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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Hatchers

In the city directories 1940 · nine people at six addresses

The directories print nine people named Hatcher 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 Hatchers at 1696 West 13th in 1940.

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Where the Hatchers 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

    4718 Dumfries Street

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • W K Hatcher, an engineer at Superior Shingles 1940
    • Elizabeth A Hatcher, widow of W J 1940

    Next door in 1940: A Priestley at 4724. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    2750 East 16th Avenue

    Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940

    • S M Hatcher, a moulder at the Milbourne Dickson Foundry 1940

    Next door in 1940: H S Townsend at 2742 and D Mundell at 2768. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    2950 Heather Street

    Fairview, 1940

    • Cicely L Hatcher, a dietitian at the Vancouver General Hospital 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs A Thom at 2930 and W A Morrison at 2990. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    3284 Heather Street

    South Cambie, 1940

    • Roland Hatcher, a laborer at Canadian White Pine 1940
  5. 5

    1556 Nanaimo Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • W J Hatcher, a superintendent at Buckerfields 1940

    Next door in 1940: F Plantec at 1546 and J J Evans at 1582. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    1696 West 13th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • J T Hatcher, a manager at Shanghnessy Hardware 1940
    • Gilbert T Hatcher, a student at UBC 1940
    • Margaret M Hatcher 1940

    Next door in 1940: J McKenna at 1686. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for six of the nine: a dietitian, an engineer, a laborer, a manager, a moulder and a superintendent. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Fairview (2), Hastings-Sunrise, Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Renfrew-Collingwood 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 W K Hatcher at 4718 Dumfries 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 Wilfred K Hatcher there as the householder, an engineer at Superior Shingles, with Elizabeth A Hatcher, widow of W J. In 1940 the directory lists S M Hatcher at 2750 East 16th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Stan M Hatcher there as the householder, a moulder at the Milbourne Dickson Foundry.

The 1940 name section lists Cicely L Hatcher at 2950 Heather Street, a dietitian at the Vancouver General Hospital. The 1940 name section lists Roland Hatcher at 3284 Heather Street, a laborer at Canadian White Pine. In 1940 the directory lists W J Hatcher at 1556 Nanaimo Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Wilford J Hatcher there as the householder, a superintendent at Buckerfields.

In 1940 the directory lists J T Hatcher at 1696 West 13th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Joseph T Hatcher there as the householder, a manager at Shanghnessy Hardware, with Gilbert T Hatcher, a student at UBC, and Margaret M Hatcher.

Today

1556 Nanaimo still has its building from before 1946, dated 1928 by the City's record; 4718 Dumfries (1975), 2750 East 16th (1985) and 2950 Heather (1986) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 3284 Heather and 1696 West 13th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 13 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.