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A family name on West 12th Avenue, Fairview, Mount Pleasant, Kitsilano and West Point Grey

The McDonalds

In the city directories 1940 · 23 people at 17 addresses

The directories print 23 people named McDonald at 17 addresses in 1940, all on West 12th 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 1191 West 12th 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

    5 West 12th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • Alex F McDonald, proprietor of Sandy McDonald 1940

    Next door in 1940: R W Babbage at 7. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1006 West 12th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • J W MacDonald, a scaler at the BC Government 1940

    Next door in 1940: T Ralston at 1016. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1035 West 12th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Flora M MacDonald, a nurse at the Vancouver General Hospital 1940

    Next door in 1940: W J Cairns at 1027 and M McNeil at 1043. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1090 West 12th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Miss B Macdonald 1940
    • Blanche Macdonald 1940

    Next door in 1940: Gregg Apartments at 1086. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    1095 West 12th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • E F McDonald, a salesman at Spencer's 1940

    Next door in 1940: R W Purves at 1075. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    1191 West 12th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Mrs L E H McDonald, widow of W S 1940
    • J Agnes McDonald 1940
    • L Dorothy McDonald, a bookkeeper at J A & C H McDonald 1940

    Next door in 1940: marwin apts at 1151. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    1325 West 12th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Dr H A McDonald, a physician and proprietor of the Maryland Apartments 1940
    • Hugh J McDonald, a helper at the BC Electric Railway 1940

    Next door in 1940: W C Gunn at 1315 and A A Wilson at 1333. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    1425 West 12th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • A F McDonald 1940

    Next door in 1940: J C Day at 1415 and Mrs M A Miller at 1433. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    1546 West 12th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Mrs C McDonald, widow of P D 1940

    Next door in 1940: redlands apts at 1536 and casablanca apts at 1556. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    1595 West 12th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Christina McDonald 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs F M Blaney at 1587. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    1605 West 12th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • G A McDonald, a janitor at the Fairview Baptist Church 1940

    Next door in 1940: V E Gough at 1625. The block, door by door

  12. 12

    1724 West 12th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Evelyn McDonald, a maid for Mrs E McGregor 1940

    Next door in 1940: F L McNeill at 1712 and G H Fry at 1736. The block, door by door

  13. 13

    3833 West 12th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • M F MacDonald 1940
    • Ian A B MacDonald, a salesman at the BC Electric Railway 1940

    Next door in 1940: H S McFadden at 3827 and H M S Cooke at 3837. The block, door by door

  14. 14

    3940 West 12th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • Fanny McDonald, widow of A 1940

    Next door in 1940: L G Trorey at 3932 and E M Price at 3950. The block, door by door

  15. 15

    4127 West 12th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • Grace Macdonald, a dance teacher 1940
    • John McDonald, a baker 1940

    Next door in 1940: W T Pearson at 4123 and A P Carter at 4137. The block, door by door

  16. 16

    4333 West 12th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • O R McDonald, a laborer 1940

    Next door in 1940: G H Disbrow at 4327. The block, door by door

  17. 17

    4528 West 12th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • J S Macdonald, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: A J Watkins at 4522 and V J Roberts at 4534. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for 13 of the 23: a salesman (2), a baker, a bookkeeper, a dance teacher, a helper and a janitor, among others. Two of them worked for BC Electric Railway. Three are widows, listed under their own names.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Fairview (11), West Point Grey (5) and Mount Pleasant. 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 Alex F McDonald at 5 West 12th Avenue as the householder, proprietor of Sandy McDonald. J W MacDonald is listed at 1006 West 12th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists John W MacDonald there as the householder, a scaler at the BC Government. The 1940 name section lists Flora M MacDonald at 1035 West 12th Avenue, a nurse at the Vancouver General Hospital.

In 1940 the directory lists Miss B Macdonald at 1090 West 12th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Blanche Macdonald there as the householder. In 1940 the directory lists E F McDonald at 1095 West 12th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Ernest F McDonald there as the householder, a salesman at Spencer's.

In 1940 the directory lists Mrs L E H McDonald at 1191 West 12th 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 Louise E H Macdonald there as the householder, widow of W S, with J Agnes McDonald, and L Dorothy McDonald, a bookkeeper at J A & C H McDonald. In 1940 the directory lists Dr H A McDonald at 1325 West 12th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Hugh A McDonald there as the householder, a physician and proprietor of the Maryland Apartments, with Hugh J McDonald, a helper at the BC Electric Railway.

In 1940 the directory lists A F McDonald at 1425 West 12th Avenue. Mrs C McDonald is listed at 1546 West 12th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Christina McDonald there as the householder, widow of P D. The 1940 name section lists Christina McDonald at 1595 West 12th Avenue.

In 1940 the directory lists G A McDonald at 1605 West 12th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists George A McDonald there as the householder, a janitor at the Fairview Baptist Church. The 1940 name section lists Evelyn McDonald at 1724 West 12th Avenue, a maid for Mrs E McGregor.

M F MacDonald is listed at 3833 West 12th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Ian A B MacDonald there, a salesman at the BC Electric Railway. The 1940 name section lists Fanny McDonald at 3940 West 12th Avenue, widow of A. The 1940 name section lists Grace Macdonald at 4127 West 12th Avenue, a dance teacher, with John McDonald, a baker.

O R McDonald is listed at 4333 West 12th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Orvas R McDonald there as the householder, a laborer. J S Macdonald is listed at 4528 West 12th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists John S Macdonald there as the householder, retired.

Today

5 West 12th, 1006 West 12th, 1191 West 12th, 1546 West 12th, 3833 West 12th, 3940 West 12th, 4127 West 12th and 4333 West 12th still have their buildings from before 1946; 1035 West 12th (1955) and 4528 West 12th (1970) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1090 West 12th, 1095 West 12th, 1325 West 12th, 1425 West 12th, 1595 West 12th, 1605 West 12th and 1724 West 12th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 31 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.