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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Haddens

In the city directories 1940 · eleven people at seven addresses

The directories print eleven people named Hadden at seven 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: five Haddens at 3034 Spruce in 1940.

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Where the Haddens 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

    1708 Charles Street

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • E Hadden, on active service 1940

    Next door in 1940: K Nakanishi at 1704 and J Peters at 1716. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1160 Hornby Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Wilfred Hadden, a seaman at the BC Coast Steamship Service 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs B L Mindlin at 1156 and Ice Cream Arctic at 1166. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1059 Howe Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Beatrice Hadden, a waitress at Hoy's Ice Cream 1940

    Next door in 1940: C Nelson at 1053 and Miss M B Dobie at 1061. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    6202 Larch Street

    Kerrisdale, 1940

    • Emma Hadden, widow of D 1940

    Next door in 1940: A H Garvin at 6242. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    913 Richards Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Alex Hadden, a waiter at Silk Hat 1940

    Next door in 1940: H A Laing at 911 and S Constantine at 915. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    3034 Spruce Street

    Fairview, 1940

    • R G Hadden, a salesman 1940
    • A L Bernice Hadden, a nurse at the Shaughnessy Hospital Canadian Government 1940
    • Doug D Hadden, a millworker at Glaspie Lumber 1940
    • Joyce M Hadden 1940
    • Mary G Hadden, a student 1940

    Next door in 1940: J M Roberts at 3030 and Mrs A Fearnehough at 3048. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    2278 West 34th Avenue

    Arbutus Ridge, 1940

    • A T Hadden, a school teacher 1940

    Next door in 1940: C S Cameron at 2264 and J B Tierney at 2292. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for eight of the eleven: a millworker, a nurse, an on active service, a salesman, a school teacher and a seaman, among others. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Downtown (3), Arbutus Ridge, Fairview, Grandview-Woodland and Kerrisdale. 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 E Hadden at 1708 Charles Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Edward Hadden there as the householder, on active service. The 1940 name section lists Wilfred Hadden at 1160 Hornby Street, a seaman at the BC Coast Steamship Service. The 1940 name section lists Beatrice Hadden at 1059 Howe Street, a waitress at Hoy's Ice Cream.

The 1940 name section lists Emma Hadden at 6202 Larch Street, widow of D. The 1940 name section lists Alex Hadden at 913 Richards Street, a waiter at Silk Hat. In 1940 the directory lists R G Hadden at 3034 Spruce Street. The 1940 name section lists Robert G Hadden there as the householder, a salesman, with A L Bernice Hadden, a nurse at the Shaughnessy Hospital Canadian Government, Doug D Hadden, a millworker at Glaspie Lumber, Joyce M Hadden, and Mary G Hadden, a student.

In 1940 the directory lists A T Hadden at 2278 West 34th 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 lists Albert T Hadden there as the householder, a school teacher.

Today

1708 Charles and 2278 West 34th still have their buildings from before 1946; the City no longer lists 1160 Hornby, 1059 Howe, 6202 Larch, 913 Richards and 3034 Spruce, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 14 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 H. Want a name removed? Tell us.