A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The MacAllens
In the city directories 1940 · four people at three addresses
The directories print four people named MacAllen at three addresses in 1940 in three of the city's neighbourhoods, with the close spelling McAllen. 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 MacAllens lived
- 1
1448 East 15th Avenue
Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940
- C C McAllen, a logger 1940
- William McAllen 1940
Next door in 1940: F G Waters at 1436 and Mrs C E Selkirk at 1454. The block, door by door
- 2
3930 West 30th Avenue
Dunbar-Southlands, 1940
- H P MacAllen, an accountant for F Deeley 1940
Next door in 1940: M H Roberts at 3922 and D E Harker at 3938. The block, door by door
- 3
2284 William Street
Grandview-Woodland, 1940
- Elizabeth McAllen, widow of F 1940
Next door in 1940: C H Goodrich at 2274 and W Day at 2292. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for two of the four: an accountant and a logger. One is a widow, listed under her own name.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Dunbar-Southlands, Grandview-Woodland and Kensington-Cedar Cottage. 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 C C McAllen at 1448 East 15th Avenue. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Charles C McAllen there as the householder, a logger, with William McAllen. In 1940 the directory lists H P MacAllen at 3930 West 30th 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 Harold P MacAllen there as the householder, an accountant for F Deeley.
The 1940 name section lists Elizabeth McAllen at 2284 William Street, widow of F.
Today
2284 William still has its building from before 1946, dated 1929 by the City's record; 3930 West 30th (1988) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1448 East 15th, so that building is probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 6 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- McAllen C C1448 East 15th, p. 218
- McAllen Chas C logr1448 East 15th, p. 361
- McAllen Wm1448 East 15th, p. 361
- *MacAllen H P3930 West 30th, p. 246
- MacAllen Harold P acct F Deeley3930 West 30th, p. 361
- McAllen Eliz wid F2284 William, p. 361
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 M. Want a name removed? Tell us.