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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Hyndmans

In the city directories 1940 · twelve people at eight addresses

The directories print twelve people named Hyndman at eight 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 Hyndmans at 3623 Triumph in 1940.

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Where the Hyndmans 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

    8155 Shaughnessy Street

    Marpole, 1940

    • J T A Hyndman, a salesman at Pacific Meat 1940

    Next door in 1940: T Inman at 8119 and T T Fiddler at 8167. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    3655 Trinity Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • W A Hyndman, a groundman at the BC Electric Railway 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs M Murray at 3641. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    3623 Triumph Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • W Hyndman, a sub foreman at the BC Electric Railway 1940
    • John Hyndman 1940
    • Violet Hyndman, a hairdresser for Maison Henri 1940

    Next door in 1940: R Rankin at 3633. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1298 West 10th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Mrs A Hyndman, widow of D 1940
    • Annie M Hyndman, a clerk at the Bank of Toronto 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs A M Stewart at 1278. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    3814 West 15th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • D E Hyndman, retired 1940
    • Winifred M Hyndman, a school teacher 1940

    Next door in 1940: A J Guy at 3808 and W Elder at 3818. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    3414 West 23rd Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • W G Hyndman, a bookkeeper 1940

    Next door in 1940: W C McKendry at 3406 and H G Stovel at 3432. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    115 West King Edward Avenue

    Riley Park, 1940

    • D Hyndman, a meat cutter at Woodward's 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs E Johnston at 105 and B Magnuson at 121. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    789 West Pender Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Roy J Hyndman, a president at R J Hyndman Ltd 1940

    Next door in 1940: Lunch Natl at 737. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for nine of the twelve: a bookkeeper, a clerk, a groundman, a hairdresser, a meat cutter and a president, among others. Two of them worked for BC Electric Railway. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Hastings-Sunrise (2), Downtown, Dunbar-Southlands, Fairview, Marpole, Riley Park and West Point Grey. 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 J T A Hyndman at 8155 Shaughnessy 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 Jesse T Hyndman there as the householder, a salesman at Pacific Meat. In 1940 the directory lists W A Hyndman at 3655 Trinity Street. The 1940 name section lists William A Hyndman there as the householder, a groundman at the BC Electric Railway.

In 1940 the directory lists W Hyndman at 3623 Triumph Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists William Hyndman there as the householder, a sub foreman at the BC Electric Railway, with John Hyndman, and Violet Hyndman, a hairdresser for Maison Henri. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs A Hyndman at 1298 West 10th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Adeline Hyndman there as the householder, widow of D, with Annie M Hyndman, a clerk at the Bank of Toronto.

In 1940 the directory lists D E Hyndman at 3814 West 15th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Daniel E Hyndman there as the householder, retired, with Winifred M Hyndman, a school teacher. In 1940 the directory lists W G Hyndman at 3414 West 23rd Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists W Glen Hyndman there as the householder, a bookkeeper.

In 1940 the directory lists D Hyndman at 115 West King Edward Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists David Hyndman there as the householder, a motorman, with David Hyndman Jr, a meat cutter at Woodward's. The 1940 name section lists Roy J Hyndman at 789 West Pender Street, a president at R J Hyndman Ltd.

Today

3623 Triumph, 1298 West 10th and 789 West Pender still have their buildings from before 1946, 789 West Pender on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 3655 Trinity (2016) and 115 West King Edward (1988) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 8155 Shaughnessy, 3814 West 15th and 3414 West 23rd, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 20 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
1940

British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section

The book of the Hyndmans

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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.