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The McFadyens

In the city directories 1940 · 16 people at 13 addresses

The directories print 16 people named McFadyen at 13 addresses in 1940 in eight of the city's neighbourhoods, with the close spellings Macfadyen and MacFadyen. 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 McFadyens at 149 West 8th in 1940.

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Where the McFadyens lived

Each pin is on its own block, numbered as the households below. One address isn't on today's map, so it has no pin. Today's land, parks, main roads and local areas: City of Vancouver Open Data (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).
  1. 1

    56 East Cordova Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Hector McFadyn 1940

    Next door in 1940: Van Shirt & Overall Mfg at 54 and Kloepfer Hdw Whol at 62. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1245 Franklin Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • M K Macfadyen, a loftman at the Burrard Dry Dock 1940

    Next door in 1940: P T Forrest at 1229 and J A Olson at 1247. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    445 Granville Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Rene S McFadyen, a retoucher for B P Russell 1940

    Next door in 1940: White Lunch Ltd at 439 and Owl Drug Co Ltd at 449. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1300 Granville Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Thomas McFadyen, a longshoreman 1940

    Next door in 1940: CRS Invest at 1308. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    2525 McGill Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • H A McFadyen, a watchman at Canadian National Steamships 1940

    Next door in 1940: C F Blaney at 2521. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    2264 McLean Drive

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • Lauchlin G McFadyen, in stores at Hammond's 1940

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

  7. 7

    440 Richards Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • William McFadyen, a waiter at the Belmont Hotel 1940

    Next door in 1940: E C Appleby at 438. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    1045 West 11th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Mrs M McFadyen, widow of N 1940
    • Genevieve McFadyen, a nurse at the Vancouver General Hospital 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs M L Gildemeester at 1035 and H M Dey at 1055. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    2375 West 2nd Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Christina McFadyen, widow of D 1940

    Next door in 1940: T T Trevor at 2365 and C Reid at 2385. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    149 West 8th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • J MacFadyen, a helper 1940
    • Jean MacFadyen, widow of P 1940
    • Peter MacFadyen 1940

    Next door in 1940: E A V Neff at 139 and Mrs K Matheson at 157. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    186 West 8th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • R S McFadyen, a salesman at Clapp's Shoe Store 1940

    Next door in 1940: F Robins at 156. The block, door by door

  12. 12

    1791 William Street

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • J McFadyen, a stevedore 1940

    Next door in 1940: G W Ditton at 1761. The block, door by door

  13. 13

    5775 Yew Street

    Kerrisdale, 1940

    • J H McFadyen, a division master mechanic at the CPR 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs J B Dixon at 5751 and R B Stuart at 5789. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for eleven of the 16: a division master mechanic, a helper, a loftman, a longshoreman, a nurse and a retoucher, among others. Three are widows, listed under their own names.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Downtown (4), Grandview-Woodland (2), Mount Pleasant (2), Fairview, Hastings-Sunrise, Kerrisdale, Kitsilano and Strathcona. 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 Hector McFadyn at 56 East Cordova Street. M K Macfadyen is listed at 1245 Franklin Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Math K Macfadyen there as the householder, a loftman at the Burrard Dry Dock. The 1940 name section lists Rene S McFadyen at 445 Granville Street, a retoucher for B P Russell.

The 1940 name section lists Thomas McFadyen at 1300 Granville Street, a longshoreman. H A McFadyen is listed at 2525 McGill Street in 1940; 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 Hector A McFadyen there as the householder, a watchman at Canadian National Steamships. The 1940 name section lists Lauchlin G McFadyen at 2264 McLean Drive as the householder, in stores at Hammond's.

The 1940 name section lists William McFadyen at 440 Richards Street, a waiter at the Belmont Hotel. Mrs M McFadyen is listed at 1045 West 11th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Margery McFadyen there as the householder, widow of N, with Genevieve McFadyen, a nurse at the Vancouver General Hospital. The 1940 name section lists Christina McFadyen at 2375 West 2nd Avenue, widow of D.

In 1940 the directory lists J MacFadyen at 149 West 8th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists John MacFadyen there as the householder, a helper, with Jean MacFadyen, widow of P, and Peter MacFadyen. In 1940 the directory lists R S McFadyen at 186 West 8th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Robert S McFadyen there as the householder, a salesman at Clapp's Shoe Store.

In 1940 the directory lists J McFadyen at 1791 William Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists John McFadyen there as the householder, a stevedore. In 1940 the directory lists J H McFadyen at 5775 Yew Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists John H McFadyen there as the householder, a division master mechanic at the CPR.

Today

2525 McGill, 2264 McLean Drive, 440 Richards and 1045 West 11th still have their buildings from before 1946; 1300 Granville (2013), 1791 William (2017) and 5775 Yew (1976) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 56 East Cordova, 1245 Franklin, 445 Granville, 2375 West 2nd, 149 West 8th and 186 West 8th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 23 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

The book of the McFadyens

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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.