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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The McLachlans

In the city directories 1940 · 46 addresses on 42 streets

The directories print the McLachlan name at 46 addresses on 42 streets in 1940, in 18 of the city's neighbourhoods, with the close spellings MacLachlan, Maclachlan, McLachlin, McLauchlan and McLauchlin. At that many addresses it is many families, not one, so each street has its own page: the people we can follow there by first name and initials, and every line as printed.

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Where the McLachlans lived

Each mark counts the addresses the name was printed at in that neighbourhood. Today's land, parks, main roads and local areas: City of Vancouver Open Data (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).
  1. Fairview5 addresses
  2. Kensington-Cedar Cottage5 addresses
  3. Kitsilano5 addresses
  4. West End5 addresses
  5. Downtown4 addresses
  6. Dunbar-Southlands3 addresses
  7. Shaughnessy3 addresses
  8. Grandview-Woodland2 addresses
  9. Oakridge2 addresses
  10. Riley Park2 addresses
  11. Strathcona2 addresses
  12. Sunset2 addresses
  13. Arbutus Ridge1 address
  14. Marpole1 address
  15. Mount Pleasant1 address
  16. Renfrew-Collingwood1 address
  17. Victoria-Fraserview1 address
  18. West Point Grey1 address

Where the name was printed

The twelve streets with the most addresses first; tap one for its story and the record.

  1. 1
    Haro StreetTwo addresses in West End; three people: J V MacLachlan, Anne M McLachlan and Miss A M McLachlan
    1940
  2. 2
    Pendrell StreetTwo addresses in West End; two people: Colin McLachlan and Evelyn McLachlan
    1940
  3. 3
    West 13th AvenueTwo addresses in Fairview; three people: Dr A J MacLachlan, Agnes McLachlin and Donalda J MacLachlan
    1940
  4. 4
    West Georgia StreetTwo addresses in Downtown; two people: J McLachlan and A J MacLachlan
    1940
  5. 5
    Chilco StreetOne address in West End; one person: Mrs M McLachlan
    1940
  6. 6
    Dumfries StreetOne address in Victoria-Fraserview; two people: A McLachlan and Duncan McLachlan
    1940
  7. 7
    East 11th AvenueOne address in Kensington-Cedar Cottage; one person: Jean R McLachlan
    1940
  8. 8
    East 15th AvenueOne address in Kensington-Cedar Cottage; one person: A B Maclachlan
    1940
  9. 9
    East 24th AvenueOne address in Renfrew-Collingwood; two people: Hannah McLachlan and Miss H McLachlan
    1940
  10. 10
    East 4th AvenueOne address in Grandview-Woodland; two people: Mrs A C MacLachlan and Madeline E MacLachlan
    1940
  11. 11
    East 59th AvenueOne address in Sunset; one person: J McLauchlan
    1940
  12. 12
    East 60th AvenueOne address in Sunset; four people: J A McLachlan, Hector J McLachlan, Helen A McLachlan and one more
    1940

30 more streets, by name: East Broadway (1), Fleming Street (1), Granville Street (1), Graveley Street (1), Hemlock Street (1), Howe Street (1), Hudson Street (1), Keefer Street (1), Kingsway (1), Osler Street (1), Powell Street (1), Vine Street (1), Walden Street (1), West 10th Avenue (1), West 11th Avenue (1), West 14th Avenue (1), West 18th Avenue (1), West 20th Avenue (1), West 26th Avenue (1), West 27th Avenue (1), West 33rd Avenue (1), West 40th Avenue (1), West 52nd Avenue (1), West 54th Avenue (1), West 5th Avenue (1), West 8th Avenue (1), West Broadway (1), West Pender Street (1), Windsor Street (1), Yew Street (1).

Today

By the City's record, of the 46 addresses, 20 still have their buildings from before 1946, six have newer buildings and the City no longer lists 20; each street's page names them.

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Sources

Henderson's and successor city directories for Vancouver, read by us line by line (Vancouver Public Library, BC City Directories). Names are shown through 1945, as printed. Close spellings are grouped, as on the house pages; one name can be many families, and we join lines only where the first names or initials agree. More family names under M. Want a name removed? Tell us.