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A family name on West Broadway, Fairview, Mount Pleasant, Kitsilano and West Point Grey

The McDonalds

In the city directories 1940 · eleven people at eight addresses

The directories print eleven people named McDonald at eight addresses in 1940, all on West Broadway, 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 1134 West Broadway 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

    243 West Broadway

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • D McDonald 1940

    Next door in 1940: A J Berri at 215 and Miss J Beaton at 245. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1054 West Broadway

    Fairview, 1940

    • Mrs M A Macdonald, widow of H 1940
    • Hugh J Macdonald, a clerk at the Bank of Montreal 1940

    Next door in 1940: W F Gooding at 1044 and 5 listings at 1070. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1134 West Broadway

    Fairview, 1940

    • Mrs C M Macdonald, widow of A C 1940
    • Isabel B Macdonald, a stenographer for J R Grieve 1940
    • Maude L Macdonald, a clerk at the Bank of Montreal 1940

    Next door in 1940: Miss M Truswell at 1124 and Mrs D Macaulay at 1144. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1375 West Broadway

    Fairview, 1940

    • Margaret Macdonald, a dressmaker 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Bennett at 1351. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    1533 West Broadway

    Fairview, 1940

    • Vera E MacDonald, a clerk at Woodward's 1940

    Next door in 1940: Holt's Dairy Lunch at 1523 and Sta D Postal at 1535. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    1877 West Broadway

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Hilda G MacDonald, widow of W 1940

    Next door in 1940: E Heidl at 1871 and A M Currie at 1885. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    3250 West Broadway

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • J A Macdonald 1940

    Next door in 1940: S A S S Swift at 3240 and W V Waterston at 3258. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    3657 West Broadway

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Miss G Macdonald, a dance teacher 1940

    Next door in 1940: C F Bufton at 3649 and Mrs D J Walton at 3661. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for five of the eleven: a clerk (3), a dressmaker and a stenographer. Two of them worked for Bank of Montreal. Three are widows, listed under their own names.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Fairview (4), Kitsilano (3) 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

In 1940 the directory lists D McDonald at 243 West Broadway. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Duncan McDonald there as the householder. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs M A Macdonald at 1054 West Broadway; 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 Mary A Macdonald there as the householder, widow of H, with Hugh J Macdonald, a clerk at the Bank of Montreal.

In 1940 the directory lists Mrs C M Macdonald at 1134 West Broadway; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists C Maude Macdonald there as the householder, widow of A C, with Isabel B Macdonald, a stenographer for J R Grieve, and Maude L Macdonald, a clerk at the Bank of Montreal. The 1940 name section lists Margaret Macdonald at 1375 West Broadway, a dressmaker. The 1940 name section lists Vera E MacDonald at 1533 West Broadway, a clerk at Woodward's.

The 1940 name section lists Hilda G MacDonald at 1877 West Broadway as the householder, widow of W. J A Macdonald is listed at 3250 West Broadway in 1940. In 1940 the directory lists Miss G Macdonald, a dance teacher, at 3657 West Broadway.

Today

The City no longer lists 243 West Broadway, 1054 West Broadway, 1134 West Broadway, 1375 West Broadway, 1533 West Broadway, 1877 West Broadway, 3250 West Broadway and 3657 West Broadway, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 14 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.