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The McFaddens

In the city directories 1940 · 13 people at 13 addresses

The directories print 13 people named McFadden at 13 addresses in 1940 in seven of the city's neighbourhoods, with the close spelling MacFadden. 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 McFaddens 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

    1627 Adanac Street

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • D A McFadden, a quartermaster 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Stewart at 1629. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    2054 Dundas Street

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • Mrs Norma MacFadden 1940

    Next door in 1940: T Fujiwara at 2052 and R Kobayashi at 2072. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    183 East 27th Avenue

    Riley Park, 1940

    • Gladys MacFadden, a housekeeper for C E W Schultze 1940

    Next door in 1940: H Crawford at 177. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    344 East Hastings Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • Victor McFadden, a fireman at Canadian National Steamships 1940

    Next door in 1940: Goodwill Activities Assn at 346. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    2709 East Pender Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • J V MacFadden, a trucker at the CPR 1940

    Next door in 1940: C Johnson at 2705 and T R Powell at 2715. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    513 Hamilton Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Publications (Boys Sales Division) Macfadden 1940

    Next door in 1940: IOOF Hall at 505 and City Dye Works at 517. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    917 Main Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • Sam H McFadden, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: Better 'Ole (The) at 915 and Machinery Jobbing & Junk Co at 925. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    2071 Manitoba Street

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • J H McFadden, a porter at the CPR 1940

    Next door in 1940: S Hersog at 2063. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    2264 McLean Drive

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • L G McFadden 1940

    Next door in 1940: H Howe at 2284. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    840 Nelson Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • William M McFadden, an optometrist at Potter's 1940

    Next door in 1940: Oke & Duke at 808. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    523 Powell Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • William F McFadden, a laborer at Buckerfield's 1940

    Next door in 1940: 6 listings at 519 and Mrs F Kamikura at 537. The block, door by door

  12. 12

    3827 West 12th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • H S McFadden, who worked for the Traders Financial Corporation 1940

    Next door in 1940: R S Milley at 3823 and M F MacDonald at 3833. The block, door by door

  13. 13

    1831 William Street

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • J T MacFadden, a yardman at the CPR 1940

    Next door in 1940: J H De Forest at 1833. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for eight of the 13: a fireman, a housekeeper, a laborer, an optometrist, a porter and a quartermaster, among others. Three of them worked for CPR.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Grandview-Woodland (4), Strathcona (3), Downtown (2), Hastings-Sunrise, Mount Pleasant, Riley Park and West Point Grey. 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 A McFadden at 1627 Adanac Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Daniel A McFadden there as the householder, a quartermaster. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Norma MacFadden at 2054 Dundas Street. The 1940 name section lists Gladys MacFadden at 183 East 27th Avenue, a housekeeper for C E W Schultze.

The 1940 name section lists Victor McFadden at 344 East Hastings Street, a fireman at Canadian National Steamships. J V MacFadden is listed at 2709 East Pender Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists James V MacFadden there as the householder, a trucker at the CPR. The 1940 name section lists Publications (Boys Sales Division) Macfadden at 513 Hamilton Street.

The 1940 name section lists Sam H McFadden at 917 Main Street, retired. J H McFadden is listed at 2071 Manitoba Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists James H McFadden there as the householder, a porter at the CPR. L G McFadden is listed at 2264 McLean Drive in 1940.

The 1940 name section lists William M McFadden at 840 Nelson Street, an optometrist at Potter's. The 1940 name section lists William F McFadden at 523 Powell Street, a laborer at Buckerfield's. In 1940 the directory lists H S McFadden at 3827 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 Hamilton S McFadden there as the householder, who worked for the Traders Financial Corporation.

In 1940 the directory lists J T MacFadden at 1831 William Street. The 1940 name section lists James T MacFadden there as the householder, a yardman at the CPR.

Today

183 East 27th, 344 East Hastings, 2709 East Pender, 917 Main, 2264 McLean Drive, 3827 West 12th and 1831 William still have their buildings from before 1946; 1627 Adanac (1963) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 2054 Dundas, 513 Hamilton, 2071 Manitoba, 840 Nelson and 523 Powell, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 18 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.