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The McGlashans

In the city directories 1940 · 14 people at seven addresses

The directories print 14 people named McGlashan at seven addresses in 1940 in five of the city's neighbourhoods. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family. The most under one roof: four McGlashans at 2129 East 8th in 1940.

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Where the McGlashans 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

    5794 Dumfries Street

    Victoria-Fraserview, 1940

    • J McGlashan, a carpenter 1940
    • Margaret M McGlashan, an elevator operator at the Vancouver General Hospital 1940

    Next door in 1940: J H Ferguson at 5784. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    2129 East 8th Avenue

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • C N McGlashan, a secretary treasurer at McGlashan & Jenkinson 1940
    • George W McGlashan, a mechanic 1940
    • Janet L McGlashan, a stenographer 1940
    • Malcolm McGlashan, an apprentice at McGlashan & Jenkinson 1940

    Next door in 1940: N E Goodman at 2123 and E Roylance at 2131. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1935 West 10th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Mrs J McGlashan, widow of J 1940
    • Jessie E McGlashan, an accountant at the Dominion Income Tax 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs M McRitchie at 1925 and G Yaker at 1965. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    4254 West 11th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • D McGlashan, an accountant at Reliance Fuel & Heating 1940
    • Betty M McGlashan 1940

    Next door in 1940: S B Henderson at 4248 and T W Lorimer at 4258. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    1836 West 13th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • J S McGlashan, a building manager at the Marine Building 1940

    Next door in 1940: M H Watson at 1826 and R A Virtue at 1838. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    2868 West 44th Avenue

    Kerrisdale, 1940

    • G S McGlashan, an accountant at BC Sugar 1940

    Next door in 1940: W V Smitheringale at 2856 and G S Eldridge at 2892. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    4605 West 6th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • J McGlashan, retired 1940
    • Mary E McGlashan, a school teacher 1940

    Next door in 1940: C W Topping at 4613. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for eleven of the 14: an accountant (3), an apprentice, a building manager, a carpenter, an elevator operator and a mechanic, among others. Two of them worked for McGlashan & Jenkinson. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Kitsilano (2), West Point Grey (2), Grandview-Woodland, Kerrisdale and Victoria-Fraserview. 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 J McGlashan at 5794 Dumfries Street; 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, where each person's work is printed, lists John McGlashan there as the householder, a carpenter, with Margaret M McGlashan, an elevator operator at the Vancouver General Hospital. In 1940 the directory lists C N McGlashan at 2129 East 8th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Charles N McGlashan there as the householder, a secretary treasurer at McGlashan & Jenkinson, with George W McGlashan, a mechanic, Janet L McGlashan, a stenographer, and Malcolm McGlashan, an apprentice at McGlashan & Jenkinson.

In 1940 the directory lists Mrs J McGlashan at 1935 West 10th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Jessie McGlashan there as the householder, widow of J, with Jessie E McGlashan, an accountant at the Dominion Income Tax. In 1940 the directory lists D McGlashan at 4254 West 11th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists David McGlashan there as the householder, an accountant at Reliance Fuel & Heating, with Betty M McGlashan.

In 1940 the directory lists J S McGlashan at 1836 West 13th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists J Stan McGlashan there as the householder, a building manager at the Marine Building. In 1940 the directory lists G S McGlashan at 2868 West 44th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists George S McGlashan there as the householder, an accountant at BC Sugar.

In 1940 the directory lists J McGlashan at 4605 West 6th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists John McGlashan there as the householder, retired, with Mary E McGlashan, a school teacher.

Today

5794 Dumfries, 1935 West 10th, 4254 West 11th and 1836 West 13th still have their buildings from before 1946; 2129 East 8th (2015), 2868 West 44th (1991) and 4605 West 6th (2016) have newer buildings, by the City's record.

Every line as printed

All 21 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.