A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The McBeans
In the city directories 1940 · eight people at five addresses
The directories print eight people named McBean at five addresses in 1940 in four of the city's neighbourhoods, with the close spelling MacBean. 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 McBeans lived
- 1
1237 Burrard Street
Downtown, 1940
- Mrs A MacBean 1940
- Don W C MacBean, a warehouseman at BC Plywoods 1940
Next door in 1940: E Wattum at 1225 and Mrs A M Boone at 1243. The block, door by door
- 2
1954 Charles Street
Grandview-Woodland, 1940
- Mrs H L McBean, widow of P A 1940
- Ron P McBean, a millworker 1940
Next door in 1940: H Maitland at 1962. The block, door by door
- 3
4309 Locarno Crescent
West Point Grey, 1940
- G O McBean 1940
Next door in 1940: W J McNaughton at 4321. The block, door by door
- 4
1549 Nanton Avenue
Shaughnessy, 1940
- A O McBean, a manager at Pacific Coast Handle 1940
Next door in 1940: C W Copp at 1535 and Miss C McLimont at 1557. The block, door by door
- 5
4138 West 10th Avenue
West Point Grey, 1940
- H McBean, a conductor at the BC Electric Railway 1940
- R Harold McBean, a student at UBC 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs C Fitken at 4134 and J C Dosie at 4144. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for four of the eight: a conductor, a manager, a millworker and a warehouseman. One is a widow, listed under her own name.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in West Point Grey (2), Downtown, Grandview-Woodland and Shaughnessy. 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 Mrs A MacBean at 1237 Burrard Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Mrs Alberta MacBean there as the householder, with Don W C MacBean, a warehouseman at BC Plywoods. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs H L McBean at 1954 Charles 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 lists Harriet L McBean there as the householder, widow of P A, with Ron P McBean, a millworker.
In 1940 the directory lists G O McBean at 4309 Locarno Crescent. A O McBean is listed at 1549 Nanton Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists A Oscar McBean there as the householder, a manager at Pacific Coast Handle. The 1940 name section lists H McBean at 4138 West 10th Avenue, a conductor at the BC Electric Railway, with R Harold McBean, a student at UBC.
Today
1954 Charles, 4309 Locarno Crescent, 1549 Nanton and 4138 West 10th still have their buildings from before 1946; 1237 Burrard (1999) has a newer building, by the City's record.
Every line as printed
All 11 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- MacBean Mrs A1237 Burrard, p. 22
- MacBean Mrs Alberta1237 Burrard, p. 363
- MacBean Don W C whsmn BC Plywoods1237 Burrard, p. 363
- *McBean Mrs H L1954 Charles, p. 29
- McBean Harriet L wid P A1954 Charles, p. 363
- McBean Ron P mlwkr1954 Charles, p. 363
- McBean G O4309 Locarno Crescent, p. 103
- McBean A O1549 Nanton, p. 117
- McBean A Oscar mgr Pac Coast Handle1549 Nanton, p. 363
- McBean H cond BCER4138 West 10th, p. 363
- McBean R Harold studt UBC4138 West 10th, p. 363
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.