A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The McBeaths
In the city directories 1940 · 15 people at eleven addresses
The directories print 15 people named McBeath at eleven addresses in 1940 in seven of the city's neighbourhoods, with the close spelling McBeth. 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 McBeaths lived
- 1
1115 Barclay Street
West End, 1940
- Mrs Etta McBeth 1940
Next door in 1940: J Livingstone at 1111 and A D McLean at 1121. The block, door by door
- 2
1763 Davie Street
West End, 1940
- R P McBeath, a donkeyman at the Union Steamship Company 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs M Bowen at 1761 and Bay Dr Gds English at 1769. The block, door by door
- 3
15 East 18th Avenue
Riley Park, 1940
- D J McBeath, a mechanic at F Hume Typewriter Co 1940
Next door in 1940: D W Grimmett at 35. The block, door by door
- 4
446 East 19th Avenue
Riley Park, 1940
- Mrs C W McBeath, widow of H L 1940
- H Lindsay McBeath, a warehouseman at Galbraith & Sulley 1940
Next door in 1940: J S Fiddler at 442 and Miss F E Sambrook at 452. The block, door by door
- 5
3869 Main Street
Riley Park, 1940
- J G McBeath, a helper at Ross & Howard 1940
Next door in 1940: F O Walmsley at 3871. The block, door by door
- 6
1243 Thurlow Street
West End, 1940
- J P McBeath, a managing-director at Rorison McBeath Insurance 1940
- James G McBeath, a clerk at Rorison McBeath Insurance 1940
Next door in 1940: Dr J R Davidson at 1221. The block, door by door
- 7
1835 West 16th Avenue
Shaughnessy, 1940
- John A McBeth, a foreman at Vancouver Motors 1940
Next door in 1940: Rev G H Villett at 1825 and A Whittaker at 1845. The block, door by door
- 8
3336 West 2nd Avenue
Kitsilano, 1940
- Elizabeth McBeath, widow of T 1940
Next door in 1940: A C Foreman at 3328 and J W Rutherford at 3344. The block, door by door
- 9
126 West 8th Avenue
Mount Pleasant, 1940
- Malcolm P McBeath, a manager at Ocean View Abbey 1940
- Morris M McBeath, a president at Great West Litho 1940
Next door in 1940: H G Thompson at 124 and G A Tweedie at 128. The block, door by door
- 10
1783 West 8th Avenue
Fairview, 1940
- C G McBeth 1940
- Charles A McBeth, a shoe repairer at the Ferry Shoe Clinic 1940
Next door in 1940: H B Towle at 1777 and Mrs D Ingram at 1787. The block, door by door
- 11
What they did
The name section prints a trade for eleven of the 15: a clerk, a donkeyman, a foreman, a helper, a logger and a manager, among others. Two of them worked for Rorison McBeath Insurance. Two are widows, listed under their own names.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Riley Park (3), West End (3), Downtown, Fairview, Kitsilano, Mount Pleasant 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
The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Mrs Etta McBeth at 1115 Barclay Street. R P McBeath is listed at 1763 Davie Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Robert P McBeath there as the householder, a donkeyman at the Union Steamship Company.
D J McBeath is listed at 15 East 18th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Don J McBeath there as the householder, a mechanic at F Hume Typewriter Co. Mrs C W McBeath is listed at 446 East 19th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Christina W McBeath there as the householder, widow of H L, with H Lindsay McBeath, a warehouseman at Galbraith & Sulley.
J G McBeath is listed at 3869 Main Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists John G McBeath there as the householder, a helper at Ross & Howard. J P McBeath is listed at 1243 Thurlow Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists John P McBeath there as the householder, a managing-director at Rorison McBeath Insurance, with James G McBeath, a clerk at Rorison McBeath Insurance.
The 1940 name section lists John A McBeth at 1835 West 16th Avenue, a foreman at Vancouver Motors. The 1940 name section lists Elizabeth McBeath at 3336 West 2nd Avenue, widow of T. The 1940 name section lists Malcolm P McBeath at 126 West 8th Avenue, a manager at Ocean View Abbey, with Morris M McBeath, a president at Great West Litho.
In 1940 the directory lists C G McBeth at 1783 West 8th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Charles G McBeth there as the householder, with Charles A McBeth, a shoe repairer at the Ferry Shoe Clinic. The 1940 name section lists John McBeth at 435 West Pender Street, a logger.
Today
15 East 18th, 1243 Thurlow, 3336 West 2nd, 126 West 8th and 435 West Pender still have their buildings from before 1946, 1243 Thurlow and 435 West Pender on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 446 East 19th (1986) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1115 Barclay, 1763 Davie, 3869 Main, 1835 West 16th and 1783 West 8th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 21 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- McBeth Mrs Etta1115 Barclay, p. 363
- McBeath R P1763 Davie, p. 41
- McBeath Robt P donkeymn USS1763 Davie, p. 363
- McBeath D J15 East 18th, p. 226
- McBeath Don J mech F Hume Typewriter Co15 East 18th, p. 363
- McBeath Mrs C W446 East 19th, p. 228
- McBeath Christina W wid H L446 East 19th, p. 363
- McBeath H Lindsay whsmn Galbraith & Sulley446 East 19th, p. 363
- McBeath J G3869 Main, p. 109
- McBeath John G hlpr Ross & Howard3869 Main, p. 363
- McBeath J P1243 Thurlow, p. 156
- McBeath Jas G clk Rorison McBeath Ins1243 Thurlow, p. 363
- McBeath John P mng-dir Rorison McBeath Ins1243 Thurlow, p. 363
- McBeth John A formn Van Motors1835 West 16th, p. 363
- McBeath Eliz wid T3336 West 2nd, p. 363
- McBeath Malc P mgr Ocean View Abbey126 West 8th, p. 363
- McBeath Morris M pres Gt West Litho126 West 8th, p. 363
- McBeth C G1783 West 8th, p. 195
- McBeth Chas A shoe repr Ferry Shoe Clinic1783 West 8th, p. 363
- McBeth Chas G1783 West 8th, p. 363
- McBeth John logr435 West Pender, p. 363
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.