Every line as printed

All 16 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.