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The Madsens

In the city directories 1940 · eleven people at eight addresses

The directories print eleven people named Madsen at eight addresses in 1940 in six of the city's neighbourhoods. 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 Madsens 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

    4290 Blenheim Street

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • A P Madsen, a manager at A P Madsen & Co 1940

    Next door in 1940: A B Ransom at 4270. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    4494 Dumfries Street

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • J Madsen, a machinist at Boyles Bros 1940
    • Greta Madsen, a nurse 1940

    Next door in 1940: T M Colquhoun at 4486. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1762 East 1st Avenue

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • Elsie Madsen, a maid for Rev C C Sorensen 1940

    Next door in 1940: J R Rose at 1758 and G C Murphy at 1774. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1339 East 33rd Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • J K Madsen, a gardener 1940
    • A Holger Madsen, a driver 1940

    Next door in 1940: A Saville at 1345. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    2248 Granville Street

    Fairview, 1940

    • B Madsen, in carpets 1940

    Next door in 1940: Customer's Gro at 2242. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    1904 Ogden Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Henning Madsen, a waiter at the Vancouver Hotel 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs D Leclerc at 1902 and Mrs L Whittaker at 1906. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    1521 Salsbury Drive

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • J B Madsen, a carpenter 1940
    • Nels Madsen 1940

    Next door in 1940: E H Fisher at 1513 and J F Lyster at 1575. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    4549 West 11th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • B Madsen, in carpets 1940

    Next door in 1940: E E Seaford at 4543 and C E Roe at 4553. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for nine of the eleven: a carpenter, a carpets, a driver, a gardener, a machinist and a maid, among others.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Grandview-Woodland (2), Kensington-Cedar Cottage (2), Dunbar-Southlands, Fairview, Kitsilano 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 A P Madsen at 4290 Blenheim 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 A Peder Madsen there as the householder, a manager at A P Madsen & Co. In 1940 the directory lists J Madsen at 4494 Dumfries Street. The 1940 name section lists John Madsen there as the householder, a machinist at Boyles Bros, with Greta Madsen, a nurse.

The 1940 name section lists Elsie Madsen at 1762 East 1st Avenue, a maid for Rev C C Sorensen. J K Madsen is listed at 1339 East 33rd Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists John K Madsen there as the householder, a gardener, with A Holger Madsen, a driver. B Madsen, in carpets, is listed at 2248 Granville Street in 1940.

The 1940 name section lists Henning Madsen at 1904 Ogden Avenue as the householder, a waiter at the Vancouver Hotel. J B Madsen is listed at 1521 Salsbury Drive in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Jens B Madsen there as the householder, a carpenter, with Nels Madsen.

B Madsen is listed at 4549 West 11th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Bernard Madsen there as the householder, in carpets.

Today

4290 Blenheim, 4494 Dumfries, 1762 East 1st, 1339 East 33rd, 1521 Salsbury Drive and 4549 West 11th still have their buildings from before 1946; the City no longer lists 2248 Granville and 1904 Ogden, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 16 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 M. Want a name removed? Tell us.