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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Madills

In the city directories 1940 · eleven people at eight addresses

The directories print eleven people named Madill at eight addresses in 1940 in eight 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 Madills at 2783 East 45th in 1940.

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Where the Madills 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

    663 Cambie Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • John C Madill 1940

    Next door in 1940: S Goodfellow at 659. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    2104 East 38th Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • S M Madill, a mechanic at McCallum's Hardware 1940

    Next door in 1940: W D Smith at 2112. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    2783 East 45th Avenue

    Victoria-Fraserview, 1940

    • A O Madill, a trainman at the CPR 1940
    • Betty E Madill, an operator at the BC Telephone 1940
    • Marie A Madill, who worked for the BC Telephone 1940

    Next door in 1940: H Goldney at 2759. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    156 East 8th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • H W Madill 1940
    • Mrs F Marion Madill, proprietor of Handy Store 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs J Smythe at 154. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    8092 Shaughnessy Street

    Marpole, 1940

    • W L Madill, an instructor for Brisbane Aviation 1940

    Next door in 1940: G Ashthorpe at 8020. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    1825 West 1st Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • B F Madill, a laborer at the City of Vancouver 1940

    Next door in 1940: H C Lowther at 1835. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    1332 West 47th Avenue

    Oakridge, 1940

    • J E Madill 1940

    Next door in 1940: D Clinton at 1320 and J Diamond at 1344. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    6449 Yew Street

    Kerrisdale, 1940

    • A H Madill, a trainman at the CPR 1940

    Next door in 1940: P B Murphy at 6435 and H V Hartree at 6463. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for eight of the eleven: a trainman (2), an employee, an instructor, a laborer, a mechanic and an operator, among others. Some worked for the same employer: two for BC Telephone and two for CPR.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Downtown, Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Kerrisdale, Kitsilano, Marpole, Mount Pleasant, Oakridge and Victoria-Fraserview. 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

The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists John C Madill at 663 Cambie Street. S M Madill is listed at 2104 East 38th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Sam M Madill there as the householder, a mechanic at McCallum's Hardware.

A O Madill is listed at 2783 East 45th Avenue 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 lists Arthur O Madill there as the householder, a trainman at the CPR, with Betty E Madill, an operator at the BC Telephone, and Marie A Madill, who worked for the BC Telephone. H W Madill is listed at 156 East 8th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Henry W Madill there as the householder, with Mrs F Marion Madill, proprietor of Handy Store.

W L Madill is listed at 8092 Shaughnessy Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists William L Madill there as the householder, an instructor for Brisbane Aviation. B F Madill is listed at 1825 West 1st Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists B Franklin Madill there as the householder, a laborer at the City of Vancouver.

J E Madill is listed at 1332 West 47th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists James E Madill there as the householder. A H Madill is listed at 6449 Yew Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Armour H Madill there as the householder, a trainman at the CPR.

Today

156 East 8th and 6449 Yew still have their buildings from before 1946, 156 East 8th on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 2104 East 38th (2005), 2783 East 45th (2003) and 1332 West 47th (2013) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 663 Cambie, 8092 Shaughnessy and 1825 West 1st, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 18 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
1940

British Columbia and Yukon Directory, name section, where each person's work is printed

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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.