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A family name on East Hastings Street, Strathcona, Downtown, Grandview-Woodland and Hastings-Sunrise

The McDonalds

In the city directories 1940 · ten people at nine addresses

The directories print ten people named McDonald at nine addresses in 1940, all on East Hastings Street, with the close spellings MacDonald and Macdonald. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family. The directories print the name on 231 other streets too, all listed on the McDonald name's own page.

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Where the McDonalds 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

    41 East Hastings Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Murdoch McDonald 1940

    Next door in 1940: Hub Ltd at 45. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    67 East Hastings Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Dugald McDonald, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: Lunch White at 65 and dickson's imptg at 71. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    258 East Hastings Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • William McDonald, an egg candler 1940

    Next door in 1940: Jore Teen at 256 and Savoy Hotel Beer Parl at 260. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    330 East Hastings Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • Duncan McDonald 1940

    Next door in 1940: McConaghy H E Plmbg at 328 and H Wirtanen at 336. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    403 East Hastings Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • Ken D MacDonald, a carpenter 1940

    Next door in 1940: collins u drive ltd at 417. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    504 East Hastings Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • A McDonald 1940

    Next door in 1940: West Coast Trading at 502 and R Hoshino at 508. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    719 East Hastings Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • Mrs J McDonald, widow of J 1940

    Next door in 1940: Vancouver Cafe at 715 and A Sarantis at 721. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    1182 East Hastings Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • D Macdonald, a longshoreman 1940

    Next door in 1940: D McM Blackstock at 1172 and C Taylor at 1188. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    2341 East Hastings Street

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • Mrs H Macdonald, widow of R 1940
    • Jack R Macdonald, a stockman at the Begg Parts Depot 1940

    Next door in 1940: Olympia Fish & Chips at 2331 and Hastings Furn at 2347. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for four of the ten: a carpenter, an egg candler, a longshoreman and a stockman. Two are widows, listed under their own names.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Strathcona (6), Downtown (2) and Grandview-Woodland. 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 Murdoch McDonald at 41 East Hastings Street. The 1940 name section lists Dugald McDonald at 67 East Hastings Street, retired. The 1940 name section lists William McDonald at 258 East Hastings Street, an egg candler. The 1940 name section lists Duncan McDonald at 330 East Hastings Street.

The 1940 name section lists Ken D MacDonald at 403 East Hastings Street, a carpenter. A McDonald is listed at 504 East Hastings Street in 1940. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs J McDonald at 719 East Hastings Street. The 1940 name section lists Jessie McDonald there as the householder, widow of J.

In 1940 the directory lists D Macdonald at 1182 East Hastings Street. The 1940 name section lists Don Macdonald there as the householder, a longshoreman. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs H Macdonald at 2341 East Hastings Street. The 1940 name section lists Helen Macdonald there as the householder, widow of R, with Jack R Macdonald, a stockman at the Begg Parts Depot.

Today

258 East Hastings, 330 East Hastings, 403 East Hastings, 504 East Hastings and 2341 East Hastings still have their buildings from before 1946; 41 East Hastings (2017) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 67 East Hastings, 719 East Hastings and 1182 East Hastings, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 13 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.