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A family name on West 10th Avenue, Fairview, Mount Pleasant, Kitsilano and West Point Grey

The McDonalds

In the city directories 1940 · twelve people at eight addresses

The directories print twelve people named McDonald at eight addresses in 1940, all on West 10th Avenue, 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 most under one roof: three McDonalds at 2696 West 10th in 1940. 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

    12 West 10th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • Mrs A MacDonald 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Gordon at 22. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    175 West 10th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • Mary Macdonald, widow of R F 1940

    Next door in 1940: L Cossar at 141 and C B Stephens at 185. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    666 West 10th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • H McDonald, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: A C Cooke at 654 and D Grieve at 676. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    835 West 10th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Ella MacDonald, widow of J 1940
    • Gertrude E MacDonald, a school teacher 1940

    Next door in 1940: A Jackson at 821 and Mrs G S Carey at 845. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    1000 West 10th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Mrs I McDonald, widow of D R 1940

    Next door in 1940: W P Woods at 1036. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    1298 West 10th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Mrs L N Macdonald, widow of W 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs A M Stewart at 1278. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    2696 West 10th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • C W Macdonald, a police officer at the City of Vancouver 1940
    • Mrs Alice A Macdonald, proprietor of Shaughnessy B 1940
    • Irene M Macdonald 1940

    Next door in 1940: F W Jobson at 2666. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    3536 West 10th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • G J McDonald, a lineman at the BC Telephone 1940
    • John O McDonald, who worked for the BC Telephone 1940

    Next door in 1940: H E Boyce at 3528 and O A McLeod at 3550. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for five of the twelve: an employee, a lineman, a police officer, a proprietor and a school teacher. Some worked for the same employer: two for BC Telephone and two for Vancouver City. Four are widows, listed under their own names.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Fairview (4), Kitsilano (2) and Mount Pleasant (2). 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 MacDonald at 12 West 10th Avenue. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Mary Macdonald at 175 West 10th Avenue, widow of R F. In 1940 the directory lists H McDonald at 666 West 10th Avenue; 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 Hugh McDonald there as the householder, retired.

The 1940 name section lists Ella MacDonald at 835 West 10th Avenue, widow of J, with Gertrude E MacDonald, a school teacher. Mrs I McDonald is listed at 1000 West 10th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Isabella McDonald there as the householder, widow of D R.

Mrs L N Macdonald is listed at 1298 West 10th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Lillian N Macdonald there as the householder, widow of W. C W Macdonald is listed at 2696 West 10th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Charles W Macdonald there as the householder, a police officer at the City of Vancouver, with Mrs Alice A Macdonald, proprietor of Shaughnessy B, and Irene M Macdonald.

G J McDonald is listed at 3536 West 10th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Gilbert J McDonald there as the householder, a lineman at the BC Telephone, with John O McDonald, who worked for the BC Telephone.

Today

12 West 10th, 1298 West 10th and 3536 West 10th still have their buildings from before 1946, 12 West 10th on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 175 West 10th (1966), 835 West 10th (1982) and 2696 West 10th (2006) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 666 West 10th and 1000 West 10th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 17 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.